Family Based Therapist (Bachelors Level)
Job description
If you answered YES to either of these questions, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!
Being a Family Based Therapist at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health has its Advantages!
You will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. As a Family Based Therapist out of our Malvern location, you will be involved in creating a focused and customized treatment plan to serve the needs of children, adolescents and their families throughout Chester County, PA. Our Treatment approaches revolve around the ESFT Model.
You will be offered:
- Free clinical supervision hours
- Free Family Based Therapist training in ESFT model
- Clinical experience with both adults and children
- Use of company vehicle
- Given company phone and laptop
- Working with a partner and a well-developed team
- $2,000 sign on bonus (for external applicants only)
- Visit children and families within their natural setting-home/school/community.
- Offer parents effective management skills and approaches to improve the child’s well-being, while the child or young adult learns skills to become successful in school, follow directions at home, develop and maintain positive relationships within the community, and reach expected emotional, social and academic achievements.
- Complete assessments and create/monitor goals of the child.
Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Services (DPACS) center serves children, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, behavioral, emotional and psychiatric challenges and disorders. Located in West Chester and Malvern Pennsylvania, services provided include psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF), residential treatment (RTF), acute inpatient psychiatric hospital (AIP), assessment services, community-based mental health services, community-based employment training and social skills training, and approved private school educational services to male and female children and adolescents (6-21 years of age) with diagnoses of intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, concomitant psychiatric and behavioral challenges often associated with experiencing some level of trauma in their lives.
Key Words: psychologist, social work, therapist, clinician, therapy, family-based, family therapy, counselor, Masters Therapist, children therapist, LSW, LCSW, LPC, psychotherapy, counseling, Family Advocate, child therapist, Community Therapist, DPACS
Qualifications:
Experience: 2 years in CASSP (Child and Adolescent Service System Program) system; Proficient computer skills and a working knowledge of software programs (i.e. Microsoft word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc).
Must maintain a valid Driver's License
Devereux requires all individuals interviewing for a position involving contact with children to complete The Diana Screen, a screening that assesses a candidate’s understanding of appropriate boundaries between adults and children.
Devereux is committed to the health and safety of our staff. All Devereux centers have formal infectious-disease and emergency-management plans tailored to specifically address the unique aspects of communicable disease prevention including COVID-19.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 vaccine mandate requires staff without an approved medical or religious exemption to be fully vaccinated to be employed in this program. If you are fully vaccinated, you will need to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or have an approved medical or religious exemption prior to starting.
Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.
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