Co-Response Crisis Clinician South Region

Center for Human Development (CHD)•Chicopee, MA

1d•$65,000 - $73,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Center for Human Development (CHD) is seeking a Co-Response Crisis Clinician to join their team. This role is part of the CHD Mobile Crisis Team and is embedded within the South Hadley, Belchertown, and Granby, MA Police Departments. The clinician will support police departments in responding to and following up on behavioral health calls. This position involves providing crisis triage, evaluations, disposition recommendations, follow-up interventions, stabilization planning, and referral planning. The clinician will assess needs, determine the least restrictive level of care, and arrange treatment transitions. They will utilize internal and external community resources for intervention planning and conduct evaluations in various community settings. The role includes having dedicated space within Police Departments for evaluations, team-building with police staff, and ensuring rapid availability to support the police department.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling, Social Work or related field.
LCSW, LICSW or LMHC license is required.
Experience with individual, family and group therapy, crisis intervention, and substance use preferred.
Ability to pass a driving record and background screen.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English/Spanish individuals encouraged to apply.
Enthusiastic and passionate about the work they do.
Self-Directed, quick learner.
Strong written skills and experience with Electronic Health Record Management.
Must be able to demonstrate high level of skill in therapeutic engagement of diverse clients, hold fidelity to evidence-based practices that match the presenting problem, and good diagnostic skills.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Responsibilities

Support Police Departments’ speedy and efficient response to behavioral health calls and follow-ups.
Provide crisis triage, evaluations, disposition recommendations, follow up interventions, stabilization planning, and referral planning for immediate resources.
Assess needs, determine least restrictive level of care, and arrange treatment transition and engagement.
Recommend and/or utilize the breadth of internal agency and external community resources in intervention planning.
Conduct evaluations in the communities served, expected to be in a wide variety of settings.
Utilize space in the Police Departments to conduct evaluations, team-build with PD staff, and be available as quickly as possible to support PD.