Therapist

Role and Responsibilities:

• Increase girls’ resiliency and protective factors by improving relationships, increasing self-efficacy, and

encouraging self-advocacy

• Support girls in making decisions that will lead to productive, fulfilling, and healthy lives

• Address risk factors using holistic assessment, goal setting, and care plan development

• Utilize the Transtheoretical Model of Change, considering any history of trauma and leveraging girls’

strengths

• Provide weekly therapy services to girls using evidenced-based and research-informed therapeutic

interventions

• Provide monthly family support/counseling with parents/guardians to encourage girl progression in the

change process

• Provide solution-focused counseling approaches toward the resolution of risk factors for substance abuse

following the standards of the Florida Administrative Codes Chapter 65D-30

• Provide crisis intervention as warranted, including risk assessments and family support Engage in care

review meetings for girls served and provide education to the care planning team

• Collaborate with outside entities and community providers involved in girl’s care, make referrals as

appropriate, and advocate for needed resources Facilitates family sessions and works with the girls’

natural support systems

• Conduct psycho-educational and therapy groups that are girl-centered, focusing on social-emotional and

life skill development

• Provide advocacy within the community by attending conferences and public speaking events

• Provide care management services, including transportation services when needed

• Review eligibility requirements for girls entering the program, complete enrollment paperwork,

biopsychosocial assessments, screening tools, care plans and transition plans

• Contribute positively toward programmatic outcomes and the collection of data to support the change

process of girls