Job Information
Lincoln Behavioral Services Child & Family Infant Mental Health Therapist in Redford, Michigan
* Lincoln Behavioral Services*
Job Description
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Job Title: Infant Mental Health Therapist Department: Child and Family Services Reports to: Child and Family Program Manager FLSA Status: Exempt
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Summary -- Infant Mental Health Therapist will work with the parent, program staff and community resources to provide a continuum of services to infants and their families. This community based service will work to strengthen and preserve the parent infant relationship, assist in identifying needs, and provide therapeutic interventions as needed.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES include, but may not be limited to the following:
- Completes all required trainings.
- Reports to work on time as scheduled and at the location assigned.
- Responsible for transporting consumers to community appointments, clinic appointments, activities and other resources as identified in their person centered plan.
- Provide comprehensive assessments and facilitate person centered planning.
- Proficient in ASQ Administration.
- Therapist must become reliable DECA raters by attending the DECA training within the first 3 months of hire. Therapist cannot administer the DECA unless certified a reliable rater.
- Provide home-based therapeutic services.
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``` - Practices Person Centered Planning principles. - Treatment planning integrates assessments to provide meaningful and individual goals and objectives. - Therapist completes necessary documentation in a timely manner. - Assessments are completed in a timely and thorough manner. All assessments contain the documentation requested on the form. - Progress notes are completed after each contact. - Treatment plans and reviews are completed within established timeframes. - Direct service time. The clinician maintains 80 direct service hours, unless job assignments given with supervisory approval require a variance to this expectation.
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``` - Facilitate support groups as needed. - Submit timely and accurate paperwork. - Infant Mental Health (IMH) Therapists must become PECFAS certified within 3 months of hire. IMH Therapist must complete PECFAS quarterly. - Provide client transportation as needed. - Participate in individual and group supervision. - Participate in ongoing professional development including but not limited to in-service training, peer review, external workshops and seminars. - Attend all agency and department meetings as required. - The clinician has no substantiated recipient rights violations filed against him or her. - When appropriate, completes other assigned responsibilities in a reasonable established timeframe, with quality expectations.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Master's degree in social work, counseling, psychology, or other related human service field.
Appropriate licensure with the State of Michigan.
Obtain appropriate certification through the Michigan Association of Infant Mental Health.
Background in early childhood development or basic unde