Infant Mental Health Home Based Therapist

Position: Infant Mental Health/Home Based Therapist

The Infant Mental Health/Home-Based Therapist will be an integral part of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with program staff and community partners to deliver a comprehensive range of services to infants and their families. This role focuses on strengthening and supporting the parent-infant relationship, identifying family needs, and providing developmentally appropriate, relationship-based therapeutic interventions aimed at promoting healthy attachment and early childhood development.

• Provide parent-child relationship focused therapy and case management services within the home and community settings for pregnant women, fathers, and young children birth to age six.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and treatment planning with measurable objectives.
• Provide support and crisis intervention with families and children involved with the program.
• Assist in coordination and referrals of support services for the family.
• Provide parent education and guidance. Support overall child development.
• Collaborates with collateral professionals, referral sources, and providers of ancillary services on behalf of consumers, including making referrals and coordinating care.
• Manages a caseload of 8-10 families, based on referral source and family needs.
• Verifies Medicaid eligibility and service authorizations to ensure payment of services.
• Promote healthy social-emotional development in children by building on family strengths while addressing challenges related to attachment, mental health, and environmental stressors.

• Master’s degree in social work or counseling
• State licensure in Social Work, or Counseling (LLMSW, LMSW, LLPC, LPC)
• Valid Michigan Driver’s License, appropriate insurance and use of own vehicle.
• One (1) year clinical experience working persons with young children, toddlers, and infants preferred.
• Candidates must have or be actively working toward an Infant Mental Health Endorsement® through the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH). If not currently endorsed, a waiver from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is required and must be maintained while.

• Community, Home Based
• Non-traditional hours
• Job travel, utilizing personal vehicle with mileage reimbursement