We are a behavioral health staffing agency offering flexible hours and competitive pay! Apply now if you are looking for a rewarding position with the ability to change the path of children and adolescents within our community through behavior modification and the joint efforts of the treatment team!
Description:
The Behavior Consultant designs functional approaches for changing a child’s problematic behavior into more adaptive behavioral functioning. Specifically, the Behavior Consultant is charged with the responsibility of meeting with the child, family, and other involved persons, and assisting them in developing specific and measurable criteria by which behavior changes can be determined, and in setting forth reasonable expectations for the child that will challenge the child to develop a more socially appropriate set of behaviors.
Description:
The Licensed Behavior Consultant designs functional approaches for changing a child’s problematic behavior into more adaptive behavioral functioning. Specifically, the Behavior Consultant is charged with the responsibility of meeting with the child, family, and other involved persons, and assisting them in developing specific and measurable criteria by which behavior changes can be determined, and in setting forth reasonable expectations for the child that will challenge the child to develop a more socially appropriate set of behaviors.
IBHS Full-Time Licensed Behavior Consultant
- 37.5 hours per week
Essential Duties:
- Must maintain a minimum of 25 billable hours per week.
- Caseload of up to 15 clients
- Group Therapy sessions
- Complete Assessment scales (Arizona, Behavior Data Form, Progress Monitoring Forms, etc.)
- Functional Behavior Assessments
- Initial IBHS Assessments
- Must perform at minimum 10 hours of non-billable / administrative hours per week.
- Design, direct, provide consultation on, and oversee the provision of the implementation of a behavior modification-driven Individual Treatment Plan, which is individualized, to each child/adolescent and to family needs. BC will modify the plan quarterly and as necessary.
- Develop and revise an Individual Treatment Plan through the identification of behavioral goals.
- Recommend non-aversive behavioral change methods and intervention techniques.
- Participate as a member of the treatment team by providing service directly to the child and/or family in the home, school, day care, ER, or other community programs or settings.
- Participate in interagency service planning meetings.
- Maintain records of service delivery noting progress as well as necessary modifications to plans.
- Report to a licensed mental health professional for clinical supervision as needed.
- Attend all meetings required by State and Local regulatory bodies.
Qualifications:
The BC shall have a minimum of 1 year of full-time postgraduate experience in the provision of mental health direct services to children, youth or young adults and meet one of the following:
(1) Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a physician practicing psychiatry, psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, certified registered nurse practitioner with a mental health certification or clinical social worker.
(2) Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a behavior specialist and have a graduate degree that required a clinical or mental health direct service practicum from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or have an equivalent degree from a foreign college or university that has been evaluated by the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. The Department will accept a general equivalency report from the listed evaluator agencies to verify a foreign degree or its equivalency.
(3) Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a social worker and have a graduate degree that required a clinical or mental health direct service practicum from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or have an equivalent degree from a foreign college or university that has been evaluated by the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. The Department will accept a general equivalency report from the listed evaluator agencies to verify a foreign degree or its equivalency.
(4) Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a professional with a scope of practice that includes overseeing the provision of IBHS and have a graduate degree that required a clinical or mental health direct service practicum from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or have an equivalent degree from a foreign college or university that has been evaluated by the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. The Department will accept a general equivalency report from the listed evaluator agencies to verify a foreign degree or its equivalency.
License
- Valid professional license in the state of Pennsylvania
Clearances:
- PA Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance
- PA Act 34 Pennsylvania State Criminal Clearance
- PA Act 114 FBI Fingerprint Clearance
- Others required by the agency
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
Work setting:
Education:
Experience:
- mental health counseling with children: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- BSC license in PA (or other qualifying license) (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Philadelphia, PA 19107: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Philadelphia, PA 19107