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Job Type: Full-time
Description
Summary: Accountable for providing Clinical services within the School Based Health Center.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide individual and group therapy within the school system to children who are registered with the SBHC.
- Provide education and training to school staff around trauma informed care.
- Coordinate with school social worker, nursing staff and other school administrators to ensure proper support is being offered to the children.
- As a member of multi-disciplinary clinical team or within a network of community based behavioral health services develop psychosocial assessments through clinical interviews with assigned clients and families which include consideration of developmental, social and/or cultural, substance abuse, psychological, environmental and medical issues.
- Develop treatment plans including measurable treatment objectives.
- Provide clinical treatment services in form of triage, crisis intervention, individual, group and/or family therapy, screening and planning.
- Advocate and develop networks of social and clinical services to assist clients in meeting identified needs.
- Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of treatment plans, documents treatment in clinical records.
- Complete all required documentation related to client treatment in accordance with established procedures.
- Complete reports in accordance with agency and accrediting bodies.
- Consult and collaborate with other behavioral health providers to improve delivery of services to clients.
- Maintain treatment records in accordance with agency and regulatory bodies.
- Perform related duties as required.
All agency staff are required to attend all mandatory department/agency meetings and trainings
Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Requirements
Education &/Or Experience:
- Masters Degree in Behavioral Health discipline from an Accredited University and Licensure in the State of Connecticut as a Clinical Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, Psychologist, Substance Abuse Counselor.
- Incumbents in this class must retain a license to practice clinical social work or other discipline listed above.
Competencies:
- Initiative
- Team Player
- Time Management
- Communication Proficiency (Verbal & Written)
- Technology & Computer Literacy (Microsoft Word, Keyboarding)
- Organization Skills
Salary Description
$55,000 - $67,000