Job Description

I.          TITLE: Therapist– Residential Clinical and Aftercare Services                                                                                                                                                                                                               

II.        SUPERVISOR:                     Director – Residential Clinical and Aftercare Services

III.       HOURS PER WEEK:          40 hours (includes some evenings; schedule would be either Sunday-Thursday or Tuesday-Saturday)

IV.       QUALIFICATIONS:           LMSW/LCSW, MHC, LMHC or other relevant degree and

experience working with individuals, families and groups preferred. Ability to function as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team.

V.        FUNCTIONS:                      

1. To provide individual, family, group therapy and aftercare services to assigned residential and aftercare clients and their families.

2. To correspond and collaborate with outside agencies to support the client’s goals and to maintain community and family connections.

VI.       RESPONSIBILITIES:        

• Coordinate the clinical residential and aftercare treatment plan and develop comprehensive clinical assessments on assigned individuals and families.
• Maintain regular contact with assigned clients/families, placing agencies and outside service providers.

• Provide individual, group and family focused treatment/therapy including outreach and advocacy.
• Meet at least once a week with treatment team members in rounds and/or unit meetings to coordinate treatment planning. Meet informally with team members on an as-needed basis
• Serve as the ongoing liaison with community agencies and referral sources.
• Complete discharge summary and assist with discharge planning on each assigned case.
• Provide aftercare services for assigned cases post-discharge.
• Coordinate and complete necessary reports and correspondence.
• Communicate with Agency Behavior Support/QI staff, education and residential staff regarding visitation, court appearances, and outside appointments.
• Complete Family Assessment Service Plans (FASPs) for designated clients on caseload according to NYS OCFS standards and timeframes.
• Follow up on AWOC’s (Absent Without Consent) by making telephone calls to families and placement agencies (and police if necessary) and seeking necessary legal documents (warrants).
• Manage and coordinate critical situations and precipitous discharges.

• Attend and/or coordinate court appearances when required.
• Attend weekly individual and team/group supervision.
• Assist with case planning for each assigned case/family.
• Work cooperatively with client’s case manager/therapist, education and residential staff, and outside service providers to coordinate clinical services and resolve issues.
• Assist in implementing effective intervention strategies to de-escalate behavior.
• Maintain updated assessments and progress notes, and record updates in the NYS OCFS CONNECTIONS electronic case management system and in the SAI Electronic Health Record as required by contract or regulation.
• Attend and/or facilitate quarterly treatment meetings and Service Plan Reviews (SPRs). Present clinical treatment summaries on each client/family.
• Meet for weekly individual supervision with the Assistant Director.
• Attend all clinical department staff meetings and supervisory meetings, as required
• Assist case planners with court appointments, transportation, supervised visitation, and acting as third-party reviewer when assigned.
• Keep abreast of current trends in clinical treatment, trauma-informed care and evidence-based models through reading, in-service training and conferences. Attend all mandatory in-services and outside workshops as required by the agency.
• Adhere to NASW, NYS Justice Center and SAI Codes of Conduct/Ethics.
• Perform/complete other duties as required/assigned.

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