ABA Clinical Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Direct Clinical Supervision, Staff Development & Leadership
• Complete Functional Behavior Assessments and Skills Assessments for assigned clients across settings.
• Assess and implement standardized assessment and supervision tools that are aligned with CBH ABA performance standards.
• Provide consultation to the assigned caseload in the implementation of the treatment and behavior support plan, implementation of behavioral assessment measures, functional behavioral assessment, and treatment plan implementation.
• Provide clinical services to assigned cases, as clinically indicated.
• Provide in vivo guidance, training, and support to the IBHS-ABA team.
• Support in ABA staff training to ensure compliance with CBH ABA performance standards.
• Ensure compliance with all PHMC/CFA policies and procedures, including confidentiality and acting as a mandated reporter in accordance with the law, policies, and procedures.
• Provide back-up coverage and support clinical services in the absence of ABA staff.
• Provide clinical supervision of IBHS-ABA staff, as needed.
• Assist in the interview process for IBHS-ABA staff, including BHTs/RBTs, ABCs, and BCs.
• Maintain ongoing communication and collaboration with all team members.
• Achieve weekly productivity and billing targets.
• Attend interagency meetings to coordinate the design of treatment plans and service recommendations.
• Complete all required documentation in a thorough, accurate, and timely manner.
• Provide clinical information to the evaluating psychologist/psychiatrist as required or requested.
• Document accuracy all communications with staff.
• Crisis & Coverage
• Provide ABA treatment for the community-based ABA program team when there is a staff shortage.
• Convene team meetings to provide crisis intervention when situations arise.
• Staff Leadership
• Foster a strengths-based, trauma-informed, accountable, committed, and motivated environment.
• Foster a climate that attracts, retains, and motivates high performance and adherence to the ABA treatment model.
• Ensure the caliber of diverse staff with skills appropriate to meet the needs of those served.
• Model CFA’s/PHMC’s core competencies, holding staff accountable to do the same.
• Support team members to do the same.
• Demonstrate use and support of the trauma-informed model in all aspects of employment, including interactions with clients/students, family members, other employees, community members, and stakeholders.
• Respond promptly to the concerns and interests of the clients, parents, guardians, funding entities, and other CFA/PHMC staff.
• Participate in leadership development alongside other program leaders within the department of Community Mental Health.
• Trauma-Informed Behavior
• Demonstrate commitment to being trauma-informed and maintaining a therapeutic environment and community that promotes safety and nonviolence as the basis for all we do with clients and staff.
• Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of trauma-informed practices, including emotional intelligence, effective communication, understanding of the impact of trauma on development, strengths-based and person-centered practice, resilience focus, and commitment to growth and change.
• Administrative Activities
• Ensure compliance with all CFA/PHMC policies and procedures, including confidentiality and acting as a mandated reporter in accordance with the law, policies, and procedures.
• Implement all documentation requirements, ensuring that reports are complete, thorough, timely, and written in the prescribed format.
• Ensure that staff members do the same.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required in a clinical field, such as clinical social work, psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, etc.
• Degree must include a minimum of 12 credit hours in core behavioral health coursework.
• Minimum of two years of verified post-master’s experience providing mental health treatment, including psychotherapy, counseling, and assessment, to children and/or adolescents.
• Previous supervisory experience required.
• PREFERRED: Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification.
• PREFERRED: Licensure in Pennsylvania as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Professional Counselor (LPC), Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Psychologist.