The Clinical Therapist will be responsible for clinical services and general case management within the context of a treatment team for youth 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 youth and families. The Clinical Therapist is part of a multidisciplinary team and is responsible for providing information, strategies and a clinical perspective, along with promoting teamwork in the treatment of youth. The Clinical Therapist will be the liaison to outside agencies and personnel; DCF, hospitals, insurance/managed care, the legal system, private consultants, etc.
COMPETENCIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Provide effective individual, group and family therapy.
•Arrange for psychiatric, psychological and other specialized testing and evaluation.
•Coordinate and contribute to diagnostic, treatment team, case review and discharge conferences.
•Maintain regular contact with, and also attend and contribute to, all decision making conferences involving outside agencies, i.e. DCF, juvenile courts, community resources, other treatment providers and alternative placements.
•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 management/administrator.
•Review intake material and participate in pre-placement visits, as assigned.
•Maintain records for admissions, treatment team reviews, case conference reviews, progress reports and discharge summaries.
•Facilitate the Master Treatment Plan process with clients and update monthly or as needed.
•Review caseload monthly in medication review. Facilitate phone calls and informed consent to implement medication changes.
•Assist Childcare staff in the management of children’s behavior, when assigned.
•Successfully complete CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) training and perform physical restraints with clients when needed.
•Maintains all mandatory training including CPR, First Aid, Boundary Training, Fire Safety Training, Driver Safety Training, MSDS Training, Blood Borne Pathogens Training and Epi-pen Training.
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 within a treatment team philosophy. Good verbal and written communication skills. Bilingual preferred.
Education:
CT licensed LCSW. Will consider an MSW if close to being license eligible.
Previous Experience and/or Training:
One year experience. Training in child psychopathology and developmental psychology.
- Location: Hamden, CT
- Compensation: $38,000-$43,000
- This is at a non-profit organization.
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