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

Education &/Or Experience:

Master’s 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