School Based Mental Health Clinician

Child Guidance Resource•Elverson, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The School Based Mental Health Clinician is responsible for providing behavioral health services as contracted by the school district. These services may include coordinating, assessing, implementing, and evaluating the behavioral healthcare needs of children, adolescents, and families; providing classroom support, individual counseling; facilitating social skills groups; crisis intervention, etc. The School Based Mental Health Clinician also functions in consultative, collaborative, and educational relationships with teachers, school administration, the IEP team, and other professionals involved in client care. CGRC’s School Based Counseling Services program offers clinicians the opportunity to share and expand their competencies using a variety of clinical based interventions. Clinicians work with students, teachers, parents, and administrators to provide caring mental health support and increase a holistic understanding of students’ and families’ needs so they can thrive both in school & at home.

Requirements

Master level degree in counseling, psychology, social work, nursing, rehabilitative or activity therapy, or related behavioral health field required
Minimum one (1) year experience working with children, adolescents, and families.

Responsibilities

Provide therapy services to promote exploration and understanding of personal and interpersonal dynamics as designated by school district and Individualized Education Plan (IEP) needs.
Provide and monitor behavioral data for documentation. Develops behavioral summaries to be used at IEP meetings and to access care.
Handle all administrative duties such as incident reporting, therapeutic restraint paperwork, SAFE-T documentation, and other necessary paperwork consistent with licensure, accreditation, funding sources, and CGRC technology reporting requirements.
Facilitate Social Skills groups as outlined by school district need.
Provide behavioral health services to children as listed on IEP according to school district need.
Provide information/referral services to clients and families to ensure receipt of quality and appropriate services/resources.
Support peer mediation and conflict resolution between students and school personnel.