Brief In-home Stabilization Therapist

Brief In-Home Stabilization Therapist

All are welcome! People of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ individuals are strongly encouraged to apply!

Washburn Center for Children is a leading children's mental health center, caring for a wide variety of children's needs associated with anxiety, depression, behavioral difficulties, and trauma.

The 141-year-old nonprofit offers critical mental health intervention to help children - and their families - realize hope. Washburn Center for Children serves almost 4,000 children ages 0-18 and approximately 9,000 family members each year. Washburn Center's three office locations - Brooklyn Park, Edina, and Minneapolis - serve the entire Twin Cities metro area. The nonprofit also offers in-home services, and its school-based program serves 50+ schools in the Eden Prairie, Bloomington, Minneapolis, Savage, Burnsville, and Eagan school districts.

The demand for therapeutic care has skyrocketed. Join our team to help children through the setbacks of life and create a better future. To learn more about how we do that work in homes, schools, and clinic-based services, visit us online.

Job Description

• Maintain a caseload of 6-10 children/students providing culturally based, individualized service to acute mental health distressed children and families in their home, schools, and community.
• Services may include assessment, crisis intervention, case management, therapy, parent education, and skills training.
• Reduce the crisis, improve or maintain children and families' emotional or behavioral functioning, and reduce the risk of out-of-home placement or hospitalization.

Role Responsibilities

• Conduct diagnostic assessments.
• Develop and implement treatment plans, crisis intervention, and goal setting based on the diagnosis.
• Provide individual and family therapy designed to improve the functioning of the child in daily and community living.
• Provide parent education.
• Care coordination of social and other services designed to help the child and their family gain access to all service providers and interdisciplinary services.
• Provide consultation with school, recreation, and other community programs to encourage the child's successful participation.
• Create a discharge plan.

Documentation

• Maintain required documentation as specified in our Clinical Policy Manual, including diagnostic assessments, treatment plans for each client, daily progress notes, and discharge or transfer summaries.
• Collaborate with the billing department to maintain current, timely authorizations for all therapeutic services from required insurance policies.
• Ensure Minnesota and HIPAA data privacy requirements are followed.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, or other human service field required.
• Must maintain or be working towards independent licensure; licensure as LICSW, LP, LPCC, or LMFT strongly preferred.
• A minimum of one year of experience working with children in acute mental health distress and their families is required; 3-5 years preferred.
• Must have a vehicle in operating condition, a valid driver's license, and car insurance.
• Must be knowledgeable and confident providing therapy and teaching families about trauma-informed practice.
• Must be able to provide access to 24-hour on-call availability on a rotating basis.

Salary

Salary bracket: $60,000 - $75,000 (Salary is based on several factors including but not limited to licensure, work experience, and education) + $5,000 hiring bonus.

Benefits

• Comprehensive dental, vision, health, life, and long-term disability insurance.
• 403b retirement plan and a flexible benefit option (FSA).
• Paid vacation accrues at 10 hours of vacation per month - up to 15 days / 120 hours annually.
• Paid sick leave accrues at 6.68 hours of sick per month - up to 10 days / 80 hours.
• There are 2.5 days/20 hours of floating holidays per year in addition to the eight standard holidays.

Washburn Center for Children is an EEO/AA employer: women, minorities, people with disabilities, people that hold different gender identities and expressions, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Cultural responsiveness and advancing equity are essential to achieving our mission. Our core values guide how we actively heal, learn, and work.