CTSHealth - North Carolina

Therapist

• This role will focus on Mental Health Counseling with emphasis on prevention.
• Will work with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental health.
• May help individuals deal with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; suicide; stress management; problems with self-esteem; and issues associated with aging and mental and emotional health etc.
• This is a HYBRID position - All visits with clients in person; some in-person meetings; some remote work, completing paperwork.
• Perform assessments and behavioral screening as assigned and update as required.
• Provide therapy to children and adolescents between the ages of 3-17
• Complete both intake and discharge clinical assessments
• Maintain identified (# of Hours) weekly Medicaid billable hours.
• Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.
• Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives and help them to develop insight into themselves and their relationships.
• Guide clients in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with their problems.
• Prepare and maintain all required treatment records and reports.
• Counsel clients and patients, individually and in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, and making changes.
• Collect information about clients through interviews, observation, and tests.
• Act as client advocates in order to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
• Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge and update as required.
• Collaborate with other staff members to perform clinical assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Evaluate clients' physical or mental condition based on review of client information.
• Meet with families, probation officers, police, and other interested parties in order to exchange necessary information during the treatment process.
• Refer patients, clients, or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.
• Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting clients or patients.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling programs and clients' progress in resolving identified problems and moving towards defined objectives.
• Plan, organize and lead structured programs of counseling-, work, study, recreation and social activities for clients.

Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Intensive In-Home

Affiliate Manager

• A Family Partner is a person who articulates the lessons that they’ve learned from his/her own personal life experiences parenting a child/ youth with social/emotional or behavioral challenges and has specialized training to assist and support families raising children/ youth who experience social/emotional, developmental, behavioral, substance abuse, or mental health concerns. • A Family Partner collaborates with child and family serving systems and family and youth originations to improve family outcomes and strives to eliminate stigma and discrimination. • Responsibilities: This position will travel to our clinic in Hickory, NC occasionally. • Works one-on-one and maintains regular contact with the parent(s)/caregiver(s) in order to provide information and support throughout the care planning process. • Attends meetings like the Child and Family Teams and Individualized Education Plan (IEP)meetings as requested by family and may assist the parent(s)/caregiver(s) in articulating the youth’s/family’s strengths, needs, ad goals to the HFW Facilitator and CFT Educates and empowers parents/caregivers about how to effectively navigate the child-serving systems for themselves and abut the existence of informal/community resources available to them; and facilitates the parent’s/caregiver’s access to these resources. • Attends a weekly supervision to monitor adherence of the HFW principles. • Possess a current, valid driver’s license and automobile with proof of auto insurance. • Will complete all appropriate Federal and State background checks. • Will maintain strict confidentiality according to all Federal and State guidelines and requirements. • What’s in it for you? (Great Benefits for Full-Time employees) Paid Vacation Time and Holidays! Health Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance 401K Match Short-Term Disability Insurance Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Family Support Partner, High Fidelity Wraparound

• At CTSHealth, our vision is to improve the quality of life for children who have experienced unfortunate situations beyond their control. We employ hard-working, dedicated, caring team members who are committed to excellence and empowering children and families through therapy, education, and prevention-based care. • High Fidelity Wraparound, Youth Partner Hybrid so should be in the Hickory NC area with reliable transportation • Full-time • What will you do? This position will travel to our clinic in Hickory, NC occasionally. • A Youth Partner is a person who articulates the lessons that they’ve learned from his/her own personal life experiences with social/emotional, developmental, behavioral, substance abuse or mental health challenges. • A Youth Partner provides mentor support, encourages leadership, and promotes comradery. • Helps build relationships and respect with family members, natural support, community partners and key stakeholders. • Develops a working understanding of the young person’s desires, goals, interests, and strengths. • Assists the young person with identifying goals and developing an action plan to steps to achieve these goals. • Helping the young person navigate a system across several domains while focusing on personal effectiveness/wellbeing and life/community functioning. • Help develop social responsibility and accountability-teaches the young person problem solving and decision-making skills that enable the young person to manage day to day life problems and opportunities. • Build Support Network- work with the young person to understand the benefits of a support system and identify those individuals and groups that advocate, provide encouragement, and the safety net necessary for success. • Enhance Social and Life Skills-assists the young person to become self-sufficient will build confidence and self-determination. • Attends a weekly supervision to monitor adherence of the HFW principles.

Youth Partner, High-Fidelity Wraparound

• Mental Health Counseling with emphasis on prevention.
• Provide clinical coverage and support for additional NC lines of service including but not limited to: Therapeutic Foster Care, BHUC, Rapid Response, etc.
• Perform assessments and behavioral screening as assigned and update as required.
• Clinical oversight of CTS location to which you are assigned.
• Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives and help them to develop insight into themselves and their relationships.
• Guide clients in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with their problems.
• Prepare and maintain all required treatment records and reports.
• Counsel clients and families, individually and in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, and making changes.
• Collect information about clients through interviews, observation, and tests.
• Act as client advocates in order to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
• Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge and update as required.
• Collaborate with other staff members to perform clinical assessments and develop treatment plans as assigned.
• Evaluate clients' physical or mental condition based on review of client information.
• Facilitate Child and Family Team Meetings with probation officers, police, and other interested parties in order to exchange necessary information during the treatment process.
• Refer patients, clients, or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.
• Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting clients or patients.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling programs and clients' progress in resolving identified problems and moving towards defined objectives.
• Plan, organize and lead structured programs of counseling, work, study, recreation and social activities for clients.
• Modify treatment activities and approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients' status.
• Monitor clients’ use of medications.
• Discuss with individual clients their plans for after leaving therapy.

Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Intensive In-Home

Family Support Partner, High Fidelity Wraparound

Youth Partner, High-Fidelity Wraparound

Licensed Mental Health Therapist – Foster Care