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Child And Family Therapist

Pay is dependent on licensing and experience. Full license: hourly $30.90 - $40.89. Limited license: hourly $28.68 - $37.91. It is a therapist that is needed but they will need to have a master's degree in social work, psychology or counseling and possess the corresponding state of Michigan licensure. The child and family therapist is responsible for providing mental health treatment and case management services. Services are delivered in the home or community based on the needs and preferences identified by the family. Must be willing/able to work a non-traditional schedule based on the needs of the families served. Must be able to deliver treatment foster care Oregon (TFCO) clinical services and implement interventions that within the fidelity of the model. Must be able to deliver behavioral therapy that targets school behavior and family behavior. In addition to providing family-centered services, the TFCO family therapist is responsible to help families to develop collaborative relationships with other human service organizations and people or agencies in the community who can help to enhance and maintain a viable support network for the family after services have ended. The TFCO family therapist is responsible to help coordinate and integrate services that are provided to families by multiple service providers and to identify and eliminate barriers to effective service delivery. Must maintain flexible work schedules and cell phone as needed. Will need to be available to TFCO clients seven days a week, 24 hours per day as needed for on-call rotation. Must possess a "whatever it takes" mentality in delivering services to families. Specific responsibilities include providing weekly family therapy to families utilizing the TFCO treatment model, engaging primary caregiver and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment, developing therapeutic relationships with families, providing direct clinical treatment using methods compatible with TFCO model, providing family therapy, coordinating services with mental health and medical professionals, facilitating collateral contacts with representatives from schools and other community organizations on behalf of children and families, advocating on behalf of families to help them meet their needs and achieve their desired level of independence and self-sufficiency, linking families with resources available in the community, assisting families in scheduling psychiatric evaluations and medication reviews with psychiatrist once child returns home, helping to identify and eliminate barriers to services, helping to enhance existing community services and develop new services based on the needs of families, developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with people and organizations in the community, making referrals to child protective services and adult protective services as needed, participating in clinical supervision, team meetings, case consultations and training as needed, providing individual, family and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, and other duties as required or assigned. Mileage reimbursement when personal vehicle used - IRS standard. (0.70 per mile.) Any training paid for by TGC. The guidance believes that their team members are their most valuable resources, and they invest in them accordingly. They offer their employees a competitive salary, flexible scheduling opportunities, a team-oriented work environment and much more! Medical, dental, vision insurance. 401K. PTO. Paid holidays include: New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, ½ day for Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after (Black Friday), Christmas eve and Christmas Day. City Lincoln Park State MI

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