Behavioral Health Technician - Altoona, United States - Blair Family Solutions
Description
Description of Services
The Behavioral Health Technician will be responsible for implementing mental health treatment and crisis intervention
for children and families through the Community and School Based Behavioral Health modell. This position also includes
providing psycho-educational groups for youth and/or families, intensive case management service to children and
families, and supporting clients with one-on-one interventions in the school, home, and community to support the overall
mental health goals of the child's treatment plan. Behavioral Health Workers will attend weekly supervision and
consultation deemed appropriate as well as frequent participation in trainings.
Specific Job Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Provide direct behavioral interventions and teach client-specific skills. This may include individual/group interventions,
well as in the home and community.
- Maintain a collaborative relationship with the parent/guardian of each client.
- Collect and update data related to client's record.
- Implement individualized crisis plans for each client and family. Work with treatment team to help neutralize crises.
- Participate in on-call crisis intervention triage as needed during evenings, nights, and weekends. Assist in debriefing of crisis
- Attend and actively participate in weekly group supervision.
- Document and complete daily case records required and in compliance with all Federal and State regulations.
- Attend all trainings and workshops as required for professional development.
- Provide Structural Family Therapy interventions for children and families as directed.
- This position will not be assigned family time for after school on a regular basis. Family time may be assigned as needed
Case Management Responsibilities:
- Provide intensive case management to children and families that include addressing needs that negatively impact the
- Participate in Interagency meetings as deemed appropriate.
- Participate in Individualized Educational Plans as deemed appropriate.
- Complete required reports to Child line and other agencies involved, as necessary.
- Work in collaboration with Program Director, Clinical Consultant, Administrative Staff, Quality Assurance Department, and
manage programmatic aspects.
- Maintain high quality records sufficient to meet State and Federal clinical documentation requirements that include all
- Will schedule all initial and yearly team meetings for both the elementary and middle school clients.
- Will conduct a final weekly review of billing for the entire elementary and middle school team.
- Additional school based tasks as assigned such as collaboration and updating teachers.
Education Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- All necessary child abuse clearances (PA Criminal Record Check, PA Child Abuse Clearance, and Federal
- Valid driver's license
- Auto insurance with 100/300/50 coverage
General Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required
- Communication Skills
- Transmits information clearly, in writing and/or verbally; Clearly and consistently
- Customer Service Skills always puts the client first
- Problem Solving Skills
- Demonstrates sound judgement and decisionmaking
- Organizational Skills uses an organized approach to job responsibilities
- Active Listening Skills
- Consistently uses good active listening skills
- Professionalism acts with professionalism and integrity in all work environments
- Initiative takes initiative and is proactive
- Responsive attentive/responsive to needs of internal and/or external clients
- Patience able to maintain patience in all situations
- Consistency able to handle all situations and treat all people with consistency
- Ability to work closely with others
- Ability to manage time and meet frequent deadlines
- Ability to maintain accurate paperwork
- Ability to work with interruptions
- Ability to utilize creativity to problem solve
- Ability to follow and maintain confidentiality and safety policies
Competencies
- Communication Proficiency
- Ethical Conduct
- Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
- Thoroughness
- Decision Making
- Work will be completed in a variety of conditions and settings, such as the client's home, school, or other social
- Summer Schedule will be Monday
- Thursday for 6.5 hours per day to include coverage of the summer
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