Therapist (LAC, LSW, LPC, LCSW)

Job Description

Job Description

**Travel will be involved within your county**

Prasada Center for Wellbeing is in need of Counselors for North Jersey Counties referred youth and families. We serve Morris, Sussex, Bergen, Passaic, Essex, Somerset, Warren, Hunterdon, Hudson, Middlesex and Monmouth Counties.

About Us:

Prasada Center for Wellbeing offers therapeutic counseling, coaching and health care services in the homes and communities of New Jersey families, the ideal environment to promote healing, growth and support for emotional well-being. It offers services within two healthcare segments; children and family services that provide mental and behavioral health counseling and coaching. In addition Prasada offers therapies and supports for Autistic children and children with intellectual and developmental delays.

We are looking for those who will share our vision to become an industry leader in enhancing and promoting change and functionality in the lives of the individuals Prasada serves. We believe our team members are promoters of change, healing and support so children, families and individuals with disabilities can achieve greater outcomes. Not only does Prasada want to promote change in others, we also want to promote your achievements abd career growth.

Pay Range:

Contract/Part Time: $66 - $90/hour based on experience, licensure, additional languages, certifications, additional clinical supervision. Rates are based on caseload size. The more cases your accept the higher your pay rate.

Fulltime: Up to $85,000 - $90,000/year based on experience, licensure, additional languages, certification and additional supervision.

Fulltime Benefits:

Health Insurance, 401K+Matching, Paid Time Off, Flexible Schedule. Free clinical supervision with a minimim caseload of four clients.

Other Perks:

Free clinical supervision, rewards program, job referral program, seasonal gatherings.

Hours:

Afternoons, evenings, weekends, after school hours

Skills//Duties

• Provide therapeutic crisis counseling services to children and families in their home. Telehealth is optional based on families needs.
• Focus on child assessment, treatment planning and quality care. Instruction in learning adaptive frustration tolerance, self-regulation, and expression.
• Teach Stress Management
• Focus on crisis stabilization for short term therapeutic work.
• Teach children and caregivers strategies to help manage the child's symptoms.
• Deliver care based on evidenced based practices and must be in compliance with agency policies and regulations.
• Social Skills development and Problem Solving Skills
• Parent training and support
• Provide individual clinical supervision for In Home Behavioral Assistants.
• Collaborate with Mobile Response and Stabilization and Care Management Care Managers.
• Complete treatment plans and progress notes in EHR in accordance with state and agency guidelines.

Qualifications//Requirements

• Valid New Jersey License for Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Associate Counselor, Licensed Social Worker.
• Minimum 2 years experience working with children with mental health and behavioral challenges and/or autism or other developmental delays.
• Bilingual in Spanish or other language preferred, but not required.
• Experience in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy strategies and methods or
• Experience in Dialectic Behavioral Therapy strategies and methods.
• Certification in Floor Time a plus
• Experience in art therapy, music therapy, play therapy a plus.
• Valid NJ Drivers License.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills a must.

Following Specializations a plus:

• Substance Abuse
• Social Emotional Learning
• Trauma Informed
• Gaming Addictions
• Sexualized Behaviors
• LGBTQ
• Fetal Alcohol Disorder
• Adoption
• Parenting Skills
• Trauma related therapy
• Working with youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• Working with youth from diverse ethnic backgrounds
• Multiple locations

Work Remotely: Home based position , but in person sessions in the family's home are required unless telehealth is requested.