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Why SOS Illinois?
At SOS Illinois we are committed to keeping brothers and sisters in
foster care together by providing safe, stable, and loving homes. We do
this by offering an innovative approach to traditional foster care. Our
model of care provides a private, single-family home, access to a
community center, and support from professionally trained Foster Parents
and staff. With this, the children we serve benefit from the stability
of remaining with their siblings as well as the support of neighboring
SOS Illinois Foster Parents and the entire community.
Work for an impactful organization with a purpose
Corporate culture that supports diversity, equity, and inclusion
Hybrid/flexible work options to help balance work and life
PTO (paid time off in the form of personal days, sick time, vacation
days, and paid company holidays
Employee Referral Bonuses
The Role:
The Clinical Therapist is responsible for providing professional
clinical services including assessments, interventions, consultations,
crisis intervention and psycho-social-educational therapeutic services
to children, youth, families and caregivers served by SOS Childrens
Villages Illinois (SOS Illinois).
Responsibilities:
- Complete Mental Health Assessments (MHA) and Individual Treatment
Plans (ITP) for all assigned clients and make appropriate service
recommendations to case management staff and to the Director of
Clinical Services.
- Provide individual, family and group therapy to assigned clients in
order to achieve the goals outlined in the client service plan and
ITP.
- Prepare quarterly progress reports for clients as well as
information for service plans and Court reports as required by DCFS
and SOS Illinois.
- Assist staff and caregivers to appropriately respond to and resolve
crisis issues as they arise. Includes on call responsibilities.
- Maintain complete, accurate, and confidential clinical progress
notes, treatment plans and files as required by SOS Illinois and in
compliance with Medicaid Part 132 for all assigned clients and
families.
- Input Medicaid information into required database and participate in
all aspects of Medicaid submission, file audits and training when
necessary.
- Provide consultation to foster and biological parents and case
managers to ensure adequate understanding of the therapeutic needs
of the child and appropriate interventions and behavior management
techniques.
- Participate in quarterly Child and Family Team Meetings (CFTM) and
other client related staffings to provide prepared input regarding
the clients clinical progress and service needs.
- Collaborate with caregivers, SOS Illinois case managers, DCFS,
school personnel, court personnel, psychologists, psychiatrists and
medical physicians.
- Participate in professional clinical supervision, at a minimum of
once monthly for licensed clinicians and once weekly for unlicensed
clinicians.
- Provide clinical and professional supervision and monitoring
(leadership) as assigned by the Director of Clinical Services to
unlicensed clinical staff and interns.
- May include completion of student evaluations and/or other
documentation.
- Attend required staff meetings, agency meetings, supervision and
other meetings/events as requested.
- Participate in ongoing professional development workshops and
seminars as required by the organization and other governing bodies.
- Maintain regular contact with the Director of Clinical Services
regarding programmatic issues and service documentation as assigned.
- Prepare and submit reports and other documentation as required by
the Director of Clinical ervices.
- Develop workshops (or groups) and presentations to address the needs
of SOS Illinois clients, substitute caregivers and the community.
- Comply with all SOS Illinois policies, state, federal, county and
city laws, rules and regulations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
