LINES
OF AUTHORITY:
This
position is supervised by a Children's Clinical Site Supervisor. Unless
expressly identified, this position does not supervise any other staff.
POSITION
SUMMARY:
Provides
outpatient treatment for children and their families within the context of a
system of care which includes
collaboration with internal and external supports and resources.
PRINCIPAL
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides individual, group and family therapy in a
variety of settings, to a diverse caseload of children and their families.
- Develops with the client and family an integrated Behavioral
Health Service Plan (BHSP) which identifies measurable goals and objectives
developed by the child, family and their team and identifies the treatment and
services to be provided.
- Assesses the client and family on a continuous basis,
plans for discharge, monitors progress towards goals, and completes progress
and case notes with every contact.
- Assists the family in identifying and utilizing formal
and informal community supports with the assistance of other agency staff.
- Develops clear, concise behavioral plans which utilize
the Child/Family Team Process in providing training or support to the client
and/ or the family.
- Develops and maintains with the child and family team,
a crisis safety plan as evidenced by the plan being in the clinical
record.
- Maintains client records in compliance with Mohave
Mental Health Clinic, Inc., State, HCIC and Joint Commission standards.
- Adheres to current best practice standards to ensure
appropriate care.
- Assists in crisis coverage.
- The employee must work well under pressure meeting
multiple and sometimes conflicting deadlines.
The employee shall, at all times, demonstrate cooperative behavior with
colleagues and supervisors.
- Provides customer service to internal and external
customers and stakeholders.
- Participates in the Performance Improvement Processes
in the Clinic.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Able to effectively de-escalate clients using
techniques as trained and outlined in approved crisis intervention models.
PRIMARY
CONTACTS:
- Clients and their families.
- Agencies in the community and other
supports/resources
- Family Involvement Specialists, Child/Family
Support Staff and other peers
- Clinical Site Supervisor and Program Manager
POSITION
REQUISITES:
Required:
- Master's degree in counseling, social work, or a
related field.
- Licensed by the Arizona Board of Behavioral
Health Examiners
- Experience in providing mental heath counseling
to a broad range of clients.
- Knowledge of family systems and family
dynamics.
- Knowledge of DSM IV diagnosis and treatment
skills.
- Valid Arizona driver's license.
- Arizona fingerprint certified or the ability to
obtain a class one certification
- 21 years of age
Skills/Abilities
- Basic skills.
- Strong
interpersonal skills.
- Complex
problem-solving skills.
- Technical skills
with computer.
- Resource
management skills.
REQUIREMENTS FOR
SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Persons conducting assessments and/or providing treatment to special
populations are able, through training and experience as well as through
agency-specific observation or testing of performance to demonstrate competency
in the following areas:
SUBSTANCE USE
Staff responsible for providing
services to substance using members have appropriate training, education, and
experience, and demonstrate competency.
Staff must be able to gather and
assess information about:
- The relationship of each member's physical
status to the substance use.
- The nature of the emotional compulsion to use
alcohol and/or other drugs.
- The intensity of the member's preoccupation with
using alcohol/and/or other drugs.
Staff must also demonstrate
competency in their ability to:
- Interpret information about a member's use of
alcohol and/or other drugs.
- Develop a written summary and/or treatment plan
based on member's problems and needs;
- Provide appropriate services.
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Staff responsible for providing
services to child and adolescent members have appropriate training, education,
and experience, and demonstrate competency.
- Staff demonstrated knowledge of growth and
development of children and adolescents.
- Staff demonstrates their ability to develop
treatment plans and services based on member's problem and needs.
- Staff demonstrates knowledge and skill in
working with family systems.
SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL
Staff responsible for
providing services to seriously mentally ill members have appropriate training,
education, and experience, and demonstrate competency.
- Staff has knowledge and ability to gather and
interpret information about seriously mentally ill people.
- Staff understands the member's needs and the
range, intensity, and duration of care, habilitation and rehabilitation
required.
INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED
Staff responsible for providing
services to members with intellectual disabilities have appropriate training,
education, and experience, and demonstrate competency.
- Staff have knowledge and ability to gather and
interpret information about a member with an intellectual disability.
- Staff understand the member's needs and the
range, intensity, and duration of care, habilitation or rehabilitation
required.
WORKING
CONDITIONS
Equipment
Operation:
- Telephone, fax machine, copier.
- Computer, Windows office programs.
Environment
Conditions:
- Furnished office which is comfortable and safe
for both staff and client to facilitate effective crisis intervention and
treatment.
Accommodations:
Mohave Mental Health Clinic will provide reasonable
accommodation for individuals with disabilities, unless it would cause undue
hardship. We define reasonable
accommodation as any change in the work environment or in the way a job is
performed that enables a person with a disability to enjoy equal employment opportunities. We will make a good faith effort to list any
special requirements in our job descriptions.