Independent Contractor - Therapist

Position Summary:

NECCO is seeking skilled and mission-driven Contracted Therapists to provide high-quality mental health services for children and families involved in foster care. This role includes individual therapy with youth, support for foster families, and family therapy with biological parents during reunification and transitional periods. The Contracted Therapist plays a critical role in supporting permanency, emotional stability, and overall well-being for the children and families served.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical Service Delivery

• Provide individual therapy to children and adolescents placed in foster care, addressing trauma, emotional regulation, behavioral concerns, and other identified treatment needs.

• Deliver therapeutic support and psychoeducation to foster parents, helping them understand trauma-informed care, attachment needs, and strategies for supporting youth in placement.

• Conduct family therapy sessions with biological parents to support reunification, healthy attachment, and readiness for transition.

• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment plans based on clinical assessments and evidence-based practices.

• Maintain timely, complete, and compliant documentation according to NECCO standards, state regulations, and professional ethics.

• Collaborate with case management teams, foster parents, educational staff, and external providers to ensure coordinated care.

• Participate, as needed, in team meetings, case consultations, and transition conferences.

Professional Expectations

• Maintain active licensure and appropriate credentials for independent or supervised clinical practice in the state of service.

• Uphold trauma-informed, culturally competent, and family-centered approaches across all service delivery.

• Adhere to all confidentiality, ethical, and regulatory requirements applicable to mental health care and foster care systems.

• Provide services in home, office, community, or virtual settings as clinically appropriate and permitted by policy.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy

• Current West Virginia licensure (LPC, LICSW)

• Experience working with children, families, trauma, or foster care populations strongly preferred.

• Strong communication, documentation, and organizational skills.

• Ability to work independently as a contractor while collaborating within a multidisciplinary team.

Compensation

• $60.00 per hour for direct client service time (billable clinical hours).

• Contractors are responsible for their own scheduling, insurance, mileage, and tax obligations as part of independent practice.

Contract Structure

• This is a 1099 independent contractor role, not an employee position.

• Work hours are flexible and based on client need and availability.