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About Us
A New Legacy Family Services, the Greater Richmond area's community based mental health and wellness agency that focuses on providing culturally competent and holistic wraparound services that meet the needs of an entire family. We pride our programs in being trauma-informed, utilizing alternative methods of healing such as acupuncture and yoga, creating experiential learning opportunities for our youth, and providing our programs in safe and nurturing environments in our centers, in the schools, and in the homes of our clients. We strive to equip our families with the tools they need to create a NEW legacy for themselves, and their families.
School-based TDT Qualifications
- QMHP-C or QMHP-Trainee
- LMHP Resident in Counseling
Job Description
The School-based Therapeutic Day Treatment (TDT) Counselor provides individualized and structured therapeutic interventions to children/adolescents with mental, emotional, or behavioral illnesses in a school setting. We are an innovative and growing company, that strives to provide the highest quality of person centered therapeutic services to children, adolescents, and adults in the Greater Richmond and Hopewell areas, and we are looking for the best clinically trained leaders and professionals, to continue to expand our vision.
A criminal background check is required for this position, along with a search of the Virginia Department of Social Services/Child Protective Services Central Registry.
Job Responsibilities
- Provides a minimum of two therapeutic interventions per day to include daily evaluation of needs, medication education and management, opportunities to learn and use daily living skills and to enhance social and interpersonal skills (e.g., problem-solving, anger management, community responsibility, increased impulse control, appropriate peer relations, etc.), and individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, case coordination, recreation and family support.
- Provides concurrent mental health treatment to include behavior management services and interventions that are congruent to the goals and objectives listed in the service plan for that client.
- Models appropriate behaviors and strategies for the client throughout the day.
- Provides counseling and support to children and their families as appropriate and within professional training and competence.
- Completes a daily log of services provided and client response to interventions. Submit logs weekly to management, as assigned.
