Job Overview
- Provides in-home therapy and family services to include: attendance at initial team meeting, assessments, education concerning early care and development, assists in forming a family support network, home-based support services and ancillary family-focused services
- Assists families in establishing a support network by utilizing family, kinship, and community resources
- Engages the child and family in services through various assessments, including the bio-psycho-social assessment, family conferencing (case planning), service delivery and day-to-day practices
- Responsible for billable Medicaid hours and submitting necessary paperwork for Medicaid billing
- Facilitates and documents therapeutic groups, including family meetings, parenting, or multi-family groups
- Documents all contacts with families and collaterals on agency database
- Completes reports for court and provides court testimony as required
- Liaison with DCF, school personnel, and other community provider.
- Ensures clients’ rights are protected, explain SFM privacy policy and provide copies of SFM Notice of Privacy Practices and Family Preservation Brochure on clients’ rights
- Reports critical incidents to DCF verbally within 12 hours, written within 24 hours
- Reports critical and unusual incidents to Risk Management.
- Assists in monitoring the overall client satisfaction of the program
- Meets with their Supervisor at minimum monthly to review assigned cases
- Submits requested reports to Supervisor
- Provides services within licensure and accreditation standards. Adheres to all pertinent SFCS Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), personnel policies and federal and state statutes and contractual terms
- Has working knowledge of and adheres to the Family Preservation contractual requirements outlined by the DCF
- Is knowledgeable of and follows all safety procedures
Education
Preferred
- Masters or better in Social Work or related field
Licenses & Certifications
Required
- LMLP
- LCP
- Drivers License
- LMFT
- LMSW
- LSCSW
Skills
Required
- Communications with children
- Interpreting information
- Remaining calm in a crisis
- Relating to people
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
