About the position
We are looking for a Behavioral Health Clinician for TCP Westwood – someone to develop, plan and deliver evidence-based assessment and therapy services to youth and families. Engages in social work services to assist patients and families in identifying and utilizing health care and community resources optimally. Apply today to learn more about these opportunities in our Pediatric Clinic!
Responsibilities
- Provides psychosocial screenings/assessments by interviewing patients and/or their families for information about the patients’ social, emotional/psychological, developmental/educational/vocational, environmental, financial and health situations, within authorization periods, as required for patient care and/or treatment/transitional planning.
- Provides evidence-based psychotherapy for individual, family, parent and groups to help patients/families reduce symptoms of mental illness and improve functioning across environments, establishes achievable treatment goals with patients.
- Tracks patient progress via ongoing symptom and functional assessment, using reliable and valid measures where available, and adjusts treatment plan in accordance with findings.
- Coordinates care with other mental health providers to ensure selected treatments match the patient’s current diagnosis, symptoms, developmental level, and functioning across environments.
- Actively participates in provider's conferences to identify and respond to the psychosocial needs of the patients/families and to provide psychosocial information pertinent to formulating Plans of Care.
- Assesses and follows-up with provider's recommendations of changes in the patient/family status and/or needs, as appropriate.
- Conducts patient/family needs assessments, identifies and assesses patients/families’ knowledge and utilization of community resources and provides information about additional, appropriate community resources.
- Assesses patients/families’ understanding of the referral information provided and their ability to access the recommended resources.
- Demonstrates awareness of required competencies for provision of evidence-based assessment therapy services specific to the population and setting where services are to be provided.
- Seeks specific consultation, supervision, didactic training, or education in areas of competency to be developed.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in social work or related field
- 2 years of Social Work, professional counseling or marriage/family therapist counseling
- License Required: LCSW – Licensed Clinical Social Worker (TBHEC) OR LPC - Licensed Prof Counselor (TBHEC) OR LMFT - Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (TBHEC)
Nice-to-haves
- Employment in healthcare, a health care specialization in schooling or a field work practicum in health care
