Clinician - Family-Based Intensive Treatment

Brien Center for Mental Health

Clinician - Family-Based Intensive Treatment

Pittsfield, MA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Weekdays, 1st Shift! Licensure-status drives rate.

    ** Essential Job Functions**

    • Adheres to all applicable state and federal regulations; ensures compliance with the organization's policies and procedures, code of conduct, and all applicable regulatory requirements.
    • Completes a comprehensive and age-appropriate behavioral health assessment and treatment plan
    • Delivers intensive family therapy on an outreach basis as part of the FIT team.
    • Assesses safety needs, develops safety plans and monitors safety on an ongoing basis.
    • Monitors progress on attainment of treatment plan goals and objectives.
    • Provides coaching and support in decision making to the youth/family.
    • Coordinates and communicates with all collaterals.
    • Maintains contact with the family 3-5 times per week.
    • Offers and delivers services in the home, community, schools, day care, foster homes, and other community settings.
    • Completes all required documentation in accordance with agency policy and performance specifications.

    ** Qualifications, Experience and Education**

    • ****Master’s degree that is license eligible with an Allied Mental Health (LMHC) or Social Work (LCSW, LICSW) licensure board and that contains a scope of practice to provide behavioral health interventions to youth and families.
    • Must obtain licensure within 6 months of eligibility date.
    • One year experience working with children, adolescents, and families.
    • Crisis intervention training preferred.
    • Basic knowledge and experience with diagnostic and treatment procedures.
    • Ability to work mandatory on call rotation.
    • Basic knowledge of community mental health systems and community resources.
    • Excellent oral and presentation skills
    • Ability to delegate effectively.
    • Strong knowledge of computers.
    • Ability to respond to program scheduling needs on a flexible basis.
    • Valid US driver’s license.
    • Ability to use personal insured automobile.