THERAPIST - FULL SERVICE SCHOOLS

**Job Summary**: Masters degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or related field from an accredited college or university ***Experience:*** 2 years experience counseling children and families. Knowledge and skills in: The Needs of children and families, identification of abused and neglected children and adults; child development, and individual and family functioning; working with hard to reach or resistant individuals and families; collaborating with other disciplines and services; skills in group dynamics and leading group discussions. As appropriate to assigned feeder pattern, knowledge and skills in: working with military families, gang prevention/bullying, substance abuse and parenting. Training in Child-Parent Psychotherapy and Trauma-Informed Care preferred. Medicaid knowledgeable ***Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration:*** Licensed or License Eligible in the State of Florida - Registered Intern, LCSW, LMHC, or LMFT. ***Supervision Exercised:*** Possible task supervision of student interns for internships and field placements. **Primary Job Functions:** **CLINICAL PROFICENCIES** - Use the DSM V to render a Diagnostic Impression or a Diagnosis based on qualifications. - Explain and defend the rendered diagnosis in the documentation created for treating the client. - General familiarity with the use differential diagnosis to support diagnostic impression / diagnosis - Create treatment plans with the client that addresses the causes and symptoms of the diagnosis as rendered. Using SMART goals - Document services provided, reflecting the treatment plan objectives in session. - Familiarity with evidence-based practices used in the treatment of regularly diagnosed disorders **SCOPE OF DUTIES** - Provide outpatient counseling services to individuals, children, couples, families. - Provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 services to a minimum of 65-70 children/families, for a minimum of 5 sessions as per the Full-Service Schools contract. - Maintain a caseload of 30-35 Tier 2 and Tier 3 clients that include both students and parents. Totaling 65-70 clients per fiscal year. - Provide professional case consultation to professionals involved in client's case. - Report progress to the school counselors twice a month. - Obtain parent and referral source surveys for successfully completed clients. - Attend staff meetings and one-on-one supervisions as scheduled. - Participate in bi-weekly clinical supervision/Administrative supervision and frequent chart reviews. - Maintain an electronic calendar of scheduled appointments - Help provide and present a therapeutic topic for families at school Family Night events - Conduct workshops and provide training to parents, teachers, and children. - Facilitate groups and counseling within the community, school, and home. - Follow all laws as they pertain to in school therapy. **CASE MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS** - Act as in-field point-of-contact for staff, supervisors and agency partners. - Refer clients to appropriate community resources and organizations using the FSS internal referral system. - Attend West Side Family Resource Center staff meetings as scheduled by the United Way coordinator/DCPS Social-Worker. - Attend Full Service Schools oversight committee meetings as requested - Attend the neighborhood accountability board as requested. - Sign in and out at all schools **DOCUMENTATION STANDARDS** - Complete all required documentation in the SAMIS System per contract designation. - Maintain on going caseload lists of referrals and results. - Complete reports for United Way Unit Coordinator as requested. - Maintain client charts in Well Sky ehr in accordance with Medicaid, Full Service Schools, and Council on Accreditation standards. - Complete all other duties as assigned by the Clinical Director or designee. **Periodic Job Functions:** - Attend professional training. - Provide testimony or documentation for court hearings regarding clinical observ…