Clinicians

About the role

The Clinician will provide necessary care in a structured, consistent, strength-based therapeutic relationship with a youth and their family. Complete a written comprehensive home-based, psychosocial behavioral health assessment inclusive of the age-appropriate version of the Massachusetts CANS that occurs in the youths home or other location of the familys choosing. Develop a youth and family-centered treatment plan in collaboration with the youth, parent, guardian, or designated caregiver(s), and with required consent and in consultation with other providers. Review and modify the treatment plan as necessary. Review/development of a risk management/safety plan in collaboration with the youth and parent/guardian/caregiver. Monitor progress and attainment of treatment plan goals and objectives. Work with the entire family, or subset of the Family, To Implement Focused Interventions And Behavioral Techniques To enhance problem-solving, limit-setting, risk management/safety planning, communication, build skills to strengthen the family, advance therapeutic goals, or improve ineffective patterns of interaction. Identify and utilize community resources; develop and maintain natural supports for the youth and parent/caregiver(s) in order to promote sustainability of treatment gains. Develop and maintain natural supports for the youth and parent caregiver(s) to promote sustainability of treatment gains. Phone and face-to-face coordination with collateral providers, state agencies, ESP/Mobile Crisis Intervention, and other individuals or entities that may impact the youths treatment plan, subject to required consent. Coaching in support of decision-making in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Skills training for youth and parent/caregiver(s). When requested by the family, will also accompany the family to meetings about the youths behavioral health treatment needs in schools, day care, foster homes, and other community-based locations.

Responsibilities

• Complete a written comprehensive home-based, psychosocial behavioral health assessment inclusive of the age-appropriate version of the Massachusetts CANS that occurs in the youths home or other location of the familys choosing.
• Develop a youth and family-centered treatment plan in collaboration with the youth, parent, guardian, or designated caregiver(s), and with required consent and in consultation with other providers.
• Review and modify the treatment plan as necessary.
• Review/development of a risk management/safety plan in collaboration with the youth and parent/guardian/caregiver.
• Monitor progress and attainment of treatment plan goals and objectives.
• Work with the entire family, or subset of the Family, To Implement Focused Interventions And Behavioral Techniques To enhance problem-solving, limit-setting, risk management/safety planning, communication, build skills to strengthen the family, advance therapeutic goals, or improve ineffective patterns of interaction.
• Identify and utilize community resources; develop and maintain natural supports for the youth and parent/caregiver(s) in order to promote sustainability of treatment gains.
• Develop and maintain natural supports for the youth and parent caregiver(s) to promote sustainability of treatment gains.
• Phone and face-to-face coordination with collateral providers, state agencies, ESP/Mobile Crisis Intervention, and other individuals or entities that may impact the youths treatment plan, subject to required consent.
• Coaching in support of decision-making in both crisis and non-crisis situations.
• Skills training for youth and parent/caregiver(s).
• When requested by the family, will also accompany the family to meetings about the youths behavioral health treatment needs in schools, day care, foster homes, and other community-based locations.

Requirements

• Basic annual pay ranges from $67,500 to $81,000.
• Minimum requirement: Masters degree in Mental Health Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine, Art Therapy, Social Work, Education, or a closely related field.

Qualifications

• Qualified applicants email resumes to Jason Romano, Chief Human Resources Officer, jromano@northsuffolk.org with code CNS63.