Family Counselor

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The Family Counselor will be responsible for developing the program for mental health therapy. This position provides compassionate, ethical, and culturally competent mental health services to children and their families. The family counselor is responsible for developmentally appropriate assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health disorders and life challenges of children. Holding sessions for individual and group mental health therapy will be a key component for the Family Counselor.

This position will work closely with the Clinical Director for Early Intervention as well as providing IECS services in regard to general family counseling and behavior counseling. They will develop the process from referral to discharge and conduct credentialing for all medical providers. They will develop and implement a plan for outreach and information about services. The family counselor utilizes interactive, play-based interventions with regular caregiver involvement in the child’s mental health care.

The family counselor should demonstrate knowledge in the treatment of childhood trauma, emotional dysregulation, and child behavioral concerns. The family counselor should demonstrate understanding of caregiver-child relationships and how to effectively incorporate these foundational relationships into the child’s mental health treatment. The family counselor is also responsible for all documentation, including intake and consent forms, diagnostic assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and discharge documents.

• Hold Individual/Group therapy sessions for clients/families.
• Implement Adverse Childhood Experience’s (ACE’s) screeners to put into programs by determining a process for all services within the agency (with director approval).
• Gather assessments/administer assessments when needed.
• Works in conjunction with Play IMUA with referrals/assessments/services.
• Create and maintain tracking system/folders/filing.
• Provides direct and consultative therapeutic services to children enrolled in IMUA programs according to policies and procedures and individual plans.
• Completes developmentally appropriate diagnostic assessments.
• Create and implement developmentally appropriate treatment plans.
• Engage in evidence-based, developmentally appropriate counseling interventions to address individual needs of the child as well as needs of the family.
• Provide support to caregivers to enhance the child’s care (e.g., psychoeducation, family therapy, additional resources).
• Complete clinical documentation including intake and consent forms, diagnostic assessments, individualized treatment plans, session notes, and discharge documentation.
• Collaborate with other professionals to provide continuity of care.
• Provide referrals to outside resources/additional services as needed.
• Consult with other therapists/mental health professionals, as appropriate, to discuss caseload management, interventions, and receive support from other professionals.
• Counsels and coaches family members with respect to the results of the evaluation and makes appropriate recommendations and referrals.
• Provides services for the habilitation in social, emotional, motor, adaptive, physical, behavioral and cognitive domains and developmental concerns associated with the domains.
• Refers appropriate children for medical or other professional services necessary to maximize the developmental progress of children with delays in all areas of development.
• Participates actively in meetings with other team members, including families and other medical or professional services in order to develop an individualized plan for assigned clients that meet clients’ and their families’ needs, interest and abilities.
• Provides family‑centered direct, multi‑disciplinary and consultative therapeutic services to children enrolled in IMUA programs according to policies and procedures and individual plans in order to…