Senior Clinician - Child & Adolescent Services (re-ad 26-00785)

About the team

Mental Health Support Services (MHSS) is the provider of mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorder services for children and adults in Chesterfield County. The Child & Adolescent Services Team (CAST) is seeking a full-time Senior Clinician to join our out-patient (mental health) team. CAST is a fun-loving and energetic team that highly values continuing education and training, professional growth, self-care, and a supportive work environment. This position provides a great opportunity to enhance your clinical skills, work with a team of clinicians and case managers, and work with a diverse child and family population. Clinicians with specialized training or experience with specific populations or treatment interventions such as art therapy, play therapy, trauma-informed care, etc. are encouraged to apply!

Minimum education and experience

• Master's degree in human services or related field; three years of experience related to assigned program; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• At least three years of relevant professional therapy experience in a mental health setting with children, teens and families preferred.
• Experience with the systems of care approach for children and adolescents, cognitive-behavioral treatment interventions, motivational interviewing, evidence-based practices, and trauma-focused interventions preferred.

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Considerable knowledge and understanding of fundamental concepts of normal and abnormal human behavior, personality development, family and group dynamics.
• Considerable knowledge of and an ability to apply a variety of psychotherapeutic treatment techniques/modalities.
• Adherence to basic ethics appropriate for a professional helping relationship.
• Knowledge of mental health diagnoses, assessment, and/or psychological and educational testing.
• Some knowledge of consultation program.
• Considerable knowledge of psychosocial history development.
• Very good interviewing and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing.
• Computer proficiency skills; working knowledge of electronic health record systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead others.
• Knowledgeable in systems of care approach for youth, cognitive-behavioral treatment interventions, evidence-based practices and trauma informed care preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and understand the impact of complex trauma preferred.
• Experience in family therapy and parent support interventions, case collaboration and coordination with community support partners preferred.
• Proficiency in clinical documentation preferred.
• Ability to work effectively with SED (Serious Emotional Disturbance) youth with various diagnoses and complex service needs preferred.

Additional requirements

• Professional licensure such as Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or license eligible in Virginia required.
• Pre-employment drug testing, FBI criminal background check and education/degree verification required.

Duties

• Provides individual and group therapy sessions for children and adolescents in an office based setting.
• Conducts trauma-informed, evidenced based assessments and provides treatment plans.
• Maintains accurate and timely clinical documentation.
• Collaborates with treatment team regarding client referrals related to medication, hospitalization, or intensive specialized treatment.
• Refers clients to appropriate community resources when called for in treatment plan.
• May serve as a lead worker to Clinicians, interns, etc. and assists in providing clinical supervision and training.
• Stays up to date with current and new research and best practices in mental health treatment.
• May serve as a back-up in the absence of the supervisor.
• Performs other work as required.

Schedule

Monday - Friday; 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; includes some evening hours (4 hours required after 5:00 p.m. each week to meet the needs of families).

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