Family Therapist

MISSION STATEMENT: Systems Unlimited, Inc. offers personalized services within local communities which help people improve and maintain the quality of their life.

PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT: Family Systems

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Director of Family Systems

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Must be licensed at the Master’s Level in Social work with 2 years experience in working with adults and/or children. A valid driver's license and a driving record acceptable from a risk management perspective is required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

1. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
2. Is committed to the Mission, Vision and Core Values of the organization.
3. Must be able to communicate efficiently and professionally.
4. Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of organizations and people.

GENERAL DUTIES:

1. Coordinate documentation with assigned clerical staff
2. Meet training requirements as determined by supervisor.
3. Complete documentation to meet all funding requirements.
4. Communicate consistently with supervisor, child, parents, school etc.
5. Establish and maintain professional boundaries in all areas of job responsibilities.
6. Attend staffings an supervision with licensed staff
7. Meet experience and supervision requirements for LISW.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Follow treatment plan developed by diagnostic staff.
2. Teach skills to children to address individual medical needs while following plan.
3. Document service in medical model to meet Medicaid mode.
4. Develop partnerships with community professionals.
5. Provide parents with skill building services in order to teach parents how to deal with child’s medical needs.
6. Support parents in referrals for children and with funding assistance.
7. Provide safe environment for children.
8. Report concerns for safety of children to DHS according to Mandatory Reporter requirements.
9. Turn in expected program documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
10. Assist in scheduling and transportation of a child to a diagnostic assessment.
11. Collaborate and consult with child and family in order to track baseline and outcomes.
12. Implement appropriate intervention and strategies to meet medical needs of child.
13. Report changes in child that would result in changes to treatment plan.
14. Complete Diagnostic Assessments

1. Complete implementation plans to meet IME requirements
2. Complete remedial order and determine appropriate services for the child.

15. Collaborate and consult with child, parents and other professionals
16. Get releases signed.
17. Make appropriate referrals for child
18. Complete Social History.

POSITION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT VARIABLES

1. The position requires the performance of tasks requiring multiple communication abilities along with the ability to make independent judgments under the pressure of time and circumstance.
2. Represents the organization in many different forums.  Professionalism in actions and decorum as well as appropriate representation of the agency is expected.
3. The position entails a high degree of accountability and consequence of error.  Errors in judgment can result in severe consequences to the agency.
4. This is a full time salaried exempt position with normal office hours of 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.  However, the nature of the position requires occasional work in the evenings and on weekends.