SUMMARY:

The School-Based Clinical Therapist provides care coordination to students with behavioral health challenges, outpatient individual therapy to a small group of students best served in the school setting, and education on behavioral health topics to school personnel.

Therapist will coordinate with schools to understand the needs of students and families, the schools’ systems and resources for supporting students, and the barriers to behavioral health care that this position can support. When appropriate, the therapist may provide outpatient individual therapy to children and youth directly. The clinician’s primary responsibilities are to assess a student’s needs, support the student and family in getting connected to appropriate services, and follow-up to ensure that services were received. The overall goal of the program is to establish collaborative and responsive relationships between schools, families, and community providers that promote coordination of care.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serves as a resource to the school sites in the CCBHC catchment area by providing mental health consultation, referral, and care coordination to address student behavioral and/or emotional needs.
• Meets with local school representatives to understand their needs and identify ways in which the therapist can best assist in supporting the behavioral health needs of the school community.
• Fosters collaboration amongst School Districts and Community Partners by providing information, referrals, and linkages social service and mental health agencies to address student and family needs
• Provides support and consultation for student threat/risk assessments, including conducting suicide risk assessments, participating on threat assessment teams, developing safety/re-entry plans, and providing referrals and linkages to resources, as needed.
• Demonstrates understanding of child and adolescent development.
• Maintains current knowledge of diagnostic and treatment strategies that are effective for specialized populations; uses and seeks out clinical information to improve competency in treating behavioral health problems in assigned population.
• Provides outpatient individual, family, and group therapy using best practice treatment strategies effective for diagnostic needs of children and prescribed in individual treatment plan.
• Completes assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and discharge summaries according to clinical standards and required timelines.
• When requested, participates in the MTSS referral process to assist in coordinating student supports.
• Promotes parent engagement in addressing the social and emotional needs of students.
• Maintains comprehensive knowledge of and facilitates the development of policies and practices related to suicide prevention and intervention.
• Follows-up with families and schools to ensure that student was connected to appropriate services; assists in establishing care coordination between the school and provider(s).
• Maintains current knowledge of available community resources relevant to population and how to access them as needed.
• Maintains frequent communication and collaborative relationships with client, colleagues, and community providers to ensure coordinated care.
• Maintains performance standards according to professional competencies and fidelity to the evidence-based treatment models.
• Tracks and assesses data on interventions used in school district to evaluate effectiveness of programs.
• Attends supervision, agency and team meetings as scheduled.
• Maintains detailed, accurate, and timely documentation in medical record.
• Enhances professional expertise through educational activities and trainings.
• Follows agency policies

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or related field eligible for mental health licensure.
• Associate-level mental health license (LCSW, LMHC-A, LMFT-A) with RI Department of Health or ability to obtain by time of hire.
• At least 2-years of clinical experience working with targeted population or in a school or mental health setting preferred.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong verbal communication and social relationship skills.
• Bilingual in Spanish/English strongly preferred.
• Analytical skills necessary to evaluate clients’ mental health needs and to formulate and implement a treatment plan
• Knowledge of human development and family systems issues. Advocacy and teaching skills.
• Valid driver's license and use of car in order to perform the major functions of the job.
• Automobile liability insurance coverage for vehicle being used in accordance with Center requirements.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a team to coordinate care for clients.

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EEO Statement:

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

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