ACCESS: SUPPORTS FOR LIVING Community Psychiatric Support and Treatment Practitioner-Per Diem Salary in the United States

Location: Middletown, NY (Orange and Sullivan County, NY)

This position provides intensive in-home services for at-risk youth with serious emotional disturbances and their families. The position requires skills in providing intensive support, crisis intervention, advocacy & follow up services and within the home and community based service network of the agency.

Intensive In-Home Services are provided to youth and his/her family/caregiver experiencing a behavioral health crisis, and require the following skill set/abilities:

·         Provision of goal directed supports and solution focused interventions that achieve identified goals or objectives in a treatment plan. 

·         To engage children and youth and their family/caregivers who may have difficulty working with services in formal office settings.

·         To provide services and interventions designed to compensate for or eliminate functional deficits and interpersonal and/or environmental barriers within youth and their family.

Crisis Intervention services are provided to youth and his/her family/caregiver experiencing a behavioral health crisis, and includes the following skill set/abilities:

•     To Interrupt and/or ameliorate the crisis experience

•     provides an assessment that is culturally and linguistically sensitive

•     Results in immediate crisis resolution and de-escalation

•     Development of a Safety plans

Other Job Components:

·         Knowledgeable about all Orange County youth and family resources with particular knowledge of the services of Access: Supports for Living, Inc.

·         On-call coverage and crisis intervention as needed during and off normal business hours

·         Strong verbal and written communication skills.

·         Strong engagement and collaborative skills

·         Flexibility with hours as may require some evenings and weekends

Qualifications: This position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services and 1 – 3 years minimum experience working with Youth and Families.  Master’s Degree preferred.

·         1 to 3 years’ experience (preferably with youth and families).

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Education, Human Services, Recreation Therapy or related degree.  Master’s degree preferred.

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