BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANT OPS - 60934077

State of Florida • Fort Lauderdale, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking, and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.
Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.
This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as an OPS Behavioral Health Consultant within the SAMH Program Office. This position will collaborate with each section within the program office and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:
The OPS Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) will provide clinical expertise and assist with the identification of parents with behavioral health conditions in the child welfare system, with a concentrated focus on opioid use and other substance misuse disorders. The BHCs will consult and collaborate with Child Protective Investigators (CPls) and dependency case managers to build expertise with front line staff in the identification of behavioral health disorder(s), with specific focus on those with possible substance misuse disorders, improve engagement with families, and improve access to treatment, recovery supports, and resources.

Requirements

• Florida license in the areas of psychology, social work, mental health counseling, family and marriage therapy or registered intern, or master’s level Certified Addiction Professional.
• Three years of experience treating substance use disorders.
• Knowledge of the child welfare system and motivational interviewing
• Knowledge/understanding of the impact of substance use disorders and mental health conditions on parenting ability and child safety.
• Strong writing skills as evidenced by an ability to draft reports or presentations.
• Ability to identify the nature or problems associated with access to treatment services.
• Ability to communicate effectively and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to produce quality written products within short deadlines.
• Ability to organize and prepare written data into logical and correct format.
• Ability to maintain files.
• Ability to prepare correspondence.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Knowledge of community resources.

Responsibilities

• Actively establish relationships with CPIs in co-located office space.
• Educate CPIs and dependency case managers on the identification of behavioral health disorders with an emphasis on opioid use.
• Support the investigative staff and dependency case managers in understanding the effects of the behavioral health issue on parent/caregiver behavior.
• Assist investigative staff and dependency case managers in understanding the signs and symptoms of opioid disorders and the best practices to engage and treat.
• Educate CPIs and dependency case managers on the use of MAT.
• Assist in the field and provide office consultation during pre- or post-commencement when there is an open investigation with a suspected or identified behavioral health need.
• Actively demonstrate engagement techniques with the family when in the field with investigative staff.
• Partner with the investigative staff to provide consultations to assist in identifying danger threats, adult functioning, parental protective capacities (diminished or present), and safety management services.
• Maintain a working knowledge of community mental health and substance use providers.
• Work collaboratively with community service providers and the ME to develop contacts, facilitate referrals, and assist investigative staff with engaging clients in recommended services and improving timely access to treatment.
• Track the referrals and entry into treatment for parents with behavioral health disorders, especially with a substance misuse disorder.
• Support investigators in mitigating behavioral issues and crises.
• Participate in legal, multi-disciplinary, and any other meetings that will assist the investigative staff and families.
• Deploy to communities affected by natural disasters within 24-48 hours of impact to represent the organization to promote and implement post-disaster services.
• Other duties as indicated.

Benefits

• State Group Insurance coverage options (for OPS employees who are reasonably expected to work 30 hours or more per week on average), including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Savings & Spending Accounts.
• 401 (a) FICA Alternative Plan administered through VALIC

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level