RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a Master's-level Clinician you will:

• Assist consumers who have a serious mental illness (adults), serious emotional disturbance (children) or developmental disability (adults/children) in accessing needed medical, social, educational and other services in order that they can continue to remain as independent as possible as identified through person centered planning. 

• Provide clinical services to individuals who have a mental illness or a developmental disability, or parents and children with emotional or behavioral problems by treating the child and family.

• Be responsible for the initial assessment of persons requesting services from NeMCMHA and appropriate referral to internal or external providers or community resources.

• Case manage for children, providing direct services to parents, children, and their families in which there is a diagnosis of serious emotional disturbance or developmental disability as defined in the DSM-IV and defined by the Mental Health Code.

  • Core elements of case management are assessment, service plan development, linking/coordination of services, reassessment/follow-up, and monitoring of services. 

• Focus on bolstering parenting skills, enhancing knowledge of child development, supporting positive parent-child interaction, resolving emotional conflicts, and assisting with the management of stressful daily events in addition to successfully accessing educational opportunities.

Additional duties may include:

• Providing group or indivdual therapy
• Serving as a member of the Children's Diagnostic and Treatment Team
• Attending agency trainings aimed at provision of services
• Providing cirsis intervention to consumers as needed
• Consulting with various agencies, educational settings, individuals, and organziations as needed

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Masters degree from a recognized or accredited institution, with course work in mental health related areas.
• Possess State Registration as an, LMSW, LPC or LLP (or be able to acquire within a reasonable period of time: i.e. LLMSW will be getting full LMSW).

Experience:

• One or more years of relevant mental health experience.
• Lived experience with mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and/or substance use disorders valued.

Other:

• Good communication skills (both verbal and written) are required.
• Functional computer literacy is required.

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