Mental Health Clinician

Laradon•Denver, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for coordination of all counseling provided to individuals, groups and families of children/youth served in the Calabrese Youth Center (RCCF program). This also includes providing counseling as well as coordination of other services by outside agencies.

Requirements

Masters in psychology, social work or counseling.
LCSW or LPC required.
2 years post graduate experience working with adolescents.
Excellent communication and problem solving skills.
Highly organized and adaptable.
Physical requirements include the ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force; physical condition to enable walking, standing, sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling; stamina to be on feet and active for full work days; ability to complete training and perform physical management of child/youth as necessary, including physical restraints; ability to speak or exchange information in an audible manner.

Nice To Haves

All trainings deemed mandatory by Laradon
A minimum of 24 hours of approved training annually
Orientation
First Aid/CPR
Medication Certification
Mandatory Reporting
Incident Reporting/MANE
Safety Care
20 hours of on-the-job training.

Responsibilities

Supervise treatment planning and progress towards treatment goals for the children/youth in the RCCF program.
Provide guidance and technical assistance to the Program Manager and Residential Counselors regarding treatment issues and interventions.
Collaborate with the RCCF BCBA, RBTs, and Psychiatrist and treatment planning team for the children/youth in the RCCF including other entities such as Day Treatment.
Assist in quality assurance procedures and policy development to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies and accrediting bodies.
Coordinate staff training and development that directly relates to individual program implementation, weekly group facilitation by direct care staff and crisis management.
Establish and maintain written and verbal communication with governing agencies, families and community, as needed.
Assist in facilitating and encouraging family/parent involvement in children/youth programs.
Assist in facilitating/coordinating children/youth transitional plans when children/youth are ready for movement to new programs/services.
Review children/youth's incident reports, follow-up and communicate with other entities, as necessary.
Attend and participate in Individual Child Plan (ICP) meetings.
Attend weekly program meetings.
Provide direct mental health services and support to youth and family within your scope.
Handle all intake assessments including ensuring proper parties sign all consents; gather and organization of all intake paperwork.
Develop initial 24-hour treatment plan and 10-day individual child plan.
Scheduling and coordination of supervision for family visits with support from admin.
Participation in BID and IEP meetings with school districts.
Participation in county staffing to gather information for incoming admissions.
Handle ongoing communication with placement coordinators, county caseworkers, guardians and placement agencies to support discharge to a lower level of care.
Serve as a liaison between Laradon and other agencies, i.e., human services, school/day treatment, medical professionals to ensure child/youths' needs are met.
Provide 24-hour crisis intervention and counseling to children/youth, as needed.
On-Call 24 hours/day leadership rotation.
Drive participants as necessary for program needs.
Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
As Laradon is a small employer and employees work in a collaborative, team environment, employee must be physically present in the office to perform his/her job functions.
Other duties as assigned.