Out-of-Home Care Therapist

Function :

The OOHC Therapist is primarily responsible for assessing, planning, and implementing the treatment of youth in out-of-home care. The therapist provides direct services and mobilizes the resources of the total treatment milieu in specialized short-term residential placement and foster care programs. This includes but is not limited to screening, assessment, care planning, individual, group, family, and crisis therapy utilizing Evidence-based Practices and other treatment modalities to meet individual client needs.

Organizational duties & responsibilities :

• All staff have the primary responsibility of ensuring the safety and well-being of all Ramey-Estep / Re-group (RE) clients.
• Supports the mission, vision, and values of RE.  Facilitates and adheres to the agency’s code of ethics, policies, and procedures.
• Supports all functions that attain and maintain accreditation and compliance with regulatory agencies.
• Supports and facilitates positive interaction with clients and staff by exhibiting both in-office and in-public when carrying out job duties :   individual maturity, respect for others, a team-centered approach, maintenance of confidential information, and awareness and sensitivity to cultural and other differences in clients and staff.
• Exhibits effective communication skills, including proper use of agency communication systems
• Participates in appropriate professional development programs to attain and maintain competency.
• Effectively manages financial and physical resources to achieve the mission of RE.
• Reports incidents of abuse or potential abuse involving clients to the appropriate authorities and RE.

Essential duties & responsibilities :

Conducts and documents mental status evaluation, conducts and documents an initial and cultural assessment, and develops initial treatment goals within the required time frame.

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Benefits :

Annual salary starts at $60,000.00