The Clinical Therapist will be responsible for clinical services and general case management within the context of a treatment team for children and families served by The Children’s Center of Hamden.
In this position the Clinical Therapist will be responsible for providing various types of counseling and therapy to the children and families being served by the Agency. The Clinical Therapist is part of the multidisciplinary team and is responsible for providing information, strategies and a clinical perspective, along with promoting teamwork in the treatment of children. This individual is encouraged to develop activities, which enhance the program design and develop proposals for program revisions. The Clinical Therapist will be the liaison to outside agencies and personnel; DCF, hospitals, insurance/managed care, the legal system, boards of education, private consultants, etc.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Provide effective individual, group and family therapy.
•Arrange for psychiatric, psychological and other specialized testing and evaluation.
•Coordinate and contribute to diagnostic, case review and discharge conferences.
•Maintain regular contact with, and also attend and contribute to, all decision making conferences involving outside agencies, i.e. public school systems, DCF, juvenile courts, community resources and alternative placement.
•Maintain regular contact with internal members of the treatment team regarding clinical issues, and interdepartmentally regarding changes in status.
•Ensure that legal rights of child are protected and incidents of abuse or neglect are reported to DCF.
•Review intake material and participate in pre-placement visits, as assigned.
•Maintain records for admissions, case reviews, progress reports and discharge summaries.
•Facilitate the Master Treatment Plan process with clients and update monthly or as needed.
•Assist Childcare staff in the management of children’s behavior, when assigned.
•Participate in providing Quality Assurance statistics and Client Outcome Measures, which keep the employee in good standing with the Professional Staff Organization.
•Successfully complete CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) training and perform physical restraints with clients when needed.
•Participates and maintains certification in all mandatory training including CPR, Fire Safety Training, Blood Borne Pathogens Training, MSDS Training, Boundary Training and any others as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Critical Physical Demands:
Definition: Critical demands are the physical capabilities required to perform the essential functions of a job.
• Must be able to carry up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to push up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to pull up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to turn repetitively to the right and left while standing.
• Must be able to half-knee/kneel at a constant level.
• Must be able to sustain a forward bending position.
• Must be able to stair climb without a heart rate exceeding 90% maximum heart rate at anytime.
Skills:
Working knowledge of DSM IV, ability to engage clients in a therapeutic relationship in individual, family and group modalities of treatment. Ability to design and implement therapeutic interventions to promote positive change. Knowledge of child development. Ability to work well independently. Good verbal and written communication skills, Spanish speaking preferred.
Education:
MSW, MFT MA or MS in social services or related field. Licensed or license eligible. Licensure preferred.
Previous Experience and/or Training:
One year experience. Training in child psychopathology and developmental psychology.
Ability to become School Social Worker Certified preferred.
- Location: Hamden, CT
- Compensation: $38,000 - $43,000
- This is at a non-profit organization.
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