Qualified Mental Health Professional
Full Time • Norfolk
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
We are in search of licensed Qualified Mental Health Professionals- Adult/Child/Trainees' who are dedicated to working with adults, children and their families in their home or their community to provide them with training, support and resources.
Job Duties will include:
Job Duties will include:
- Works with children and families in the family home and the community, providing services on an intensive basis
- Utilizes effective listening skills to establish rapport with family members, provide emotional support and encouragement, and engage family members in the service process
- Models effective life skills with children and parents
- Involves children in positive recreational, entertainment, and educational activities
- Assists parents in implementing and effective behavioral management plan for their child or
children - Maintains communication with school officials and other authorities in a child’s life to monitor
the child’s behavior and needs - Assists parents and children in practicing effective communication, problem solving, and anger
management techniques in their daily lives. - Provides practical assistance and advice on daily living tasks such as budget management,
transportation, employment, time management, and other tasks - Mediates family disputes
- Assists therapist with crisis intervention
- Observes families’ interactions and behavior and shares observations with therapist to better enable therapist to identify treatment needs
- Assist therapist with case management tasks, coordinating and collaborating with other service providers, and linking New Pathways Youth Services Inc., Intensive In-Home Services clients with external programs or services
- Participates in wraparound team meetings in ongoing effort to enlist existing supports and identify problem areas and needs, strategies, and service objectives
- Documents case activities for both service and billing purposes
- Notifies Clinical Supervisor of workload, case activity, service barriers, and procedural problems in staff and other meetings
- Attends weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly training and meetings
- Agrees to provide at least 10 hours a week per client of therapeutic direct services to New Pathways Youth Services Inc. Intensive In-Home Services clients and families and bill accordingly
- Caseload of at least two clients for part-time contractors or at least four clients for full time contractors
- Qualified Mental Health Professional- Trainee will require mandatory weekly supervision to meet licensure requirements
Compensation: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour
Our Purpose
To help solve problems within the context of families rather than through placement outside the home. Services are based on the tenant that the family is the most powerful social institution and that families should be supported and maintained whenever possible. NPYS seeks to develop, support, and empower the family unit by teaching problem solving skills, assisting parents in becoming advocates for themselves, and coordinating available community resources. New Pathways brings services into the home and develop a comprehensive treatment plan to address the family’s practical and material difficulties together with their psychological or mental health treatment needs. We are committed to family success!
Our Philosophy
Our Philosophy
- We believe that persons with serious mental illness can recover and achieve self–sufficiency.
- We believe in a holistic, bio-psychosocial, community based approach to all services.
- We believe that we can significantly contribute to the creation of atmosphere where individuals are recognized for their unique contributions, and by our actions, show dignity and respect for every person.
- We believe that financial stability is essential to providing quality services that will meet the needs of our clients and staff.
- We believe that functional collaboration and partnerships with other community resources is the best way to provide effective mental health support and services.
- We believe we must demonstrate a deep respect for all people, and do our best to be increasingly aware of our clients’ diverse histories and the individual needs of staff, family members, and all others who make up our community.
- We are dedicated to eliminating barriers based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, and sexual orientation.
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