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School Based Therapist, LSW or LPC
National Youth Advocate Program - Springfield, OH
posted 2 months ago
About the position
The School-Based Therapist at the National Youth Advocate Program is responsible for providing mental and behavioral health assessments, developing treatment plans, and facilitating individual and group counseling for students. This role also includes case management services and requires maintaining a caseload during school breaks by meeting students in the community. The therapist will work closely with families, educators, and other professionals to ensure comprehensive support for the youth served.
Responsibilities
- Provides appropriate individual, group, and family mental health therapy, case management and other professional services.
- Coordinate and monitor services for the youth and family, including mental health, medical, educational, psychological, vocational, and social services.
- Regularly reviews and modifies youth-based plans to assure consistent progress and success on written plan goals.
- Conduct monthly home visits and travel daily during summers and extended breaks to provide community-based services to youth and families in compliance with organizational, contract, and regulatory requirements.
- Establishes and maintains strong relationships with parents, teachers, administrators and other school staff.
- Provides safety assessment, crisis response, and behavioral stabilization services as required to assure safety and stability for youth served.
Requirements
- Master's level education required in Social Work, Counseling or related Human Services field
- LSW or LPC required
- A minimum of 1 year of master's level internship or work experience providing therapy services
- The ability to provide mental health assessments
- Experience developing treatment plans
- Knowledge of case management services
- Develop and facilitate individual and/or group counseling to students in the program
- Must be comfortable providing services in the community and in client homes
- Capacity to be flexible and responsive to youth served, their family, teachers and administrators
- Good computer and technology skills
- Must be willing to accept other job duties as assigned
Benefits
- 22 Days of Paid Time Off
- 11 Paid Holidays
- Half-Day Fridays during the summer
- Student Loan supplemental Payment assistance after 30 days of employment for qualifying loans
- Free supervision for those employees seeking Independent Licensure hours
- Mileage reimbursement: $0.54 per mile
- Phone reimbursement: $50 per month when using your personal device
