Behavioral Health Technicians (BHT)

U.S. Medical Staffing Behavioral Health Technicians (BHT) are to provide therapeutic support to children in their home, school & other community settings. The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) implements treatment plans and behavioral interventions to children and adolescents within a therapeutic environment that includes school, home, and/or community setting. A BHT will use the behavioral treatment plan to help the child improve their behavioral health through targeted strategies and behavioral techniques that address the child’s specific needs and goals.

Key Responsibilities:

· Works collaboratively with the Behavior Consultant and all team members to ensure the service plan is meeting the child’s needs and recommend other services as needed.

· Provides 1:1 support and interventions when required including behavior modification techniques and proactive strategies to stabilize the child or adolescent as outlined in the treatment plan.

· Supports the family and school personnel in their efforts to stabilize the child by providing information, guidance, modeling and counseling.

· Provides therapeutic intervention with clients during treatment and educational activities

· Works in traditional as well as non-traditional settings (i.e., home, school, day care, community, etc.) in order to meet the needs of the child.

· Effective documentation of behavioral progress and relays information to team members, supervisors, and other staff as required.

· Ensures all required documentation is completed legibly, professionally, and submitted in a timely manner.

Experience/Requirements:

· Completed 40 hour Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification training curriculum prior to starting cases

· Complete all CBH mandated and provider required trainings as well as provider required trainings

· Understanding of theory and implementation of behavior modification interventions.

· Knowledge of crisis management techniques.

· Ability to form effective working relationships with diverse clients, school staff, family members and stakeholders.

· Ability to work effectively with a team-oriented environment.

· Ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries and confidentiality.

· Demonstrates initiative, problem solving, and follow-through.

· Ability to effectively and independently communicate treatment objectives and interventions to youth, family, school staff and other treatment team members.

Requirement:

Bachelor’s Degree in psychology, social work, counseling, sociology, education, criminal justice, or similar human service field OR Bachelor’s degree in any field with at least one year of experience in a job that involved direct contract with children/adolescents OR

associates degree, or 60 credits toward a bachelor’s degree with at least 3 years of full-time paid work experience in direct care work with children or adolescents OR

have a high school diploma or the equivalent of a high school diploma will at least 2 years of experience providing ABA services and have completed a 40-hour training covering the RBT Task List as evidenced by a certification that includes the name of the responsible trainer, who is certified as a BCBA or BCABA.

Must be able to provide Degree and official transcripts.

Current State Required Clearances (Criminal Background, Child Abuse and DPW FBI Fingerprinting), Current Physical and PPD screening &Current CPR and First Aid Certification