Community Health Center · 5 months ago
Developmental Therapist - Child Guidance Center of Southern CT
Stamford, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expCommunity Health Center is dedicated to providing quality healthcare services, and they are seeking a Developmental Therapist to work under the supervision of the Director of Early Childhood Services. This role involves providing intensive in-home therapy to families with children under 6, conducting assessments, developing care plans, and engaging families in therapeutic interventions.
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Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive, strength- and need-based child and family assessments, diagnoses and clinical formulations
Develop detailed care plans, responsive to the priorities of the family needs and strengths identified in the assessment
Engage families in individualized psychotherapeutic and psycho-educational parent and child interventions
Conduct mental health consultation in early care and/or educational settings
Participate in reflective supervision provided by the Program Director
Utilize the agency’s electronic health record (EHR) system to ensure proper and timely completion of clinical documentation, program statistics, and outcome data, in compliance with all applicable agency, program, and government requirements and best practice standards
Actively participate in all activities of the Child First Learning Collaborative and CGC’s exciting array of in-service training and staff development activities
Other related activities as needed
Qualification
Required
Ph.D., Psy.D., M.S.W., Masters in Counseling, MFT, or other license track mental health profession required
Licensed in a mental health profession in Connecticut, or eligible to immediately become licensed required
Minimum 3 years experience providing mental health diagnostic and treatment services to children (birth to 5 years) and high risk families, with specific experience providing dyadic parent- child treatment, play therapy and in-home interventions
Familiarity with reliable research findings and promising practices in early childhood development; developmental, emotional and behavioral disorders; affects of trauma and environmental stressors on brain development; attachment theory; and other topics relevant to work with the Child First population
Ability to demonstrate a belief in resilience and the power of emotionally corrective relationships and to empathize with parents and assist them with the challenges of parenting
Knowledge and experience working with adults with serious mental health, substance abuse, and cognitive challenges required
Experience providing mental health consultation in early childhood care and educational settings
Ability to demonstrate an understanding of normal child development and grounding in at least one relevant orientation to treatment (e.g. psychodynamic, trauma informed, family systems, etc.)
Experience working with patients from culturally diverse backgrounds, and the ability to demonstrate cultural competence and sensitivity required
Verbal and written English fluency required; candidates with fluency in Spanish, Haitian Creole, or another language widely spoken in our community, a strong asset
Computer skills required; familiarity with EHR systems a plus
Company
Community Health Center
Community Health Center, Inc., where health care is a right, not a privilege, co-founded in 1972 by Mark Masselli in Middletown, Connecticut
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.41MKey Investors
Health Resources and Services AdministrationAmeriCorps Public AlliesExact Sciences
2024-11-22Grant· $1M
2024-07-09Grant· $0.41M
2023-05-17Grant
Leadership Team
Mark Masselli
President/CEO
Meredith Johnson, MBA, MHA, PMP
Chief Operating Officer
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