About this role
Location: Monroe High School
Anticipated start date: 9-1-26
Days per year: 190
Hours per day: 7.0
Shift time:
TBD
Benefit Info:
• *Benefits offered: •Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription (SEBB) •Long-Term Disability Insurance •Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance and Life Insurance •Retirement •Sick, personal, and bereavement leave •Health Reimbursement Arrangement (VEBA) •Employee Assistance Program. *Optional Benefits: •Additional life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance •Deferred compensation •Annuities (403(b), Roth) •Medical flexible spending arrangement •Limited purpose flexible spending arrangement •Dependent care assistance program
POSITION SUMMARY The Integrated Co-Occurring Disorder Therapist is a grant-funded position responsible for working with students who present substance use issues and mental health needs. The therapist will be involved in the administration of the standardized initial and repeated assessments, and manualized, integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)/ Motivational Interviewing (MI)/Contingency Management (CM)} for adolescents experiencing substance use and co-occurring mental health problems. Considerable and ongoing training in CBT/MI/CM will be provided as the therapist implements the Integrative Cognitive Therapies Program (ICTP) model, in consultation with community mental health provider Therapeutic Health Services ICTP Consultants. The therapist will work closely with high school principals, school counselors, student assistance professionals and student support advocates. In conjunction with providing ICTP to young people experiencing co-occurring disorders, responsibilities include audio recording and reviewing therapy sessions for fidelity/adherence to the program, maintaining clinical progress notes, preparing written reports, collaborating with participants and family members, participating in team meetings at the Therapeutic Health Services site, school team meetings, and as arranged, conference calls with the Integrated Cognitive Therapies Program Consultants. The therapist will also receive training to offer ICTP Parent Coaching individually to families or in a group. Preferred Education and Experience
• S. or M.A. in social work, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, or related field. LICSW, LMFT, or LMHC preferred. At minimum, a valid Associates credential in one of these related fields is required to hold this position.
• Experience with Substance Use Disorder treatment. SUDP preferred.
• Able to communicate in English and Spanish preferred.
• The individual will be sufficiently knowledgeable of the laws, regulations, and guidelines to perform the duties of the position.
• Experience and proven success or desire to develop skills working with adolescents experiencing co-occurring mental health symptoms and substance use.
• Experience and proven success or desire to develop skills in working with families of adolescents experiencing co-occurring mental health symptoms and substance use.
• Experience or desire to develop skills implementing a manualized and standardized therapy
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Strong background or interest in learning Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Contingency Management.
• Desire to work as a school-based member of a team disseminated across Snohomish County, delivering care through use of a standardized and manualized therapy.
• Ability to be present at assigned school(s) as well as ICTP team meetings held in Everett once a week.
• Ability and desire to work with adolescents involved in substance use.
• Ability and desire to work with adolescents experiencing mental health issues.
• Ability and desire to work with and support the family of adolescents experiencing co-occurring disorders.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and strong active listening skills.
• Ability or interest in developing skill in standardized assessment.
• Capacity for detail oriented data collection and reporting.
• Ability to work with a wide variety of audiences in a role that is new to the school setting.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES This list of essential job functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. The employee may perform all or a combination of several of the following duties:
• Provides integrated manualized therapy based in CBT/MET/and CM consistent with the ICTP model under the guidance of the ICTP Consultant Team.
• Participant sessions are individual and after the initial assessment primarily with the young person. Family coaching in the ICTP model will also be offered to families either individually or in a group as is needed.
• Maintains clinical records as well as the records required for fidelity monitoring and clinical supervision, audio-recording of sessions, completion of self-ratings as required and filing or submitting these items as instructed.
• Collects, maintains and submits data obtained through standardized assessments to ICTP program manager to facilitate individual and aggregate outcome evaluation.
• Communicates with collateral contacts including school personnel, probation officers and family members as indicated and as consented to by the patient (and the family for minors under the age of 13 y/o). This may include writing reports for courts or referral agencies. All communication will be consistent with federal confidentiality and duty to warn guidelines.
• Participates in weekly Snohomish County Clinical Team meetings with the Therapeutic Health Services ICTP team (Psychiatric Director or other psychiatric staff, ICTP Clinical Supervisors, Administrative Program Manager as indicated, and the full ICTP team as is feasible), and conference calls as indicated.
• Participates in weekly individual supervision with assigned ICTP Clinical Supervisor.
• Participates in weekly school team meetings.
• Reports any significant clinical concerns related to individuals enrolled in the ICTP Program to the ICTP Director or Clinical Supervisor in a timely manner. As necessary and in keeping with Confidentiality Standards of Practice, report concerns to the school principal, parents or regulatory agency.
• Follows Monroe School District policies.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Work is typically performed in an office environment; regularly required to focus on a computer screen for prolonged periods; may be necessary to interact with difficult or distraught individuals and provide them ICTP Therapy. The physical requirements indicated below are examples of the physical aspects that this position classification must perform in carrying out essential job functions:
• Use of a personal computer for extended periods of time
• Use of a telephone and other office equipment
• Ability to perceive the nature of sound; near/far visual acuity, depth perception
• Ability to communicate orally; manual dexterity to operate office machines, gross and fine motor skills
• Exert 10 to 20 pounds of force on a frequent basis
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects
• Sit for extended periods of time, walk, stand
• Attend off site trainings and workshops as deemed necessary
• Work is conducted in a shared, open, office environment with consideration toward equipment noise, confidentiality, voice volume
• The job is performed with the majority of time spent indoors and under minimal temperature variations; a portion of the day may be time spent outdoors and is subject to a variety of changing weather conditions and potentially uneven/slippery surfaces.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job. EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS This grant-funded position is part of the Non-Represented group. The position will work a full time 1.0 FTE schedule, that is: 190 seven-hour days. Salary and benefits as determined by the current salary schedule. Employee is required to complete all mandatory district trainings by specified deadlines. EVALUATION PROCEDURES Performance shall be evaluated annually according to Board and administrative policies and procedures.