Clinician, Licensed

COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS INC•Plainville, CT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a dedicated Clinician to join our team at our Lisa's House Program in Plainville, CT. As a Clinician, you will be responsible for the screening, assessment, individual, family, and group therapy to support the resident's mental health recovery and stability. You will work collaboratively with program leadership to establish a program culture that actively supports the residents in achieving goals set forth in their individualized treatment plans. The Clinician regularly collaborates with the program and agency leadership team, families, schools, DCF Social Workers, Probation Officers, and others as appropriate. The Clinician will engage with Case Managers to develop and facilitate discharge planning, and work collaboratively with community supports to ensure successful community reengagement. The selected candidate will ensure that the tenets of strengths-based, relational, trauma-informed, gender responsive and culturally competent approaches are maintained within the program and services offered, and will perform all related duties assigned by the Program Director.

Requirements

A Masters degree in Social Work, Counseling, and/or Marriage and Family Therapy required, with experience working with adolescent females.
Licensed/ Associate Licensure eligibility (LMSW, LMFTA, LPCA)
Trauma-treatment knowledge and service experience preferred
DBT certified and/or experience preferred
Possess knowledge of and adherence to standards of confidentiality, and if applicable Department of Public Health, DCF, Medicare/Medicaid and Managed Care
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience using data systems.
Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills desired
Willingness to undergo required trainings and adhere to trauma-informed practices.

Responsibilities

Leads the development of a therapeutic milieu
Offers consultation to staff regarding the use of creative approaches to dealing with challenging behaviors, accessing supportive services, and clinical care
Maintains caseload of 4-5 girls and facilitates duties related to intake, screening and assessment, DBT clinical treatment, and service and discharge planning with a focus on successful reintegration with the family
Provides psychotropic medication education to youth and families (in conjunction with Psychiatrist/APRN)
Assists in the development and implementation of program monitoring, evaluation and research
Completes all documentation and maintains client files to ensure all records align with required standards
Completes incident reports as required
Completes weekly progress notes
Collaborates with program leaders to provide guidance and direction to program staff and works with them to identify any gaps in services and areas in need of improvement
Ensures that strengths based, gender responsive, relational, trauma informed, and culturally competent approaches are sustained in the program and services offered
Perform additional, related tasks as assigned