About WellLife Network: WellLife Network is a leading health and human services organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families across New York City and Long Island. Recognized as a 2023 top-rated nonprofit, WellLife Network empowers people to overcome life’s challenges and achieve greater independence, well-being, and inclusion. We offer a comprehensive suite of programs spanning mental health, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, housing, and employment support, all grounded in a commitment to compassionate, high-quality care. Central to our mission is an unwavering dedication to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) within our organization and in the communities we serve. As a trusted community partner, WellLife Network fosters a nurturing environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and realize their fullest potential.
Position Summary: The Other Licensed Practitioner (OLP) provides clinical services including comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment (individual and family therapy as indicated) to youth ages 5 – 21.
Essential Accountabilities:
- Knowledge of childhood psychiatric disorders, trauma, suicidality, developmental tasks, and psychiatric medications.
- Demonstrate an understanding of common treatment modalities used for childhood psychiatric disorders, particularly evidence based treatments, experience in providing such AND willingness to expand their professional skills through varied trainings.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the children’s mental health system of care.
- Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments to determine strengths, identified needs and to determine efficacy of interventions.
- Develop comprehensive, individualized S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time bound) treatment plans incorporating youth and families strengths and needs.
- Provide ongoing individual and family therapy utilizing age appropriate therapeutic interventions, preferably evidence based.
- Utilize strategies to integrate cognitive and behavioral changes and emotional self-regulation into the home environment, as identified in the treatment and service plans.
- Develop and reinforce individualized safety alert plans; provide ongoing crisis prevention services, post crisis debriefing; and explore child and family dynamics related to crisis to prevent further crisis.
- Partner with the identified child’s family and natural supports in supporting treatment and service plan goals
- Provide psychosocial education, teach parenting skills, and implement child/family relationship building strategies with family and natural supports.
- Demonstrates sensitivity to cultural and ethnic norms, recognizes strengths in culturally driven parenting patterns and approaches to discipline, and demonstrates a non-judgmental approach to working with families whose background and values differ from their own
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with all OMH and agency mandates/regulations.
- Develop a working knowledge of Avatar (the Electronic Health Record) and complete detailed, timely, and accurate record keeping in the medical record.
- Collaborate with other stakeholders and youth’s providers, both internal and external, regarding the youth’s treatment, treatment goals, and progress.
- Attend and participate in trainings to enhance skill level.
- Attend and participate in CFTSS team meetings.
- Participate in individual supervision to address concerns/issues and improve skill development.
- Adhere to all WellLife Network policy and procedure with regard to areas to include but not be limited to as HR, time management, vehicle use.
- Other duties as assigned.
