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Therapeutic Visitation Specialist
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South Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, 07079, USA
Listed on 2026-01-12
Listing for:
Family Connections, Inc.
Per diem
position Listed on 2026-01-12
Job specializations:
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Healthcare
Mental Health, Family Advocacy & Support Services -
Social Work
Mental Health, Family Advocacy & Support Services
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Therapeutic Visitation Specialist
Reports to: Supervising Therapeutic Visitation Specialist
Broad Function: Provide therapeutic visitation services.
II: PROFESSIONALISM- Values and participates in the Team as a proactive member.
- Respects others’ professional opinions and tolerates a range of feelings.
- Able to give and receive constructive criticism.
- Willing to take on extra work as needed (i.e. when there is a vacancy).
- Initiates and maintains ongoing communication with families that is culturally sensitive, utilizing family’s preferred language considering a family’s faith and culture.
- Ensures the environment for parent‑child contact is safe, non‑traumatizing, and promotes healthy attachment.
- Uses strengths‑based, solutions‑focused, family centered, trauma informed strategies to elicit family input.
- Advocates for parents/families as necessary and supports them in advocating for themselves.
- Completes required assessment tools including but not limited to bio‑psychosocial assessments, Rose Wentz Matrix and SVS Caregiver Surveys.
- Documents contacts with families in agency’s progress notes and DCP&P contact sheets.
- Creates a visitation plan with active familial involvement and updates the plan at regular intervals.
- Facilitates visit planning meetings and participates in other relevant meetings.
- Links the family to community resources, formal and informal supports, and coordinates with DCP&P.
- Collaborates with and shares relevant information with DCP&P staff, other providers, and supports.
- Uses clinical interventions and trauma informed approaches to promote behavioral change in caregivers and children through education, modeling, reinforcement, and empowerment.
- Interventions may include but are not limited to:
Elements of family counseling, play therapy, art therapy, and/or individual therapy; focused on improving parenting skills, attunement, and communication within the family. - Intervening in the event of a safety issue.
- Incorporating trauma informed care to all facets of treatment.
- Creates an environment that empowers family members, including parents, children, and caregivers to communicate their goals and needs.
- Utilizes various interviewing and/or communication techniques in a culturally competent manner.
- Recognizes non‑verbal communication and maintains good eye contact and posture.
- Enhances parental skills by goal setting, modeling, mentoring, reinforcement, feedback and reflection through a trauma‑informed perspective.
- Prepares for each visit with caregivers reviewing goals and expectations and encouraging them to be the lead in visit planning.
- Debriefs with caregivers after each visit to allow for processing and self‑reflection and discussion of strengths and challenges.
- Prepares case presentations and engages in case discussions/consultations.
- Maintains electronic health record and completes all internal and external documentation needs in accordance with program guidelines.
- Education & Experience: Candidates must possess a master’s degree in social work or related field (e.g. counseling) and a valid professional license: (LPC, LCSW LAC, LSW, CSW). Must possess a driver’s…
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