Clinician Intensive HomeBased Therapeutic Care

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Provide Mental Health Treatment and Psychotherapy, Case management, and treatment planning for Youth and Families receiving Caring Together services.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Complete diagnostic mental health/substance abuse assessment and provide treatment in individual, family and group.
• Deliver treatment on an outreach basis to families and youth in the families’ home
• Deliver treatment in sub-contractors facilities
• Maintain client records, completing all necessary paperwork in a timely manner including required State documents and authorizations
• Coordinate treatment components and communicate with all collateral agents and all sub-contractors
• Provide treatment within guidelines established by the Brien Center
• Follow all policies or the Brien Center and its sub-contractors
• Provide consultation to community agencies on mental health/substance abuse issues upon request
• Consult to sub-contractors on treatment planning
• Provide Wraparound care planning for all youth and families

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain client records, completing all necessary paperwork in a timely manner
• Maintain required productivity level
• Participate in regularly scheduled supervision
• Consultation and supervision to BA level staff and/or graduate or undergraduate students
• Attend required meetings and agency trainings
• Availability required for on-call rotation
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling or other clinical concentration, LCSW, LICSW, LMHC preferred - LICSW OR LMHC RESULTS IN HIGHER WAGE!
• LCSW, LICSW, LMHC required within 6 months of eligibility date
• Diagnostic and treatment knowledge and skill
• Extensive knowledge of the dynamics of mental health/substance abuse treatment, intervention and education
• Experience in providing individual and group mental health/substance abuse and family counseling
• Knowledge of community resources

SKILLS

• Excellent oral & presentation skills
• Leadership talent and the ability to delegate effectively
• Working knowledge of computers
• Ability to work on interdisciplinary team