Therapist - IDD / ASD RTF

Unit Specific Performance Objectives

1. Complete resident and family assessment, or social history, and documents in a timely manner.
2. Actively participates in treatment team planning meetings.
3. Complete disposition planning and documents in progress record as indicated.
4. Along with the Case Manager, serves as direct contract for referral and placement resources, maintains close communication with such resources, and invites appropriate representatives to case conferences and interagency meetings in a timely fashion.
5. Display excellence in customer service skills, returning all phone calls from internal staff members and external customers (i.e. parents, schools, referral sources, etc.) within 24 hours.
6. Coordinate court commitment procedures including preparation of relevant documentation, communication with mental health agencies, and provide testimony at commitment hearings as necessary.
7. Prepare and present oral and written clinical reports, maintains up-to-date documentation in progress records, and meets with and document family contact in a timely manner.
8. Participate in the development of psychoeducational groups for families, and acts as facilitator for multi-family groups on a weekly basis.
9. Have a knowledge base of DSM and its usage.
10. General knowledge of substance abuse issues.
11. Knowledge of age specific growth and development.
12. Participate in interdepartmental and case management meetings as required and requested by the Director of Social Work.
13. Maintains competence in identified universal core and critical competencies.
14. .Performs other duties as assigned.
15. Participates in monitoring aftercare as requested.
16. Ability to address cultural diversity and specific patient/family issues.