School Based Behavioral Health Liaison - Montgomery County

Mental Health Cooperative•Clarksville, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Mental Health Cooperative, Inc. (MHC) was formed in 1993 to serve individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Since then, we have expanded our services to children and adolescents with severe emotional disorders across Middle and East Tennessee. Our sole purpose is to support and treat those challenged with serious mental illness and poverty. MHC is a rare and special place where outstanding company culture is intentional. Where clients and associates are treated the same, as equals. If you are interested in joining a team that is caring, collaborative, innovative and energizing this might be a great place for you! This role assists schools in implementing universal, trauma-informed practices that prevent and/or mitigate the effects of trauma for students with a Social Emotional Disturbance (SED) or a risk of developing mental health or substance use disorders. School Based Behavioral Health Liaisons will provide support and consultation to teachers and school personnel in implementing school wide trauma-informed practices, training and education to school personnel in behavioral health topics (including mental health issues and substance abuse prevention) and trauma-informed approaches, individual and/or group interventions and psychoeducation to students to develop positive coping and de-escalation strategies, and liaison services to foster positive relationships between the school and families.

Requirements

A master’s degree in a social work or clinical counseling
One to three years’ experience or training in social services.
Experience working with children/youth and families with significant behavioral health needs.
Ability to provide a strengths-based, client centered approach to service delivery.
Valid Tennessee Driver’s License
Acceptable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
Acceptable Criminal Background Investigation
Personal Automobile Insurance

Responsibilities

Provide support and consultation to teachers and school personnel in implementing school-wide trauma-informed practices, including universal prevention and early intervention strategies that promote a positive school climate.
Provide training and education to school personnel in behavioral health topics (including mental health issues and substance abuse prevention) and trauma-informed approaches.
Provide individual and/or group interventions and psychoeducation to students to develop positive coping and de-escalation strategies.
Provide liaison services to foster positive relationships between the school and families.
Assist teachers in creating positive, trauma-informed classroom environments that meet the needs of student service recipients.
Improve positive classroom engagement, interactions, and educational achievement for student service recipients.
Foster positive partnerships between the school and student families through providing liaison services and developing trauma-informed support plans collaboratively with the school and families of students.
Help the classroom teachers understand childhood mental illness and substance use disorders, and how to develop effective, trauma-informed behavior responses that promote educational achievement and a positive school climate.
Help students understand emotional or behavioral problems and mental health disorders, the risk of substance use/abuse and substance use/abuse disorders, and promote healthy ways for dealing with stress, including positive coping and de-escalation strategies through trauma-informed treatment interventions, individual therapy, group therapy, and/or support related to trauma, as needed.
Participate in relevant trauma-informed trainings, as approved by the State, and utilize learned knowledge to assist in school-wide implementation of trauma-informed practices and interventions.