Autism Group Therapist, CREATE Program Specialist

Child Guidance Resource Centers; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Child Guidance Resource Centers (CGRC) in Philadelphia seeks professionals to support the CREATE program, a year-round, evidence-based group social-skills service for children and adolescents with autism (ages 3–21). Join a dedicated team to help clients build social, communication, and emotional regulation skills.

You will review behavior plans, engage with clients and families, provide therapeutic support and crisis intervention, and assist with curriculum development and program outcome

Responsibilities

• Review behavior plans, and any other documentation as a method of understanding the child and/or adolescent and presenting problem.
• Engage with client to identify individual, family and community strengths and resources.
• Provide specific therapeutic support, as prescribed in the client’s treatment plan, including crisis intervention techniques, immediate behavioral reinforcements, emotional support, time-structuring activities, time-out strategies and psychosocial, rehabilitative activities.
• Support creating and updating curriculum and lesson plans.
• Monitor and support client’s daily progress on goals and objectives, as prescribed in the treatment plan.
• Support program outcome data collection and analysis.
• Provide consistent communication and feedback to the family and other team members on client’s progress.
• Able to intervene and provide immediate assistance in crisis situations.

Job description

Child Guidance Resource Centers (CGRC) in Philadelphia seeks professionals to support the CREATE program, a year-round, evidence-based group social-skills service for children and adolescents with autism (ages 3–21). Join a dedicated team to help clients build social, communication, and emotional regulation skills.

You will review behavior plans, engage with clients and families, provide therapeutic support and crisis intervention, and assist with curriculum development and program outcome