St. Anne Institute
TITLE: Therapist–Crisis Residence
I. SUPERVISOR: Program Administrator – Crisis Residence
II. HOURS PER WEEK: 40 hours (includes evenings and one weekend day)
III. QUALIFICATIONS: LMSW, LCSW, LMHC or other relevant license and experience working with individuals, families and groups preferred. Ability to function as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team.
IV. FUNCTIONS
- To provide clinical respite services to individuals and families through the use of short-term, individual, group, and family therapy.
- To establish readiness of youth for reintegration into the community by collaborating with families, services providers, and community resources.
V. RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coordinate the youth’s treatment plan and develop comprehensive clinical assessments on assigned individuals and families.
- Facilitate clinical groups as assigned throughout week.
- Maintain regular contact with assigned clients/families, outside service providers, and referral sources as necessary.
- Provide individual, group and family focused treatment/therapy including outreach and advocacy to all service recipients.
- Meet at least once a week with treatment team members in rounds to coordinate treatment planning. Meet informally with team members on an as-needed basis.
- Complete discharge summary and assist with discharge planning on each assigned case.
- Coordinate and complete necessary reports and correspondence.
- Communicate with Agency Behavior Support/QI staff regarding support needs, including potential crisis situations, visitation, and any emergency situations.
- Manage and coordinate critical situations and precipitous discharges.
- Attend weekly individual and team/group supervision.
- Assist with case planning for each assigned case/family as needed.
- Assist in implementing effective intervention strategies to de-escalate behavior.
- Maintain updated assessments and progress notes in the SAI Electronic Health Record as required by contract or regulation.
- Attend and/or facilitate treatment meetings between service providers, family, and youth to discuss progress made, readiness, for discharge, and identify services and referrals needed.
- Attend all Crisis Residence staff meetings and supervisory meetings, as required.
- Provide transportation in circumstances dependent on youth and/or family needs.
- 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; follow all OMH standards.
- Perform/complete other duties as required/assigned.
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