BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST - F/C - 60005288

State of Florida

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency, overseeing services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. Its mission is to partner 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 the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services, responsible for planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for prevention, treatment, and recovery. Florida State Hospital (FSH), a mental health treatment facility owned and operated by the State of Florida and part of DCF, shares this mission. This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as Behavioral Specialist – F/C within Psychology Services. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative team player who works seamlessly across all sections within the program office. This role requires the use of independent judgment, a proactive approach to responsibilities, and exceptional attention to detail. This is professional work in the performance of Clinical Psychological Services including treatment, research, and consultation with unit treatment staff. The position provides masters level psychotherapeutic and psychodiagnostics services as directed to residents in the facility under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.

Requirements

Knowledge of the theories and principles of clinical, counseling or behavioral psychology.
Knowledge of psychological testing principles and practices.
Ability to administer and interpret psychological tests.
Ability to prepare psychological reports.
Ability to analyze and interpret psychological data.
Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
A master's degree from an accredited college or university in counseling or psychology; or A master's degree from an accredited college or university in counseling or psychology; LMHC, MFT, or LCSW.

Nice To Haves

A master's degree from an accredited college or university in counseling or clinical psychology.
Training and experience delivering mental health assessment and treatment to persons with severe and persistent mental illness with criminal justice system involvement

Responsibilities

This position requires lifting, pulling and squatting.
Duties of this position require the incumbent to be knowledgeable of utilize the principles of Total Quality Management.
This is professional work in the performance of Clinical Psychological Services including treatment, research, and consultation with unit treatment staff.
The position provides masters level psychotherapeutic and psychodiagnostics services as directed to residents in the facility under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.
Performs intake interviews and reviews collateral data in order to make diagnoses, to assess residents' level of mental and behavioral functioning, and to make treatment recommendations.
Performs clinical/legal evaluations as required by committing courts, combining data from observation, interviews, assessments, and consultations to produce comprehensive written reports.
Administers and interprets comprehensive diagnostic test batteries in order to assess the resident's current level of functioning and potential for improvement.
Conducts individual crisis intervention, consulting with both professional and non-professional staff members regarding behavioral problems of residents.
Prepares clinical summaries on residents and participates in general staff conferences.
Follows and carries out FSH/Unit/Department Safety Practices, Policies and Procedures.
Performs related work as required.