Child Therapist

• Job Location: Sunbeam Family Services - Oklahoma City, OK
• Position Type: Full Time
• Education Level: Licensed/US Behavioral Health (LCSW, LPC
• Salary Range: Undisclosed, **Position eligible for $2,000 Recruitment & Retention Incentive paid out in 2 installments. $1,000 after first 90 days of employment and $1,000 after next 90 days of employment

POSITION OVERVIEW Child Therapist is responsible for providing hope centered and trauma informed outpatient mental health service delivery, education, and consultation to a diverse caseload including children, adolescents, families, adults, and agency partnerships.

Child Therapist will utilize evidence based and best practice standards to ensure quality service delivery and support to clients and agency partners while ensuring compliance to agency policy, accrediting bodies, and state licensure requirements.

Sunbeam Therapists are expected to deliver high quality, client centered, and impactful services evidenced by positive outcome measurements and client self-reports. All employees and volunteers are expected to reflect Sunbeam Family Services’ core values and to perform at Sunbeam’s standards of excellence at all times.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Demonstrate capacity for providing developmentally sensitive, evidence based, culturally sensitive, hope centered, and trauma informed services.

Demonstrate ability to serve and carry a highly differentiated caseload where various services and activities are required for diverse client care, including individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, couples/marital therapy, client advocacy, assessment, treatment planning, crisis intervention and follow up as needed, education, and consultation using agency-approved, evidenced based practices.

Provide EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services which consists of brief, solution-focused therapy and EAP partner support, education, and consultation.

Provide required initial and ongoing screenings, standardized assessment and diagnostic tools, summary of symptoms and diagnosis based on assessment, and treatment planning with potential and current clients that includes gathering of information about the culture, symptoms, behaviors, functioning, history, needs and preferences to assist in the collaborative decision-making and goal setting process about the treatment needs of that person or client.

Facilitate referral of potential or current clients into the appropriate agency program(s) or to another community provider or partner if appropriate and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings as necessary.

Obtain and maintain necessary releases and consents and advise the clients about their rights and responsibilities through ongoing collaboration.

Provide case management and advocacy for clients, assisting them in obtaining needed benefits and resources, including, but not limited to: housing; employment; medical, recreation; social and family supports; nutritional information; medications, and childcare needs.

Accurately complete all record keeping, documentation, and reporting functions in a timely manner as required by program and/or agency policy utilizing the agency designated EHR or other reporting systems. Meet or exceed established productivity requirements.

Participate in weekly departmental staff meetings and consultation as well as seek and accept consultation from leadership on challenging or difficult issues. Provide mentorship to colleagues or interns regarding outpatient care. Act as point of contact while on-site, particularly during assigned evening hours.

Participate in, at minimum, monthly administrative and/or clinical supervision with the Clinical Director as well as seek and accept regular consultation on challenging or difficult issues.

Represent Sunbeam in a professional manner, which may include community interactions, consultation and education to staff and community partners, and presentations (including media and in person), etc. Knowledgeable of agency policies and procedures and ensure compliance with agency accrediting and oversight bodies, including but not limited to Council On Accreditation (COA), Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (ODMSHSAS), Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA), and others as applicable.

Maintain professional competency in their discipline through appropriate readings, attendance at workshops/trainings, and through consultation with other professionals while complying with all requirements to maintain professional licensure.

Adhere to the Sunbeam Code of Ethics, HIPAA, and other confidentiality policies/practices while maintaining professional standards at all time. Travel locally as required in the performance of responsibilities.

Perform other appropriate and related responsibilities as assigned by supervisor, Senior Program Director, or Executive Team member.

Qualifications

JOB QUALIFICATIONS Minimally Required Preferred Education Master’s degree in psychology, Social Work, or a related human services field. License / Certification License eligible as a candidate for LPC, LMFT, or approved as an LMSW in the state of Oklahoma.

Fully licensed as an LPC, LMFT, or LCSW in the state of Oklahoma. Qualified and approved by licensing board to provide licensure supervision for candidates Experience Experience in providing individual, family and group therapy.

Experience providing school-based services Experience delivering services using Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and/or Trust-Based Relational Interventions (TBRI) Experience delivering services using Play Therapy/Play Therapy techniques.

Skills Knowledge Abilities Caring and compassionate attitude when interacting with all individuals Willingness to work with high-risk, low-income communities Knowledge and basic understanding of the DSM-5-TR and its applications.

Able to assess clients for psychosocial information and develop this information into a working treatment plan. Knowledge and understanding of providing services to a culturally diverse population. Able to accurately record services provided and client interactions using an electronic health record.

Accepting interpersonal approach that reflects cultural sensitivity to the unique and diverse experiences of families served Able to effectively and respectfully communicate in a manner that consistently demonstrates respect and concern Able to deliver educational content to internal and external groups Excellent command of English language and grammar, both verbal and written Interact effectively and professionally with clients and staff members.

Able to work autonomously without constant supervision. Able to demonstrate the use of sound clinical judgment as it pertains to client welfare.

Process, protect, and exercise discretion in handling confidential information and materials Intermediate knowledge of computer operations and applications, including Microsoft, and the ability to master other computer technology / software programs as required by payor sources.

Must be able to accurately complete clinical documents including, but are not limited to, the following: progress notes to record activity from therapy sessions; psychosocial and various other assessments; treatment plans and closing case summaries.

Valid Oklahoma drivers license and state required vehicle insurance for any vehicle used in performance of job duties.

Specialized training in working with school-aged children and their families Training in delivering services using TF-CBT, ACT, Play Therapy and/or TBRI Training in delivering services using IFS Training in the DC: 0-5 Bilingual Spanish/English speaking ability to interact with individuals from multilingual homes WORKING CONDITIONS Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to frequently communicate with staff and others, and must be able to exchange accurate information when doing so.

The employee must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time and occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office equipment, attend meetings, etc. Must be able to detect, discern, distinguish, observe, inspect and compare.

Occasionally must be able to move needed materials weighing up to 20 pounds. Work Environment Provide therapy in an office or other setting (school-based or community setting, limited home based setting for Sunbeam Foster Families), work in close proximity to client(s), staff, and children.

The noise level in the work environment may vary from moderate to loud. Other The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

The qualifications, physical demands, and work environment described herein are representative of those an employee will encounter and must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel or candidate and may be subject to change at any time.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions. Sunbeam Family Services is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fairness and equity in employment practices for all persons without regard to any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.