Multicultural Wellness is a mental health clinic that provides culturally centered behavioral health treatment to diverse populations within the city of Worcester and its surrounding communities. We are committed to providing personalized mental health services tailored to the unique needs of our clients, promoting overall wellness and mental well-being. Our team consists of experienced and compassionate professionals dedicated to delivering high-quality care.
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Community Support Provider
CBHI IN-HOME THERAPY CLINICIAN
Job Title: CBHI IN-HOME THERAPY CLINICIAN
Department: WORCESTER COUNTY
Hours: PART-TIME / FULL-TIME
Role Description
CBHI In-Home Therapy Clinician: Deliver exceptional professional and therapeutic counseling services to children and their families. Actively participate in and facilitate wrap-around services that foster holistic support for our clients.
- Provide home-based individual therapy, family therapy, and case management services to children, adolescents, and families.
- Collaborate seamlessly with case managers, physicians, and nurses to develop well-coordinated treatment strategies tailored to the unique needs of each client and their family, while also engaging with outside agencies involved in the client’s care.
- Offer compassionate guidance and support to family members, helping them understand and navigate the complexities of the client’s situation while fostering a supportive environment.
- Conduct impactful individual and family counseling sessions aimed at helping clients overcome challenges such as mental and physical illnesses, poverty, unemployment, and experiences of abuse.
- Enhance your professional expertise by consulting with licensed practitioners in weekly or bi-weekly individual or group collaborative sessions.
- Thoroughly interview clients, review records, conduct comprehensive assessments, and collaborate with other professionals to accurately evaluate the mental and physical conditions of clients. Regularly update and modify client treatment records as needed.
- Monitor, assess, and document client progress toward treatment goals.
- Attend client meetings as required and coordinate efforts with external stakeholders, such as the Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Department of Youth Services (DYS), or Juvenile Probation, to ensure collaborative support.
- Connect clients and their families with vital community resources for housing or treatment, facilitating their recovery journey from mental or physical illnesses, and follow up diligently to ensure service effectiveness.
Skill and Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and listening communication skills
- Excellent written communication skills
- Act professionally and ethically
- Time management skills
- Familiarity with EMR software and ability to learn new systems quickly
- Must be a self-starter
- Knowledgeable with Microsoft products
- Experience in Treatment Planning and Mental Health services
- Proficiency in Psychology and Relationship Counseling
- Skills in Case Management
- Ability to work independently and remotely
Qualifications
- License eligible: Master’s degree in Counseling, Psychology, or related field
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) or equivalent certification
Pay: $43.00 – $48.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 15 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Multicultural Wellness reserves the right to revise this job description at any time.
Mental Health Out-Patient Therapy Clinician
Job Title: Mental Health Out-Patient
Department: Worcester
Hours: Fee for Service Flexible/evenings/weekends
Primary Functions:
Out-patient services provide individual, family, couples, and group counseling to children and adults. Services include home-based and center-based treatment.
Tasks:
•Assist clients in adhering to treatment plans, such as setting up appointments, arranging for transportation to appointments, and providing support;
•Collaborate with case managers, physicians, and nurses to plan and coordinate treatment based on client and family needs; and also with outside agencies involved in the treatment of the client i.e.: ICC workers;
•Counsel and aid family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting the client;
•Counsel clients in individual and family sessions to assist them in dealing with mental and physical illness, poverty, unemployment, or physical abuse;
•Interview clients, review records, conduct assessments, and confer with other professionals to evaluate the mental or physical condition of client or patient;
•Modify treatment plans and CANS on a quarterly basis through virtual gateway and the company EMR system;
•Document sessions or any contacts made in the company’s EMR;
•Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress with respect to treatment goals;
•Attend school based meeting as needed, coordinate with outside agencies such as DCF, DYS, or Juvenile Probation;
• Refer client, or family to community resources for housing or treatment to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness, following through to ensure service efficacy.
• Responsible for obtaining authorizations;
•Follow agency policies and procedures;
•Attend mandatory supervision and all mandatory trainings or staff meetings;
•Assist with additional duties as requested by the Executive Director and Clinical Director;
Document sessions per company policy using EMR to reflect goals and skills worked on during each session, and to ensure timely processing for billing and payroll purposes.
Requirements:
Master’s Degree or Doctorate in Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling, Social Work or related field
Active Massachusetts Driver’s License
Must have reliable transportation and be able to work evenings
Multicultural Wellness reserves the right to make revisions to this job description at any time. In the event that changes are made the employee will receive an updated version.
Therapeutic Mentor
Job Title: Therapeutic Mentor
Department: Worcester
Hours: Fee for Service Flexible/evenings/weekends
Therapeutic Mentor offers structured, one-to-one, strength based support services between a therapeutic mentor and a youth for the purpose of addressing daily living, social, and communication needs. Therapeutic Mentoring services include supporting, coaching, and training the youth in age-appropriate behaviors, interpersonal communication, problem –solving and conflict resolution, and relating appropriately to other children and adolescents, as well as adults, in recreational and social activities.
- Intensive Therapeutic Mentoring which includes establishing relationships with youth and engaging them in skill building activities: (e.g. increasing impulse control, building socialization skills, delayed gratification, exploring academic pursuits and enhance self -esteem.)
- Identify activities for each child assigned and locate appropriate activities in the community.
- Develop and implement lesson plans utilizing the clinician’s treatment plan.
- Document sessions per company policy using EMR to reflect goals and skills worked on during each session, and to ensure timely processing for billing and payroll purposes.
- Follow-up on service and program inquiries.
- Collaborate with social workers, care givers, teachers, wraparound facilitators, and school psychologists.
- Attend wrap-around meetings, staff meetings, and in-service trainings as needed.
- Attend monthly meeting and trainings
- Attend bi-weekly supervisions
Requirements:
Must have reliable transportation with a valid driver’s license; must be 21 or older; High School Diploma or GED with 2 years related experience; must be able to work evenings and weekends; Bachelor Degree in Psychology or related field preferred.
Multicultural Wellness reserves the right to make revisions to this job description at any time. In the event that changes are made the employee will receive an updated version.
Therapeutic Training and Support
Job Title: Therapeutic Training and Support
Department: Worcester/Fitchburg
Hours: Fee for Service Flexible/evenings/weekends
Therapeutic Training and Support (TT&S) is a service provided by a qualified paraprofessional working under the supervision of a clinician to support implementation of the clinician’s treatment plan to assist the youth and family in achieving the goals of that plan. The paraprofessional assist the clinician in implementing the therapeutic objectives of the treatment plan designed to address the youth’s mental health, behavioral and emotional needs. This service includes teaching the youth to understand, direct, interpret, manage, and control feelings and emotional responses to situations and to assist family to address the youth’s emotional and mental health needs. Phone contact and consultations are provided as part of the intervention.
- Identify activities for each child assigned and locate appropriate activities in the community.
- Document sessions per company policy using EMR to reflect goals and skills worked on during each session, and to ensure timely processing for billing and payroll purposes.
- Follow-up on service and program inquiries.
- Collaborate with social workers, care givers, teachers, wraparound facilitators, and school psychologists.
- Attend wrap-around meetings, staff meetings, and in-service trainings as needed.
- Attend meetings and trainings
- Attend bi-weekly supervisions
Requirements:
Bachelor Degree in Psychology or related field; must have reliable transportation with a valid driver’s license; must be 21 or older; must be able to work evenings and weekends.
Multicultural Wellness reserves the right to make revisions to this job description at any time. In the event that changes are made the employee will receive an updated version.
Substance Abuse Counselor
Recovery Coach
Recovery Navigator
Other Opportunities
Multicultural Wellness has Internship opportunities available in Worcester for students enrolled in a Master’s program in Social Work, Mental Health, Psychology or related programs.
Multicultural Wellness also offers internship opportunities for Bachelor level students in Human Service degree programs and Substance Abuse certificate or degree programs.
Doctoral Internship opportunities are also available.
To be considered for an internship please submit your resume to hr@multiculturalwellness.org
The Multicultural Wellness is centrally located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Worcester is the second largest city in Massachusetts, and is home to many colleges and universities including Clark University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, UMass Medical, and Mass. College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, for more information about the education opportunities visit: www.cowc.org
Worcester has an estimated population of 182,596. It is within a one hour drive from Boston, Springfield, Hartford, CT and Providence, RI. For more information please visit: www.worcesterma.gov
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