Licensed Social Worker-LMSW/LBHP

BACKGROUND

Forestdale is a NYC child welfare agency working to prevent child abuse/neglect through parenting, prevention, and foster care services, focusing on low-income and immigrant communities in NYC. Forestdale operates out of three offices to better serve the families of Brooklyn and Queens. We help thousands of families work through complex trauma, parents raise the next amazing generation of children, and youth successfully launch into adulthood. Forestdale s mission is to ensure that children and families have the fundamental assets they need to thrive and live independently. Job Summary The

LMSW/LBHP

is responsible for assessment and treatment planning for all children on his/her caseload in the foster care program. S/he supports the use of best practice behavioral health assessment and treatment and ensures NY State and City regulatory compliance. Salary Masters/Limited License

• $60,000 Masters/License
• $65,000 Masters/License/Bilingual
• $67,000
• $69,000 Major Responsibilities/Activities for this position include: Performing clinical and trauma-based assessments of youth and children Completing disposition summaries for all intake visits; establishing treatment goals for children, utilizing historical and current available information in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.

Assisting children and youth to develop skills as defined in treatment goals Providing psychotherapeutic supports and therapy. Providing individual counseling and treatment, substance abuse counseling and treatment, trauma-informed counseling and treatment, family and group counseling, transitional counseling. Promoting integration with community resources and skill-building. Providing psycho-education and wellness education. Communicating with family, case planning staff and medical practitioners. Enhancing compliance with behavioral expectations. Utilizing interventions drawn from evidence-based psychotherapeutic methodology. Structuring interventions to decrease problem behavior and increase developmentally appropriate pro-social behavior. Participating in multidisciplinary clinical team meetings, as needed Participating in case conferences, as scheduled and needed Reviewing incoming behavioral health evaluations and communicating recommendations to foster care and clinical staff for follow up; supporting the Director of Behavioral Health with coordinating recommendation follow up. Other duties as assigned Minimum Requirements Master s degree from an accredited university in behavioral sciences or related field Preferred 1-3 years experience delivering direct services to children, youth and families.

Compliance with:

Required background checks, including NYS Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse/Maltreatment, NYS Sex Offender Registry, NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services fingerprinting, NYS Justice Center Staff Exclusion List, NYS OMIG Medicaid Exclusion List. Mandated reporter training. Applicable provisions of the NYS Education Law with respect to hiring and retaining of licensed professionals Additional Comments Limited permit is allowed with the condition that License will be obtained within two months prior limited permit expires. Benefits Four weeks vacation, 1 self care day and 12 sick days Medical/dental/vision/life/disability insurance 401(k), 7% employer contribution + 2% match Tax-deferred health care/dependent care/commuter plans Additional Information Forestdale Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that is proudly committed to becoming an anti-racist and multicultural organization that stands up for justice and equity. We welcome prospective employees from diverse backgrounds, for administrative support and direct service and leadership roles, who will join us on that journey, uphold our values and approach, and believe in our mission. Additionally, we aim to have a racially representative leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with. Forestdale Inc. is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, participants, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of our activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and termination of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services.