HeartShare St. Vincent's is looking for a Clinical Therapist for our team in Staten Island, NY
The Clinical Therapist will provide culturally competent, trauma competent clinical treatment services (individual sessions) according to the highest level of professional standards and best practices for youth and children in care at HSVS.
This position is full time and will specialize in working with older youth in our two Staten Island healing homes.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provision of individual therapy to an identified caseload of children and youth group homes (Staten Island).
- Counsel's individuals and/or families related to psychological or emotional stressors such as substance abuse, self-regulation, or family settings
- Assist children and youth to develop skills as defined by permanency and treatment goals.
- Provides emotional and behavioral support and therapy focused on healing and permanence.
- Provide individual therapy, substance abuse counseling and treatment, trauma-competent therapy, family and group therapy, transitional support with a focus on healing and permanence.
- Promoting integration with community resources and skill building.
- Providing psychoeducation, wellness education and all other assigned training presentations.
- Communicating with family, case planning staff, all relevant stakeholders and medical practitioners.
- Maintains contact with collateral resources where indicated, including but not limited to referral sources, schools, foster care providers, and hospitals.
- Explains the function of behaviors to group and foster home staff.
- Uses interventions drawn from evidence-informed behavioral health strategies.
- Structures interventions to understand maladaptive behavior and increase developmentally appropriate responses that lead to healing opportunities.
- Interviews clients to obtain information concerning mental health history or other pertinent information.
- Observes clients to build understandings and insights of children and youth's behaviors.
- Provides individualistic and holistic interventions
- Discusses progress toward goals and permanence with client, such as self-regulation, self-awareness, stress, or substance abuse.
- Consults with medical doctor or other specialists concerning treatment plan and amends plan as appropriate
- Responsible for the engagement, retention and outreach to clients.
- Completes all required documentation, including but not limited to session notes, treatment plans, psychosocial summaries, billing documentation, and client correspondence.
- Refers client to supportive services to supplement therapy and permanency plans.
- All therapists must complete required background checks prior to engaging directly in the treatment of children
- Complete mandated reporter training
- Compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations to include NYSED guidance.
