Washburn Center for Children is a leading children’s mental health center, caring for a wide variety of children’s needs associated with anxiety, depression, behavioral difficulties and trauma.

 

The 141-year-old nonprofit offers critical mental health intervention to help children - and their families - realize hope. Washburn Center for Children serves almost 4,000 children ages 0-18 and approximately 9,000 family members each year. Washburn Center’s three office locations – Brooklyn Park, Edina, and Minneapolis – serve the entire Twin Cities metro area. The nonprofit also offers in-home services, and its school-based program serves 50+ schools in the Eden Prairie, Bloomington, Minneapolis, Savage, Burnsville and Eagan school districts.

Washburn Center for Children is committed to all our employees’ professional development.  During your time at Washburn Center, you will receive continuous clinical training, increased supervision time and exposure to a wide array of clinical needs. This role is a highly collaborative function, and you will experience exposure to all programs at Washburn Center, working in collaboration with a variety of experienced professionals to ensure the best care for the children and families in your care.

Washburn Center for Children has an opening for a full time In-Home Family Therapist. This position provides specialized service to children and families in their homes and community such as assessment, crisis intervention, therapy, and parent education using trauma informed practices.       

 

Clinicians provides services to educate and support families to become empowered to better self-advocate and navigate the various systems with more confidence and skill, as well as providing specialized direct services to children and their families, in their homes, schools, and communities to include the following services:

·       Conduct diagnostic assessments

·       Develop and implement treatment plans, crisis intervention, and goal setting based on the diagnosis

·       Provide Individual and family therapy designed to improve the functioning of the child in daily and community living. Some solutions the clinician may provide could include the following:

·       Communication within the family

·       Problem solving skills

·       Home and family management

·       Ideas for leisure time and recreation for the client and the family

·       Navigating community resources that are available

·       Provide parent education

·       Assist families in building essential skills required for growth and coping with traumatic experiences, which may include arranging and participating as necessary with families in recreation and social activities

·       Care coordination of social and other services designed to help the child and family gain access to all services providers and interdisciplinary services

·       Provide consultation with school, recreation, and other community programs to encourage the child’s successful participation

·       Create a discharge plan

Clinicians will be expected to maintain required documentation as specified in our Clinical Policy Manual, including:

·       Diagnostics assessments

·       Treatment plans for each client

·       Daily progress notes

·       Complete CASIIs, work with parents to complete the Parent SDQ, and work with clients to complete the GAIN-SS

·       Documentation of all case activities

·       Discharge or transfer summaries

·       Collaborate with the billing department to maintain current, timely authorizations for all therapeutic services from required insurance policies

·       Timely response of communications from the program director, the supervisor, or program support to ensure clear communication throughout the program

**All clinicians are to ensure Minnesota and HIPAA data privacy requirements are followed.**

 

·       Must have a Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or other human service field

·       Must maintain or be working towards independent licensure; licensure as LICSW, LP, LPCC, or LMFT strongly preferred

·       If candidate has a Master’s in Social Work, valid licensure as an LGSW is required

·       A minimum of one year of experience with severely emotionally disturbed children and their families is required, with 3-5 years preferred

·       Must be knowledgeable and confident providing therapy based on and teaching families and others within the treatment team about trauma informed practice

·       Flexibility, resourcefulness, and demonstrated cultural responsiveness when working with diverse populations, specifically those impacted by systemic inequality

Salary bracket: $60,000 - $75,000 (Salary is based on several factors including but not limited to licensure, work experience and education) + 5,000 Hiring Bonus

Why work in In- Home Family Therapy? https://youtu.be/1-zVnirG_sc

 

Washburn offers benefits to Full-Time benefit eligible employees comprehensive Dental, Vision, Health, Life and Long term disability insurance.  Additionally we offer a 403b retirement plan and a flexible benefit option (FSA). 

 

Vacation:  Paid Vacation accrues at 10 hours of vacation per month - up to 15 days / 120 hours annually.

Sick Leave:  Paid sick leave accrues at 6.68 hours of sick per month - up to 10 days / 80 hours.

Holidays:  There are 2.5 days/20 hours of floating holidays per year in addition to the eight standard holidays.

 

***Please note that Internships, Part-Time (less than 30 hours/week) and Temporary positions are NOT eligible for all of Washburn Center's benefits***