BUILDing Girls 2 Women Therapist

BUILDing Girls 2 Women Therapist –Full-Time (40 hours per week), Exempt

The BUILDing Girls 2 Women Therapist (BG2WT) is responsible for effectively addressing the mental health needs of youth experiencing trauma through clinical assessment for youth referred to BUILD programs as well as in-field support and consultation; initial short-term treatment and referrals; establishing mental health/substance abuse referral partners and identifying opportunities for more formal collaboration; and facilitating external referrals, follow-through/support. Recognizing the vicarious trauma of staff working with crisis-oriented youth. The (BG2WT) reports directly to the of BUILDing Girls 2 Women Program Manager (BG2WPM).

Responsibilities/duties are but not limited to:

• Receives case assignments, establishes treatment plans, reviews case progress, and determines case closure through the supervisor of the assigned program.
• Maintain a clinical caseload of 20 BUILDing Girls 2 Women participants.
• Makes referrals in accordance with service plans to other organization units and external providers.
• Facilitate and track external referrals and follow-up.
• Assists members of the BUILDing Girls 2 Women team during crises involving youth.
• Support staff to identify youth mental health needs, provide support, and refer youth to community partners offering more intensive services.
• Maintains knowledge current on agency’s theories, methodologies, and best practices.
• Attends departmental and agency-wide staff meetings, as scheduled and agency-wide events as required.
• Document and report program activities and outcomes and ensure progress toward annual program objectives.
• Submits statistics and reports to the Manager of BUILDing Girls 2 Women on a bi-weekly and monthly basis and/or as needed.
• Maintains file compliance as required and compliance with CIS database requirements.
• Other job duties as assigned

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