SafeHaven Clinician
3 days ago
Kids in Crisis is Connecticut's ONLY free, round-the-clock agency providing emergency shelter, crisis counseling and community educational programs for children of all ages and families dealing with a wide range of crises, including domestic violence, mental health and family problems, substance abuse, economic difficulties and more.
REPORTS TO: Director of SafeHaven Program
Clinical Work:
- Comprehensive knowledge of strengths and challenges related to abused, neglected and at risk youths
- Implement and maintain a therapeutic residential living environment.
- Establish a therapeutic rapport with difficult clients
- Maintain client caseload of up to 12 children/adolescents
- Provide individual, family, and group sessions
- Practical experience in providing crisis intervention and brief solution focused counseling.
- Assess client needs, develop SMART service goals and discharge plans, and make verbal and written clinical recommendations
Program Development and Community Collaboration:
- Assist Clinical Director in oversight and implementation of residential program
- Collaborate and coordinate extensively with services in the communities
- Advocate for client's needs and maintain a strong and positive working relationship with guardians, school personnel, and local mental health providers.
Administrative:
- Collaborate with Clinical Director for changes in program development.
- Assist and support Clinical Director in supervision of clinical team.
- Contributing member of Residential Leadership Team and Multi-disciplinary team.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- MSW or related Master's degree in Counseling or Human Services is required.
- Minimum 3-5 years post-graduate experience with clinical assessments and crisis intervention
- Experience with individual, group, and family therapy preferred but not required.
- Extensive working knowledge of DSM - IV/V as it relates to early childhood and adolescents
- Working knowledge of common therapeutic modalities used with children across the developmental spectrum ( CBT, DBT )
- Ability to work with multi-disciplinary team and knowledge of community resources a plus.
- Ability to make good clinical decisions and provide leadership to Senior Counselors is necessary.
- Excellent verbal and written skills specifically diagnostic assessments and clinical recommendations.
- License eligible in the State of CT preferred
- Written and oral Spanish fluency preferred
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SafeHaven Clinician
4 days ago
Greenwich, United States Kids In Crisis Full timeSafeHaven Clinician (Full Time) English/Spanish Fluency Preferred Kids in Crisis is Connecticut's ONLY free, round-the-clock agency providing emergency shelter, crisis counseling and community educational programs for children of all ages and families dealing with a wide range of crises, including domestic violence, mental health and family problems,...