CFTSS Provider - CPST - Full time

Position Summary

Provides rehabilitative services to children/youth under the age of 21 who are Medicaid eligible that meet medical necessity. Services can be delivered in the community.

Primary Duties & Essential Functions

• Comply with all requirements of CFTSS and 291 Licensure.
• Participate in the intake and planning process and assessment as requested.
• Master level CPST: Provide Intensive Interventions (counseling), crisis avoidance (counseling), Intermediate Term crisis management (counseling).
• Engage the child/youth and family/caregiver in ways that support the everyday application of treatment methods as described in the treatment plan.
• Provide crisis avoidance (counseling) - assist the child/youth with effectively responding to or avoiding identified precursors or triggers, identifying potential crisis, developing a crisis management plan and/or seeking other supports to restore stability and functioning.
• Assist the child and family in developing the capacity to prevent a crisis episode or reduce the severity of a crisis episode should one occur.
• Provide Intermediate Term crisis management (counseling) - assist families following a crisis episode. Assist to stabilize child/youth in the home and natural environment, assist with the goal setting on issues identified from emergency room intervention and other referral sources.
• Provide rehabilitative psychoeducation - educating the child/youth and family members or other collateral strategies to minimize the negative effects of the symptoms which interfere with the child/youth's daily living and/or overall well-being.
• Provide strength-based service planning - identifying strengths and needs, resources, natural supports, and developing goals and objectives to utilize personal strengths, resources, and natural supports to address functional deficits associated with their mental illness.
• CPST services also may include the delivery of Rehabilitative Psychoeducation, strength-based service planning, and rehabilitative supports; these services may be provided by a Bachelor's or Master's level CPST provider.
• Deliver services to develop and implement social, interpersonal, self-care, and independent living skills.
• Involves the family/caregiver in having an integral role in the support and treatment of the child/youth's behavioral health need when applicable.
• Deliver services within a variety of permissible settings including but not limited to community locations where the child/youth lives, works, attends school, engages in services, and/or socializes.
• Understands different views, experiences, orientations, and cultural differences and takes into account when planning for treatment.
• Complete progress notes are completed within a timely manner in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Participate in staff meetings.
• Perform on-call consultation duties as assigned.
• Engage in department planning and goal attainment.
• Provide strength-based service planning.

Education And Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or higher required to provide 3 of the 6 CPST services of: Rehabilitative Psychoeducation, strength-based service planning and rehabilitative supports - these services may be provided by a Bachelor's or Master's level CPST provider.
• Master's Degree from an accredited program, Social Work, Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling or related area required to provide 3 of the 6 services: Intensive Interventions (counseling), crisis avoidance (counseling), Intermediate Term crisis management (counseling).

Preferred Experience

Preferred experience in providing therapy/treatment services for at-risk youth and families.

Requirements, Abilities And Working Conditions

• Availability to work as needed.
• Willingness to respond to the needs of a culturally diverse population.
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to lift 25 pounds.

Compensation

$60,000 annually