School-Based Clinician - Solano

A Better Way Inc•Fairfield, CA

just now•Hybrid

About The Position

The Solano School-based Mental Health Clinician (SMHP) is responsible for providing direct mental health services to children and youth at assigned school sites. This includes individual, group, and family therapy for elementary and middle school students, collaboration with educational staff, conducting intakes and evaluations, forming diagnostic formulations, case management, treatment planning, and providing therapeutic interventions as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Requirements

MSW, MA, PhD or PsyD from accredited school of social work or psychology.
Must be licensed or registered with BBS or BOP.
Excellent clinical and writing skills.
Direct experience working with diverse racial and ethnic populations.
Understanding of basic theoretical and developmental principles of infant, early childhood, and family mental health.
Ability to understand psychological assessment reports; psychological assessment experience a plus for psychologist applicants.
Understand and desire to work with a strength-based mental health approach.
Knowledge, understanding, and willingness to work with interdisciplinary approaches and partnerships.
Understanding DSM, and treatment plans.
Ability to work independently and to work as a member of a team.
Excellent organizational, computer and communication skills.
Ability to pass various background checks needed to work with children.
Must have a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, a clean driving record, and maintain current auto insurance.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides culturally/linguistically sensitive individual, group, family and collateral outpatient psychotherapy to EPSDT/Medi-Cal eligible clients referred for treatment.
Provides individual, group, and/or collateral Mental Health Rehabilitation Services as needed.
Co-facilitates groups with team members if needed and as appropriate.
Develops, cultivates, and maintains positive relationships with the principal, school staff, and team clinicians.
Maintains caseload as relevant to FTE (1.0 FTE= 16-20 case minimum: case minimum), co-facilitates 4 groups and provides trainings to teachers and parents.
Provides services to at least 25 unduplicated kids in a school year.
Informs Principal when making a CPS report and may support teachers in doing so, if requested.
Knowledge of the standards set by the county, state, Board of Psychology/ Board of Behavioral Sciences, Medi-Cal, EPSDT and internal ABW clinical quality standards.
Attend appropriate meetings, which include weekly group supervision, staff meetings, trainings and supervision.
Monitor eligibility and obtain authorizations where appropriate.
Follow all procedures and protocols related to EPSDT.
Follow regulatory guidelines, mandated reporting, and program/agency protocols in performing duties.
Consults with parents regarding educational and social issues of their children. Helps parents understand their child's abilities, needs and opportunities, especially in relationship to mental health.
Abide by all provisions of the ABW personnel manual.
Perform any other duties as directed.