Behavioral Support Specialist

Role Overview

• Provide Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services (PRS) to enhance and restore skills needed for independence and stability.
• Offer person-centered, strengths-based services to improve quality of life and community integration.
• Provide in vivo redirection and modeling of appropriate behaviors in Behavior Modification (B-MOD).
• Enable families or caregivers to be engaged members of the treatment team in Family Support (FS).
• Equip families with coping skills and educate them to advocate effectively for the member.

Requirements

• Child Service Professional: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college in psychology, social work, early childhood education, child development, or a related field.
• Mental Health Professional: Master’s or doctoral degree from a program primarily psychological in nature (e.g., counseling, guidance, or social science equivalent) from an accredited university or college.
• One year of experience working with the population to be served.