Therapist, SBMH "Free Supervision Toward Licensure"

at  Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW: At Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, your knowledge and service in areas such as immigrants and refugees, mental health, social work, employment and adult education, legal and financial services, health care, food assistance, shelter and housing, developmental disabilities and prison outreach can make a profound difference in the lives of many. Through more than 50 programs across the district and five surrounding counties, Catholic Charities is opening doors to help and hope. At CCADW, we continue to build an inclusive culture that celebrates a diverse workforce. We offer so much more than just a job. We offer careers. We take pride in our “promote from within” culture. We offer professional development, a comprehensive benefits package, and a passion for building and motivating world class, high performing teams. Explore your career opportunity with Catholic Charities. Join us in Inspiring Hope and Building Futures.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s degree in social work, Psychology or Counseling from an accredited college or university.
• Current D.C. license in specific discipline i.e., LGSW, LGPC.
• Two (2) years direct service experience in a mental health setting.
• Experience providing counseling to children, adolescents, and adults.
• Experience providing outreach to community groups/ parents.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service.
• Clinical judgment and leadership skills. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Work is normally performed at the therapist’s assigned school. Therapy sessions may take place in the school, at the clients’ homes, or at a location in the community (i.e., library) in the District of Columbia. Therapists may be asked to support at other partner schools based on need and will be responsible for their own transportation.
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• Perform intake process for all clients and provide appropriate referrals.
• Develop treatment plans to establish goals and objectives for client treatment.
• Define treatment problems based on intake assessment and diagnosis, addressing behaviors that contributed to the referral for services.
• Write objectives in a clear, measurable, and person-centered treatment plan.
• Communicate with multi-disciplinary team regarding treatment planning.
• Provide therapeutic treatment to assigned caseload consistent with the written treatment plan.
• Conduct therapy sessions using modalities and methods appropriate to the client and the program; identify and discuss problems; identify solutions; work with clients to implement solutions; and model appropriate behaviors.
• Provide crisis management services, as necessary.
• Coordinate treatment with school- based personnel and families.
• Consult with psychiatrist to provide follow-through in treatment of clients.
• Maintain client documentation according to required policies and procedures including assessments, contact notes, weekly billing, monthly progress notes, biannual treatment plan updates, all other clinical documentation related to the care of the client.
• Intervene in emergency and urgent situations and assist with following the school’s emergency protocol.
• Support families by linking them to resources, including insurance.
• Participate in staffing regarding crisis plan and care of clients.
• Participate in the school’s Early Intervention Team and the Behavioral Health Coordination Team.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement (CQI) process, ensuring compliance with best practice standards, contract requirements, and agency practices and procedures.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.