Treatment Foster Care Crisis Intervention Counselor
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Description
- Support youth and families in the Lydia Home Treatment Foster Care program by providing trauma-informed, relationship-based care to prevent and de-escalate crisis situations.
- Provide in-home support to youth and families during crisis situations and, in collaboration with clinical personnel, determine next steps when a youth cannot be de-escalated in the home.
- Assume on-call responsibilities as assigned and execute the use of appropriate protocol when navigating crisis situations.
- As assigned, be certified in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention [TCI] and conduct associated debriefings, consultations, and oversight of behavior management procedures and practices.
- Supervise and support youth while they are out of the home for therapeutic reset and crisis stabilization interventions (to be provided on residential milieu and on Crisis Stabilization Unit).
- Spend time with youth and families in residential and home settings to develop relationships, provide short-term respite care, and support the residential milieu setting.