Therapeutic Foster Family Home Specialist - Hybrid

Duties & Responsibilities

• The Therapeutic Foster Family Home (TFFH) Specialist conducts initial assessment including review of referral information, identifying, and engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and developing an analysis of the fit of problem behaviors within the ecological context. Conducts trauma screening. Conducts trauma assessments or refers to a therapist qualified in trauma assessment.
• Therapeutic Foster Family Home Specialist will engage primary caregiver and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement. Implement a problem conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention implementation, outcome review and strategy revision procedure using ongoing assessments and monitoring.
• Provide direct clinical treatment using methods compatible with evidenced based practices and trauma informed care principles, including but not limited to:
• Provides individual, family, and group therapy in accordance with treatment plans; maintaining contact with the client and foster parent at least weekly.
• Has contact with Child Welfare Case Management Provider (CWCMP) worker at least once per month staffing each client with the treatment team monthly.
• Prepares treatment plans and any other required updates for treatment team every 90 days maintaining clear and concise documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements of the program.
• Assure families have access to a therapist 24 hours/day, 7 days/week by participating in on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• Master's degree, from an accredited College or University, in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or a related subject area required. Licensure required. Provisional Licensure acceptable.
• 2+ years' experience working with children who have family, educational or emotional disturbance, including experience working with family issues preferred.
• Knowledge of family systems theory and application; social ecological theory and application; behavioral therapies theory and application; cognitive-behavioral therapy theory and application (TF-CBT preferred); pragmatic family therapies theory and application; child development research; and/or social skills assessment and intervention.
• Must be able to meet requirements for Eckerd's Auto Insurance and be able to drive for business purposes. Must be capable of travel and driving within counties covered by the caseload.
• Must be able to provide 24 hours, 7 days/week on-call crisis intervention to clients. Must be able to work a flexible schedule that includes nights and weekends.
• Required to pass a drug screen in compliance with our Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace policy.

*This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.

About our Program

Eckerd Connects' Therapeutic Foster Family Home (TFFH) care is a distinct, powerful, and unique model of care that provides children with the combination of best elements from traditional foster care and residential treatment centers. TFFH programs provide in a clinically effective and cost-effective way, individualized and intensive treatment for children and adolescents who would otherwise be placed in institutional settings or remain in traditional intensive foster care setting where they may not receive the interventions necessary for their individual issues. These children have serious levels of emotional, behavioral, and medical problems. TFFH is active and structured and occurs in the foster family home.

It is paramount that an active, evolving relationship and dialogue be maintained by the TFFH professionals, foster families, and children in care. Having an established relationship allows children, foster parents, and biological parents to address concerns, behaviors, and issues without having to share details of previous trauma to new people.

Our Office Location

1999 N. Amidon Avenue Suite 105

Wichita, KS 67203

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Please follow the link for more information about this program: https://eckerd.org/family-children-services/foster-and-adoption/