Clinician- Mansfield, CT Child and Adolescent EXP

Full-Time

Description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
• Provides Full-Range of Clinical Services for Clients with mental illness, addictions
and/or serious emotional disorders. - Completes intake assessment and diagnosis.
- Coordinates client-centered treatment planning.
- Works with client to develop treatment plan to meet presenting problems and needs.
- Documents ongoing client progress.
- Demonstrates competency in age related or specialty issues and developmental needs for each population served.
- Clinicians must demonstrate cultural competency and sensitivity to each family’s cultural needs.
- Works with clients to develop appropriate discharge plans utilizing natural supports.
- Determines appropriate treatment services for assigned clients to assist them in
staying in the community and resuming occupational, educational and/or leisure
activities.
- Maintains collaborative relationships with family members and other service providers.
- Develops and provides group therapy and psychoeducational groups designed to aid
clients in understanding and managing their symptoms.
- Provides individual therapy when indicated to aid clients in maintaining or improving their
level of functioning.
- Provides family therapy and consultation when indicated to assist clients and families
in learning about and managing mental illness and/or behavioral issues.
- Provides crisis assessment and intervention to monitor status of clients in crisis.
- Performs home or outreach visits when appropriate.

• Responsible for Maintaining Client and Staff Records According to Agency Policy
- Completes intake and discharge recordkeeping.
- Keeps all client progress notes, treatment plans and other records up-to-date.
- Completes all agency statistical and other recordkeeping according to agency
policy and procedures.

• Participates as Full Member of Team. - Attends and participates actively in assigned team and staff meetings.
- Consults with other team members.
- Covers for other staff during periods of vacation or absence.
- Participates in weekly supervision to review client and
program progress.
- Collaborates with other agency staff and external providers who are working with client.

• Participates Actively in Maintaining a Safe and Positive Environment
- Keeps abreast of all agency policies and procedures.
- Reports client injuries and incidents to supervisor.
- Sets positive example of interaction with clients and other staff.
- Takes initiative in interaction with clients in order to set an example of
appropriate relationships.
- Maintains client confidentiality.

• Additional Duties and Responsibilities
- Keeps abreast of current ideas, theories and research regarding treatment of population served. - May perform other assignments and duties, as area needs require.

Minimum Requirements

Masters Degree in mental health field which is eligible for licensure.

Licensed eligiblerequired
Bilingual in Spanish preferred
Training and experience in Trauma Focused CBT preferred.
Child and Family experience required.
Demonstrated in-depth knowledge and experience as a psychotherapist working with people with mental illness and/or serious emotional disorders.
Demonstrated training and experience in all aspects of mental health treatment, assessment, evaluation and provision of individual, group and family therapy.
Relevant experience to program model to which individual is assigned.