In-Home Behavioral Therapist

Berkshirejobs; Pittsfield (MA); In loco; USD 70.000 - 100.000; Tempo pieno

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Berkshirejobs in Berkshire County, MA, seeks a licensed psychologist or BCBA candidate to deliver behavioral assessments and develop individualized treatment plans for youth and families in home and community settings.

The role involves supervision of junior staff, collaboration with families and community agencies, and ensuring regulatory compliance across services.

Competenze

• Master’s level licensure or eligibility for BCBA certification.
• Possession of or eligibility for Massachusetts licensure as a psychologist.
• Experience with functional behavioral assessments and behavior plans.

Mansioni

• Adheres to regulations and organization policies.
• Completes diagnostic assessments and provides outreach treatment.
• Maintains client records and paperwork within required timelines.
• Coordinates with collateral agents and teams.
• Consults with community agencies on mental health/substance use.
• Completes behavioral assessments with the treatment team.
• Develops behavioral action plans with families.
• Creates risk management/safety plans for each family.
• Models implementation of strategies identified in plans.
• Supervises Bachelor’s level staff and students delivering interventions.
• Attends meetings and agency trainings; collaborates on goals.

Conoscenze

Crisis intervention

Team collaboration

Client supervision

Formazione

Master’s degree in psychology

BCBA candidate

Massachusetts licensed psychologist

BCBA certification

Strumenti

EMR system

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Descrizione del lavoro

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Job Summary

Delivers behavioral assessment, develops highly specific behavioral treatment plan, and supervises and coordinates interventions and training to youth and families that meet medical necessity in homes and in the community throughout Berkshire County.

Essential Job Functions

• Adheres to all applicable state and federal regulations; ensures compliance with the organization’s policies and procedures, code of conduct, and all applicable regulatory requirements.
• Completes diagnostic mental health/substance use assessment and provides treatment on an outreach basis.
• Maintains client records, completing all necessary paperwork within timeframe outlined in performance specifications and Brien policy.
• Coordinates and communicates with all collateral agents.
• Consults with community agencies on mental health/substance use issues upon request.
• Completes and oversees comprehensive behavioral assessment in collaboration with treatment team.
• In collaboration with the family, completes behavioral action plan.
• Completes risk management/safety plan with each family.
• Serves as a model for the family on how to implement strategies identified in behavioral plan.

Other Duties

• Performs additional duties, as directed by management.
• Maintains required productivity level.
• Participates in regularly scheduled supervision.
• Guides Bachelor’s level staff and/or graduate or undergraduate students in delivering targeted treatment interventions.
• Attends and completes required meetings and agency trainings.
• Collaborates with behavior monitor and other members of client’s team to ensure a shared understanding of treatment goals.

Qualifications, Experience and Education

• Meets criteria for Master’s degree level practitioners as identified in the In-Home Behavioral Performance Specifications plus 2 years of experience related to conducting Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA), implementing behavioral plans, evaluating progress, and working with guardians in community-based settings, or Enrolled in a Board-Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA) program and eligible for certification within 9 months, or Massachusetts Licensed psychologist with experience performing FBAs and implementing and evaluating intervention strategies or BCBA certification.
• Obtain licensure within 6 months of eligibility date.
• Excellent knowledge of dynamics of mental health/substance use treatment, intervention, and education.
• Basic diagnostic and treatment knowledge and skills.
• Ability to use computers, including electronic medical record and email platform.
• Valid Driver’s License and use of personally insured vehicle for agency business.