Mental Health Professional I - School Based (Berkeley)

About the role

The Office of Mental Health at the SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) seeks a Mental Health Professional I - School Based. This position provides advanced assessment, crisis management, short- and long-term individual and family therapy, and case management services in school-based settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced assessment, crisis management, and short and long-term individual and family therapy services for children and their families who present with psychiatric needs.
• Provide school consultation, education, and prevention to the school district through faculty and staff in-service training, consultation to faculty and staff, classroom presentations, Parent-Teacher Organization presentations, and critical incident debriefing and/or adverse incident response.
• Provide case management services to assigned caseload. Develop and maintain liaisons with personnel from other agencies/resources in order to facilitate treatment of clients.
• Participate in interagency staffing, including Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and Student Intervention Team (SIT) meetings.
• Collect, organize, and record data and information in each client's medical records according to quality assurance standards, CARF guidelines, and corporate compliance standards.
• Participate in treatment team meetings with CAF staff to formulate and develop individual services plans for each client/family.
• Comply with all legal responsibilities while performing these job duties.
• Provide an array of clinical services to promote recovery, stabilization, and independence based on the client's needs and plan of care.

Requirements

• A master's degree in guidance, counseling, the social sciences or a related field.
• The ability to perform child and adolescent (birth to 18 years of age) assessments, develop treatment plans, provide counseling services and manage the treatment of children and adolescents.
• A high level of attention to detail and task completion as well as dependability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language).

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year.
• 15 days sick leave per year.
• 13 paid holidays.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation).
• Retirement benefit choices.