In-Home Family & Child Therapist (Hiring Bonus)

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Job description

All are welcome! People of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ individuals are strongly encouraged to apply!

Washburn Center for Children is a leading children's mental health center, caring for a wide variety of children's needs associated with anxiety, depression, behavioral difficulties and trauma.

The 141-year-old nonprofit offers critical mental health intervention to help children - and their families - realize hope. Washburn Center for Children serves almost 4,000 children ages 0-18 and approximately 9,000 family members each year. Washburn Center's three office locations - Brooklyn Park, Edina, and Minneapolis - serve the entire Twin Cities metro area. The nonprofit also offers in-home services, and its school-based program serves 50+ schools in the Eden Prairie, Bloomington, Minneapolis, Savage, Burnsville and Eagan school districts.

The demand for therapeutic care has skyrocketed. Join our team to help children through the setbacks of life and create a better future. To learn more about how we do that work in homes, schools and clinic-based services, visit us online.

What is In-home Family therapy?
In-home Family therapy is available for families whose children, ages 5 to 17, are experiencing social, emotional and behavioral difficulties and need more intensive services to increase stability across settings and help prevent out of home placement.
Therapists collaborate with parents in the home setting to improve family functioning and help children develop strategies that will enable them to live successfully at home and in the community. During this 6 to 9 month In-Home Family therapy, Washburn Center's staff also consults with school staff and other agencies involved with the family to coordinate care and identify additional resources.

WHAT CAN WASHBURN CENTER OFFER YOU?
Washburn Center for Children is committed to all our employees' professional development. During your time at Washburn Center, you will receive continuous clinical training, increased supervision time and exposure to a wide array of clinical needs. This role is a highly collaborative function, and you will experience exposure to all programs at Washburn Center, working in collaboration with a variety of experienced professionals to ensure the best care for the children and families in your care.

The Opportunity:
Washburn Center for Children has an opening for a full time In-Home Family Therapist. This position provides specialized service to children and families in their homes and community such as assessment, crisis intervention, therapy, and parent education using trauma informed practices.

Role Responsibilities:
Clinical Treatment:
Clinicians provides services to educate and support families to become empowered to better self-advocate and navigate the various systems with more confidence and skill, as well as providing specialized direct services to children and their families, in their homes, schools, and communities to include the following services:
Conduct diagnostic assessments
Develop and implement treatment plans, crisis intervention, and goal setting based on the diagnosis
Provide Individual and family therapy designed to improve the functioning of the child in daily and community living. Some solutions the clinician may provide could include the following:
Communication within the family
Problem solving skills
Home and family management
Ideas for leisure time and recreation for the client and the family
Navigating community resources that are available
Provide parent education
Assist families in building essential skills required for growth and coping with traumatic experiences, which may include arranging and participating as necessary with families in recreation and social activities
Care coordination of social and other services designed to help the child and family gain access to all services providers and interdisciplinary services
Provide consultation with school, recreation, and other community programs to encourage the child's successful participation
Create a discharge plan

Documentation:
Clinicians will be expected to maintain required documentation as specified in our Clinical Policy Manual, including:
Diagnostics assessments
Treatment plans for each client
Daily progress notes
Complete CASIIs, work with parents to complete the Parent SDQ, and work with clients to complete the GAIN-SS
Documentation of all case activities
Discharge or transfer summaries
Collaborate with the billing department to maintain current, timely authorizations for all therapeutic services from required insurance policies
Timely response of communications from the program director, the supervisor, or program support to ensure clear communication throughout the program
All clinicians are to ensure Minnesota and HIPAA data privacy requirements are followed.

Experience and education requirements:
Must have a Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, or other human service field
Must maintain or be working towards independent licensure; licensure as LICSW, LP, LPCC, or LMFT strongly preferred
If candidate has a Master's in Social Work, valid licensure as an LGSW is required
A minimum of one year of experience with severely emotionally disturbed children and their families is required, with 3-5 years preferred
Must be knowledgeable and confident providing therapy based on and teaching families and others within the treatment team about trauma informed practice
Flexibility, resourcefulness, and demonstrated cultural responsiveness when working with diverse populations, specifically those impacted by systemic inequality
Must have vehicle in operating condition, a valid driver's license, and car insurance
Salary bracket: $60,000 - $75,000 (Salary is based on several factors including but not limited to licensure, work experience and education) + 5,000 Hiring Bonus

Why work in In- Home Family Therapy?

BENEFITS at WASHBURN:

Washburn offers benefits to Full-Time benefit eligible employees comprehensive Dental, Vision, Health, Life and Long-term disability insurance. Additionally, we offer a 403b retirement plan and a flexible benefit option (FSA).

Vacation: Paid Vacation accrues at 10 hours of vacation per month - up to 15 days / 120 hours annually.
Sick Leave: Paid sick leave accrues at 6.68 hours of sick per month - up to 10 days / 80 hours.
Holidays: There are 2.5 days/20 hours of floating holidays per year in addition to the eight standard holidays.

Please note that Internships, Part-Time (less than 30 hours/week) and Temporary positions are NOT eligible for all of Washburn Center's benefits

Washburn Center for Children is an EEO/AA employer: women, minorities, people with disabilities, people that hold different gender identities and expressions and veterans are encouraged to apply. Cultural responsiveness and advancing equity are essential to achieving our mission. Our core values guide how we actively heal, learn and work.

To learn more about life at Washburn and how we work together, visit us online.

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