Clinical Training Specialist

About the role

The Clinical Training Specialist plays a crucial role in developing and implementing training programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of our behavioral health staff, with a specific focus on racially equitable and inclusive clinical practices. This position serves as the conduit for academic programs seeking to place interns with the agency and provides clinical supervision to students. Additionally, the role includes providing treatment services to a small caseload of homeless adult, adolescent, and geriatric clients who may present with co-occurring disorders.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision for early career clinicians and student interns.
• Partner with Senior Director of Behavioral Health and HR to recruit and hire new staff and interns.
• Develop and implement training programs that address the specific needs of racially and culturally diverse populations.
• Stay abreast of the latest research, trends, and best practices in behavioral health to ensure training content is current and relevant.
• Provide support and guidance to staff during and after training sessions, fostering a welcoming space for open discussion and continued learning.
• Collaborate with other behavioral health professionals to create comprehensive and effective training materials.
• Customize training programs based on the unique requirements and goals of different organizations and funders.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of training programs through feedback, assessments, and measurable outcomes.
• Maintain standards for provision of CEU in accordance with social work and professional counselor licensing boards for the state of Maryland.
• Track and issue CEU for training participants as appropriate.
• Provide clinical supervision to social work interns and early career clinicians.
• Provide individual and group therapy for a small caseload of clients.
• Complete initial assessments, treatment plans, and screenings in accordance with agency standards.
• Complete documentation of services in a legible manner in accordance with established formats and required timeframes within the client’s electronic health record.
• Ensure that documentation accurately reflects billable services provided.
• Model and reinforce the agency’s core values: dignity, authenticity, hope, justice, passion, and balance.
• Actively participate in performance improvement and advocacy activities that support the mission of the agency.
• Perform other duties on an as-needed basis.
• Protect clients’ personal health information by maintaining compliance with HIPAA and other relevant healthcare IT security regulations.
• Work with clients who have significant mental health challenges, manage crisis situations, and assess for safety.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or psychology.
• Active license in the state of Maryland (LCSW-C) with supervisory designation.

Experience

• Three years of experience in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic mental illness and substance abuse.
• Five years of experience supervising staff and/or interns, with an emphasis on provision of training and ongoing education.
• Experience working with homeless and/or low-income individuals and families.
• Familiarity with adult learning principles and instructional design.

Skills

• Able to work independently as a social worker on an interdisciplinary team.
• Strong knowledge of various mental health disorders, treatments, and interventions.
• Willingness to integrate relevant principles into practice such as Harm Reduction, Motivational Interviewing, and Housing First.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Able to cope with interruptions and be a team player.
• Flexible approach, working with several cross-disciplinary teams in a collaborative style.
• Demonstrate comfort with change by approaching it optimistically and helping supervisees do the same.
• Proactively seeks to clarify unclear aspects of change in a productive, collaborative manner.