The Intervention Specialist (IS) provides intensive therapeutic services to children and their families in the home, school and other community settings. The Intervention Specialist is responsible for working directly with the client and family and providing support and assistance, when appropriate, to Mental Health Case Manager.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop the child's resiliency plan by including but not being limited to the following:
• Assessing the of strengths and therapeutic needs of child and family
• Having the child be an active participant
• Including parents or other caretakers as members of the treatment team.
• Using family and case manager to identify any necessary family support services and develop a plan to obtain identified services.
• Determining, in conjunction with child and family and other involved professionals, of the clinical need for special evaluations and services, such as psychiatric medication assessment or psychological testing.
• Collaborating with child and family and other involved professionals to develop daily routines during times of crisis and transition, as well as a 24-hour crisis plan
• Submit the completed treatment team input form prior to the end of the authorization in accordance with program regulations
• Provide child-centered, family-focused, individual and family psychotherapy, as agreed on with the family, in support of the resiliency plan using a strengths-based approach. Specific formats for individual and family therapy will vary according to the individualized needs of the child and may include session with
• the child individually
• the entire nuclear family
• the family and a community resource, e.g., minister, scoutmaster, mentor
• the family and teacher, guidance counselor or principal
• subsystems of the above, as clinically indicated and agreed on, e.g, parent(s), siblings
• Respond to crisis situations using agency taught protocols and techniques in appropriate manner and make referrals to community services as needed
• Use Electronic Health Record (EHR) to complete progress notes and authorization of services for every corresponding service provided
• Ensure compliance with the Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) principles and principles of cultural competency during all interactions with the child and family
• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), using agency-trained protocols
• Perform other duties as assigned

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

Licensed mental health clinician, psychologists, licensed professional counselors (LPC), licensed social worker (LSW) and/or licensed clinical social workers (LCSW)

OR

Master's Degree from an accredited university in a clinical mental health discipline, such as: Psychology, counseling, Clinical Social Work, Psychiatric Nursing, and Marriage and Family therapy, for example (combined Bachelor's/Master's Degrees are not acceptable).

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