Brief In-Home Stabilization Therapist | Community Based

Washburn Center For Children; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Washburn Center for Children has an opening for a full-time Brief In-Home Stabilization Therapist. This role maintains a caseload of 6–10 children, delivering culturally based, individualized services to acutely distressed children and families in home, school, and community settings.

Services may include assessment, crisis intervention, case management, therapy, parent education, and skills training. The goal is to reduce the crisis, improve emotional or behavioral functioning, and minimize the

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or other human service field required.
• Must maintain or pursue independent licensure; LICSW, LP, LPCC, or LMFT strongly preferred.
• If candidate has a Master’s in Social Work, valid licensure as an LGSW is required.
• A minimum of one year of experience working with children in acute mental health distress and their families is required; 3-5 years preferred.
• Flexibility, resourcefulness, and demonstrated cultural responsiveness when working with diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct diagnostic assessments
• Develop and implement treatment plans, crisis intervention, and goal setting based on the diagnosis
• Provide individual and family therapy designed to improve the functioning of the child in daily and community living
• Care coordination of social and other services designed to help the child and their family gain access to all service providers and interdisciplinary services and to make further referrals as needed, including, but not limited to, the areas of volunteer services, advocacy, transportation, and legal services
• Provide consultation with school, recreation, and other community programs to encourage the child’s successful participation
• All clinicians are to ensure Minnesota and HIPAA data privacy requirements are followed.

Education

Master's degree

Job description

• Base Pay $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 / Year
• Employee Type FT Exempt
• Required Degree Masters

Description

During this 8-to-12 week acute mental health therapy, Washburn Center’s caring staff offers therapeutic services, skill-building, case management and parenting support, with a 24-hour on call service. Therapists collaborate with a child’s teachers and social workers to identify needs and develop strategies for increased stability. Our crisis stabilization therapists have tele-therapy appointments available to give families quick access to compassionate crisis support.
The comprehensive support provided through the Crisis Stabilization program is designed to help children, ages 3through 17, with acute mental health distress, stay in their home and avoid psychiatric hospitalization or other out-of-home placements.

What can Washburn Center offer you?

Washburn Center for Children is committed to all our employee's professional development. During your time at Washburn Center, you will receive continuous clinical training, increased supervision time and exposure to a wide array of clinical needs. This role is a highly collaborative function, and you will experience exposure to all programs at Washburn Center, working in collaboration with a variety of experienced professionals to ensure the best care for the children and families in your care.

The Opportunity:

Washburn Center for Children has an opening for a full time Brief In-Home Stabilization Therapist. This position maintains a caseload of 6-10 children/students providing culturally based, individualized service to acute mental health distressed children and families, in their home, schools and community. Services may include assessment, crisis intervention, case management, therapy, parent education, and skills training. The purpose is to reduce the crisis, improve or maintain children and families emotional or behavioral functioning and to reduce the risk of out-of-home placement, hospitalization, risk of maltreatment, or to assist a child transitioning back to the community following a hospitalization or residential placement.

Role Responsibilities:

Clinical Treatment

Our clinicians provide services to educate and support families to become empowered to better self-advocate and navigate the various systems with more confidence and skill.They provide specialized direct services to children and their families, in their homes, schools, and communities. This includes:

• Conduct diagnostic assessments
• Develop and implement treatment plans, crisis intervention, and goal setting based on the diagnosis
• Provide individual and family therapy designed to improve the functioning of the child in daily and community living
• Care coordination of social and other services designed to help the child and their family gain access to all service providers and interdisciplinary services and to make further referrals as needed, including, but not limited to, the areas of volunteer services, advocacy, transportation, and legal services
• Provide consultation with school, recreation, and other community programs to encourage the child’s successful participation

Documentation

Clinicians will be expected to maintain required documentation as specified in our Clinical Policy Manual, including:

• Diagnostics assessments
• Treatment plans for each client
• Daily progress notes
• Complete CASIIs, work with parents to complete the Parent SDQ, and work with clients to complete the GAIN-SS
• Documentation of all case activities
• Discharge or transfer summaries
• Collaborate with the billing department to maintain current, timely authorizations for all therapeutic services from required insurance policies
• Timely response of communications from the program director, the supervisor, or program support to ensure clear communication throughout the program

**All clinicians are to ensure Minnesota and HIPAA data privacy requirements are followed.**

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or other human service field, required
• Must maintain or be working towards independent licensure; licensure as LICSW, LP, LPCC, or LMFT strongly preferred
• If candidate has a Master’s in Social Work, valid licensure as an LGSW is required
• A minimum of one year of experience working with children in acute mental health distress and their families is required; 3-5 years preferred
• Flexibility, resourcefulness, and demonstrated cultural responsiveness when working with diverse populations, specifically those impacted by systemic inequality
• Must have vehicle in operating condition, a valid driver’s license, and car insurance, required
• Must be knowledgeable and confident providing therapy and teaching families and others within the treatment team about trauma informed practice
• Must be able to provide access to 24 hour on-call availability on a rotating basis