Fee-For-Service Intensive In-Home Behavioral Health Services Clinician

Wheeler•Bristol, CT

About The Position

The Intensive In-Home Behavioral Health Services (IIBHS) Clinician provides assessment, treatment, crisis intervention, and case management services for children ages 4 through 24. The Clinician fosters positive working relationships with clients, families, providers, educators, and other key stakeholders. The position delivers services according to model standards and uses a strength-based, solution-focused model of care. Services are provided in community settings, including homes, schools, hospitals, institutions, and other locations defined by the program. The position is statewide and has a full-time flexible schedule.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling, or Social Work, or a doctoral degree in Psychology.
Must be licensed or license eligible as an LPCA, LMFTA, LPC, LMFT, or Psychologist.
Applicants with an MSW must have an LMSW permit or license, or an LCSW, to begin employment.

Responsibilities

Conduct program-specific screening and evaluation, and formulate diagnoses in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM).
Develop and document clear, individualized, measurable clinical formulations, crisis plans, and treatment plans in collaboration with the client, family, and others as relevant.
Apply knowledge of psychopathology, behavioral health concerns, and primary modalities of psychotherapeutic intervention; triage clinical emergencies and implement program-specific safety and consultation protocols.
Use best practices and evidence-based practice models where appropriate and adhere to applicable model and program expectations.
Provide clinical services in community settings outside the office, such as homes, schools, hospitals, and institutions; transport clients to appointments or linkages as appropriate.
Demonstrate knowledge of levels of care, referral processes, and resources, and make timely, clinically appropriate referrals for identified service needs.
Meet direct-service productivity goals defined by the program.
Communicate effectively and positively with clients, families, and internal and external providers.
Attend required meetings, trainings, and quarterly meetings.
Demonstrate knowledge of program, department, and agency goals and target outcomes, and follow practice standards and data collection and reporting protocols.
Document client-related information in compliance with agency policy and contractor requirements.
Attend and prepare for scheduled team supervision and weekly rounds, if applicable.
Seek additional supervision or consultation as needed and follow supervisory directives.
Continue developing understanding of the history, traditions, values, family systems, and artistic expression of groups served, using culturally informed methodological approaches, skills, and techniques.