TJocelyne Counseling & Consulting Clinic Hiring for Therapeutic Mentors Needed Job at Taunton, MA Full Time

Therapeutic Mentors Needed

What is Therapeutic Mentoring?

Therapeutic Mentoring offers structured, one-to-one, strength-based support services between a Therapeutic Mentor and a youth (up to the age of 21) to support a specific goal on the child’s behavioral treatment plan such as developing social skills, interpersonal skills, problem-solving strategies, or daily living skills.

Therapeutic Mentoring is designed to give children and teens the opportunity for skill-building through experiences that would naturally occur in their everyday life, at their home, foster home, childcare center, or other settings. To help the child develop a specified skill, their Therapeutic Mentor works to model, educate, motivate, and coach them on using and practicing overcoming obstacles related to these skills.

Services are provided in any setting where the youth resides, such as the home (including foster homes and therapeutic foster homes), and in community settings, such as schools, child care centers, respite settings, and other culturally and linguistically appropriate community settings.

What services are provided?

Therapeutic Mentoring services include:

· Coaching, supporting, and training the youth in age-appropriate behaviors

· Interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, problem-solving

· Relating appropriately to other children, adolescents, and adults, in recreational and social activities according to a behavioral-health treatment plan developed by an outpatient or In-Home Therapy provider in concert with the family and youth whenever possible, or according to an Individual Care Plan (ICP) for youth with Intensive Care Coordination (ICC).

These services help ensure the youth’s success in navigating various social contexts, learning new skills, and making functional progress. The Therapeutic Mentor offers supervision of such activities and engages the youth in discussions about effective handling of peer interactions.

What is a Therapeutic Mentor?

Therapeutic Mentors have an array of skills to help children and teenagers build on their strengths; they work closely with a licensed clinician and collaborate with the child’s family and their clinical team to achieve a specific skill-building goal. They create a positive relationship with the youth they are working with to achieve goals through creative learning experiences and work with the child to provide feedback to the family on their progress and practicing skills. Therapeutic Mentors can also collaborate with the family when they need to implement these strategies at home.

When are Therapeutic Mentoring Services necessary?

Therapeutic Mentoring Services are often necessary to achieve the goal(s) established in an existing behavioral health treatment plan for outpatient or In-home Therapy or an ICP for youth in ICC.

Progress toward meeting the identified goal(s) is documented and reported regularly to the youth’s current treater(s).

Services are designed to support age-appropriate social functioning or ameliorate deficits in the youth’s age-appropriate social functioning.

Who is eligible for Therapeutic Mentoring?

Only members of MassHealth Standard or MassHealth CommonHealth Benefit plans can access this service. We accept all Managed Care Entities (MCE’s)

· Boston Medical Center Healthnet Plan (BMCHP)

· Fallen Community Health Plan (FCHP), at Beacon Health Strategies

· Optum-Allways Health Partners

· Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP)

· Network Health (NH)

What criteria must be met?

Therapeutic Mentoring (TM) is a Clinical Hub-dependent service. Referral can only be made if the youth is engaged in out-patient services (Clinician/Therapist), In-Home Therapy (IHT), or Intensive Care Coordination (ICC).

What does it mean to be a Clinical Hub dependent service?

Referrals must come from one of the three clinical hubs:

· Out-Patient Services (OP)

· In-Home Therapy (IHT)

· Intensive Care Coordination (ICC)

Service will not be authorized as a “stand-alone” service. It requires a hub. There must be a goal identified on an existing individual care plan (ICP) for youth in ICC, or a treatment plan for youth in IHT, or outpatient (behavior management plan) that the service is required/needed to address.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Internship

Pay: $22.50 – $26.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

COVID-19 considerations:
All providers are required to be vaccinated unless they have a medical waiver. All staff are required to wear a mask.

Experience:

• working with youth: 1 year (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Language:

• Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole (Preferred)

Required travel:

• 25% (Required)

Work Location:

• Multiple locations

Pay Frequency:

• Bi weekly or Twice monthly

Work Remotely:

• Temporarily due to COVID-19

Work Location: Multiple Locations