School-Based Clinician
Description
Role :
Under the supervision of the Solano Mental Health Program Director, the School Based Mental Health Clinician has the primary responsibility for the providing direct mental health services to children and youth at assigned school site.
Services include individual, group, and family therapy (as needed) to elementary and middle school level children; collaborate with educational staff;
perform intake, evaluations, which include forming diagnostic formulations; provide case management, treatment planning, and therapeutic interventions for children and youth as a member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team.
Duties and Responsibilities :
- Provides culturally / linguistically sensitive individual, group, family and collateral outpatient psychotherapy to EPSDT / Medi-Cal eligible clients referred for treatment
- Provides individual, group, and / or collateral Mental Health Rehabilitation Services as needed.
Co-facilitates groups with team members if needed and as appropriate
- Develops, cultivates, and maintains positive relationships with the principal, school staff, and team clinicians
- Maintains caseload as relevant to FTE (1.0 FTE 16-20 case minimum : case minimum), co-facilitate 4 groups and provide trainings to teachers and parents
- Provides services to at least 25 unduplicated kids in a school year
- Informs Principal when making a CPS report and may support teachers in doing so, if requested
- Knowledge of the standards set by the county, state, Board of Psychology / Board of Behavioral Sciences, Medi-Cal, EPSDT and internal ABW clinical quality standards
- Attend appropriate meetings, which include weekly group supervision, staff meetings, trainings and supervision
- Monitor eligibility and obtain authorizations where appropriate
- Follow all procedures and protocols related to EPSDT Follow regulatory guidelines, mandated reporting, and program / agency protocols in performing duties
- Consults with parents regarding educational and social issues of their children. Helps parents understand their child's abilities, needs and opportunities, especially in relationship to mental health
Abide by all provisions of the ABW personnel manual Perform any other duties as directed.