United States onlyInfant Mental Health/Home-based Therapist
Level Entry Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Education Level Graduate Degree Travel Percentage Up to 50% Category Health Care
Description
The Infant Mental Health/ Home-based Therapist will work as a member of a team with program staff and community resources to provide a continuum of services to infants and their families in an effort to strengthen and preserve the parent infant relationship, assist in identifying needs, and provide therapeutic interventions as needed.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive assessments and facilitate person centered planning.
- Provide support and crisis intervention with infants and their families.
- Assist in coordination and referrals of support services to parents.
- Provide home-based therapeutic services.
- Facilitate support groups as needed.
- Submit timely and accurate paperwork.
- Maintain client files in order and up to date.
- Participate in individual and group supervision.
- Participate in ongoing professional development including but not limited to in-service training, peer review, external workshops and seminars.
- Attend all agency and department meetings as required.
- All other duties as assigned.
Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to demonstrate commitment, caring and respect for children and adults from diverse backgrounds that demonstrate a multiplicity of problems.
- Ability to work cooperatively and responsibly as a member of a team with colleagues, supervisors, and collateral contacts.
- Ability to develop treatment plans and coordinate needed services.
- Ability to role model appropriate child-handling techniques to parents.
- An understanding of professional practice, ethics, and HIPPA requirements.
- Demonstrate positive communication both orally and written.
- Ability to represent the agency in a professional manner.
Perks & Benefits:
- Guaranteed full-time pay – competitive salaries
- Sign on Bonus available
- Full medical, dental, vision health benefits with low costs and deductibles
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Generous paid time off (20 days a year)
- 14 paid holidays (Your Birthday is a paid holiday!)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Free Supervision
- Bonus opportunities-quarterly productivity, sign on, employee referral
Qualifications
- Individual must possess a Master's Degree in Social Work or equivalent degree in a field related to mental health from an accredited college or university.
- Current registration to practice clinical work from the State of Michigan Department of Licensing is required (LLMSW/LMSW/LLPC/LPC/TLLP/LLP/LP).
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
- Ability to obtain appropriate certification through the Michigan Association of Infant Mental Health.
- Background in early childhood development or basic understanding of appropriate parent-infant dynamics.
- Must be able to enter and retrieve data using computer systems, systems applications, and other office equipment.
