Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist (LCASA / LCAS) -- Guiding Children Through Crisis

Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, Child Crisis

The primary responsibilities of the Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, Child Crisis are to provide behavioral health and substance abuse services to children/adolescents while receiving FBC services and who are experiencing psychological and/or substance use difficulties.

The job duties include:

• Maintaining a therapeutic and safe environment while persons supported receive services and help facilitate appropriate linkage and transition into the community upon discharge.
• Participating in team meetings, person-centered planning, and discharge planning as appropriate for all individuals served on the Behavioral Health Urgent Care or Facility Based Crisis Unit and the Non-Hospital Medical Detox unit.
• Serving as a resource for non-licensed staff by assisting with in-service training and supports to educate FBC staff in the areas of mental health and substance abuse.
• Performing interviews with individuals and/or families to aid in identifying presenting problems, assessing mental status and dangerousness, gathering relevant facts of psychosocial history, and assigning accurate diagnoses that will help determine the best intervention to help the individual and his or her family achieve stated goals.
• Providing individual, group, and family therapy to individuals of all ages receiving FBC services using person-centered philosophies and best practices in all service delivery.
• Providing expertise in assessing psychiatric crises and crisis intervention while working closely with other FBC staff.
• Maintaining necessary medical records in compliance with state, federal, and agency guidelines.
• Assisting individuals and families in meeting other psychosocial needs by referring them to appropriate outside agencies upon discharge from the FBC (such as specialty providers, doctors, social services, and Christian Ministries) and providing information needed within the guidelines of confidentiality standards.
• Providing crisis assessments, stabilization, and service coordination in order to de-escalate crisis and potential crisis situations in an effort to maintain lowest level of care that promotes safety.
• Maintaining licensure as required by licensing board and attending educational trainings/seminars to remain up to date on current best practices.
• Maintaining positive working relationships within the communities served, including with individuals, families, staff, monitoring and licensing agencies, organizations, funding resources, and other human service agencies.
• Being an active participant in the ongoing continuous quality improvement activities of the agency.
• Providing clinical consultation as required or requested by other professionals within Monarch to provide ongoing professional development and to process difficult client situations that may arise.
• Driving or traveling to community locations, various agencies, and other outreach destinations as assigned.
• Attending and actively participating in meetings and training as required. Maintaining certification in all agency, state and federal training requirements.
• Demonstrating knowledge of and complying with all agency policies and procedures, as well as state and federal statutes and regulations related to specific program areas.
• Demonstrating knowledge of emergency procedures and assisting in crisis situations.
• Following service definition guidelines for services being provided.
• Completing all other relevant responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.