Counselor Treatment Works 1.0 Job at Directions for Living, Clearwater, FL

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  • Directions for Living
  • Clearwater, FL

Job Description

Salary: $80,000/year

We offer:

  • Medical (100% employer paid for employees only), Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term and Long-Term Disability.
  • 5 days of PTO
  • 16 Wellness Days and Holidays - Including the week of Christmas off!

Do you envision working for a dynamic, mission-driven organization which supports the community while fostering an employee culture of appreciation and fun? If your answer is yes, then an employment opportunity at Directions for Living may be a great fit for you! We offer an excellent salary and benefits package to include employer paid health insurance premiums for all full-time employees, PTO and paid company holidays, 403b retirement, EAP, and year-round employee wellness and appreciation initiatives.

Position Summary: This is a professional clinical position providing counseling to children and families in the in the Treatment Works 1.0 (TW 1.0) program under the Outpatient Services Division. The TW 1.0 program provides children's therapy and High-Fidelity Wrap (HFW) services that are designed for children identified by the Pinellas County Schools Threat Assessment as being at risk of violence and expulsion from school. TW 1.0 serves the entire family and assists in managing behavioral health needs associated with risks of violence, which may also include, suicide, trauma, substance use, and severe and persistent mental illness.

The Counselor- TW 1.0 is a position providing clinical interventions directed at behavioral health and substance use concerns, including safety issues and severe and persistent mental illness, that bring the child and family to the attention of the Pinellas County School system due to risk of violence based on a school Threat Assessment. The Counselor functions as a member of an Integrated Decision Team (IDT) consisting of the Counselor, a Behavioral Health Case Manager, and an IDT facilitator. In additional to clinical interventions, the Counselor is responsible for ensuring the client has an individualized treatment plan that is strength based and built collaboratively with each member of the IDT team during the IDT session. The treatment plan, risk level, and clinical interventions are developed by the Integrated Decision Team that consists of the family, natural supports, and formal supports that care about and know the client best. Each IDT member, including the client, contributes valuable knowledge, expertise and perspective that informs the treatment plan and clinical response. In addition, the Counselor is responsible for reporting and discussing at IDT's the clients progress/lack of progress, barriers, interventions, safety issues, or any other information important in resolving the behavioral health, substance use, safety or severe and persistent mental illness concerns. The Counselor ensures services are delivered using standards of trauma informed care principles, and that plans and clinical interventions address issues regarding how trauma impacts family functioning, and that plans and interventions use trauma resolution skills. The Counselor ensures that services are tailored to the unique culture of the client. The Counselor will ensure that clinical services occur in the community at a place convenient and comfortable for the parent. This is a field-based position. The Counselor is responsible for meeting an annual client facing client care number of 1,316 hours annually . Achieving the minimum required weekly, monthly and annual client facing client care hours is an essential function of this position.

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS:

  1. Master's degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or related field required.
  2. License in the healing arts preferred.
  3. Minimum of two years documented clinical experience in working with at-risk children and families.
  4. CAP certification preferred
  5. Must take the Wraparound for Clinicians Training (3-hours) within 30 days of employment. Preference will be given to individuals who have taken the 3-hour Wraparound for Clinicians training.
  6. Must have sufficient clinical knowledge to provide clinical intervention with adults and children who manifest a range of psychopathology, utilizing various treatment approaches including individual, family, play, and group therapy, individual psychopathology and normal childhood development.
  7. Have sufficient clinical knowledge of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focused- CBT and other evidence based treatments.
  8. Must acquire knowledge of community resources.
  9. Experience with families and children.
  10. Experience with school aged children with histories of violence or threats of violence, required.

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