Therapist, Mental Health

Description

We are committed to supporting at risk children and families providing them with tools and resources to help prevent children from experiencing child abuse, neglect and abandonment. We are a Christian agency that believes in living our mission, we provide Christ-centered care and support to children and families in need. In response to this community-wide challenge, Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services (PCHAS), provides 14 programs and services in 28 locations, in Missouri, Texas, and Louisiana, which provide children with permanent homes and adults with increased self-sufficiency.

This is accomplished by the agency’s commitment to “The PCHAS Way” which inspires the agency to be strength-focused, family-centered, and goal driven with every client.

Status: Exempt

The Therapist provides evidence-based therapeutic services to assigned clients, for a 40 hour work week, maintaining a minimum of 20 or more billable hours per week
, including play therapy when clinically indicated. This position is responsible for delivering comprehensive clinical services and care while supporting organizational growth through outreach and referral development, as well as flexibility to perform additional duties as assigned by the Regional Director to meet program and organizational needs.

In collaboration with and as directed by the Regional Director
, the Therapist participates in outreach and marketing efforts to promote therapy services and generate referrals. Responsibilities include completing and updating outreach worksheets on a weekly basis in accordance with agency standards.

Responsible for management and supervision of full and part-time Therapists to ensure strength-based, family focused, goal driven, and Christ centered services are provided to clients and families.

• Provides services according to the PCHAS Way, being strength focused, goal driven, and family centered.
• Conducts clinical assessments, performs personal counseling, and provides appropriate referrals.
• Develops and delivers programs and processes that provide counseling services to clients.
• Provides outreach/marketing to the community to increase referral sources.
• Maintains client files and documentation according to ethical/legal standards as required by policy, procedures, and contract/grant requirements, in an accurate and timely manner.
• Provides education related to family functioning and child development, cultivating skills to improve communication, emotional regulation, and relationship focused parenting, and helps families develop natural supports and crisis plans.
• Provides linkage with community supports and resources and works collaboratively with referral sources as appropriate.
• Meets agency productivity expectations on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis.
• Participates in strategic and operational planning to support achievement of organizational goals.
• Meets other duties as assigned.

Works in a typical office setting with Waxahachie as the base, including the Itasca campus, the Irving office, or other DFW locations as established by referrals sources, to provide therapy, complete, paperwork, documentation, other indirect service tasks, or other duties as assigned. May conduct therapy in an agency office, in a home setting, being in-person or virtual, at times may choose an outdoor setting depending on weather conditions.

Must be able to work evening hours and be flexible with scheduling clients after 7:00 pm when needed

Therapists shall possess a master’s degree in social work, Psychology, or Counseling. Must be licensed in a clinical discipline, i.e. LCSW, LPC, LMFT, etc. in the state of Texas.

Represents Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services (PCHAS) to the professional community. Must have strong verbal and written communication and ability to represent the agency well. Builds and maintains positive community relationships with referral sources, Family Court, treatment providers, schools, and agency partners. Builds and maintains rapport with children, parents, and families; actively managing and resolving conflicts. Plans, arranges, and/or provides…