Therapist-In Home

ildren who have serious emotional and behavioral issues, utilizing family strengths and therapeutic interventions to address concerns while increasing quality of life.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:
• Provides intensive and evidence-based treatment to families in their home, community, and schools through family therapy, individual therapy, and case management services.
• Conducts assessments and develops treatment plans using a person-centered, solution-focused approach.
• Provides crisis prevention services and crisis interventions, including safety planning, making face to face contact with a consumer admitted for a psychiatric hospitalization within 24 hours, and being on rotation for the program’s 24/7 crisis phone.
• Completes timely documentation, as outlined by contracts and best practice standards, including assessments, treatment planning, and weekly and quarterly paperwork, which includes case file reviews, follow ups, collateral contacts, and provisions for after care.
• Collaborates with collateral professionals, referral sources, and providers of ancillary services on behalf of consumers, including making referrals and coordinating care.
• Manages a caseload of 10-15 families, based on referral source and family needs.
• Obtains benchmark productivity thresholds, including those measured quarterly for performance based incentives.
• Verifies Medicaid eligibility and service authorizations to ensure payment of services.
• Attends team meetings, staff meetings, and supervisions, as scheduled.
• Completes all mandatory trainings, as required by contract, Judson Center, and licensure.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Clinical experience, knowledge of best practices, evidence based practice models, trauma informed care, and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders preferred.
• Minimum two years’ experience providing case management and/or mental health services to families and individuals.
• Knowledge of family therapy theories, treatment philosophies and strategies of home based services, as well as community resources.
• Demonstrated competency in computer skills using electronic health record and Microsoft Office.
• Proven capability to provide culturally competent services that shows sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
• Ability to comply with all applicable licensing rules, accreditation standards, code of ethics, insurance reimbursement rules, and Judson Center’s policies and procedures.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology
• State licensure in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology, full licensure preferred.
• Valid Michigan Driver’s License, appropriate insurance and use of own vehicle.

Working Conditions:
• Non-Traditional work hours in the office, family homes, and community.
• Available to cover crisis phone when scheduled.
• Job travel, utilizing personal vehicle with mileage reimbursement
• Working with consumers with a variety of behaviors, including aggression

This description is intended to describe the type and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of a person so classified. The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies and perform other duties as assigned for the good of the consumers, the program, the department and the agency.

Judson Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer