Developmental Clinician (LCSW, LPC, LMFT) - Child First

Hartford Healthcare • Torrington, CT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Child First is a model home-based early childhood intervention, embedded in a system of care, that works to decrease the incidence of serious emotional disturbance, developmental and learning problems, and abuse and neglect among the most vulnerable young children and families. Join an established interdisciplinary team that supports clinicians through, biweekly 1\:1 clinical supervision, weekly clinical team meetings to review cases and interact with colleagues professional development opportunities, committed focus on employee well-being, work-life balance, and professional growth, and regular engagement with Department Medical Director & Administrator. Unique LCSW role as a community based Rapid Respond Clinician who responds in collaboration with a local police department to incidents of opiate overdose / opiate use to engage individuals struggling with opiate addiction through outreach, harm reduction, education, and linkage to care. This position is designed to provide services evenings and weekends when traditional treatment programs are closed. The Litchfield County Task Force and Charlotte Hungerford Hospital collaborated to bring this position into reality as a way to bridge an identified gap between first responders and behavioral health are by bringing the psychiatric clinician into the community after police and first responders to support all those impacted by opiate overdose crisis situations Provides individual, group, family therapy and crisis intervention services to assigned case load utilizing the highest quality current standards for psychotherapy within the mental health field. Excellent position for a high energy individual who wishes to be involved in developing a cutting edge program that works outside of traditional clinic and substance abuse settings to reach those individuals most likely to lose their lives due to opiate overdoses.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or M.S. in Counseling and current State of Connecticut licensure as an LCSW, LMFT, or LPC required.
• Minimum of of year providing crisis intervention services.
• Experience with substance abuse, opiate addiction, and recovery required.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual, group, family therapy and crisis intervention services to assigned case load utilizing the highest quality current standards for psychotherapy within the mental health field.
• Responds in collaboration with a local police department to incidents of opiate overdose / opiate use to engage individuals struggling with opiate addiction through outreach, harm reduction, education, and linkage to care.

Benefits

• Medical and dental benefits
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of hire, including seven paid holidays
• Additional voluntary benefits as well as employee discount programs
• Stress free commute; free parking and no shuttles
• Staff kitchen
• Individual offices for full-time clinicians

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level