The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Practitioner position works within a multidisciplinary team using a client-centered and trauma-informed approach to provide a range of office, community, and homebased services to families with children who display complex emotional and behavioral health need This role provides high-quality, community-based behavioral health services to individuals with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, serious emotional disorders focusing on symptom reduction, functional improvement, and rehabilitation. Works with diverse staff and service population.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Support children experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, behavioral disorders, and substance use concerns.
Performs comprehensive, in-depth assessment and clinical formulation, development of accurate diagnosis and strengths-based treatment plans for CCBHC services. Performs open access as assigned.
Provides family, individual, and group therapy, as well as crisis intervention, and case management services, adhering to CCBHC and MRO/Medicaid rehabilitation service models.
Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions, advocacy, skill-building, and related services. Provides evidence-based treatment interventions for children and families per training and certifications.
Learns and utilizes agency and community resources including schools, specialty service providers, and community programs.
Care coordination with schools, hospitals, DCFS/CPS, juvenile justice, and primary care providers
Assesses community conditions that affect clients to identify resource gaps and problems.
Works with multidisciplinary professionals including psychiatrists, nurses and community agencies to provide continuum of coordinated care to meet the complex needs of family, children and adolescents.
Provide on-call or in-person crisis intervention services when necessary.
Recommends financial assistance and other benefits the client may be entitled to.
May serve on regional or agency-wide committees.
Meets agency expectation for quantity of direct service and maintains quality and fidelity to evidence-based practices.
Maintains timely and accurate client records and any necessary agency and CCBHC required reporting.
Participates in agency and site based required meetings and trainings.
Works effectively with diverse staff and service population.
Work extended hours on school nights and weekends.
Other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, CREDENTIALS and/or EXPERIENCE:
Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field from an accredited college or university,
Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling (MAATC), preferred
Licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor ( LCPC) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC
Must obtain and maintain IM+CANS and ASAM certifications.
Behavioral health diagnosis using DSM-5
Culturally responsive care by approaching services that center the client's unique cultural background, values, and intersectional identity.
TRAVEL/MOBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Driving for work required with a personally owned vehicle.
TRAVEL BETWEEN SITES:
Yes
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling (MAATC)
Certification in one or more evidence base practices or therapeutic frameworks designed for families, children and adolescents impacted by trauma such as:
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) certification
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) training
Motivational Interviewing (MI) training
Family Systems Therapy
Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention training
Others
2+ years of experience working in the mental health field with children, adolescents, and families who have experienced substance use, trauma-exposure, behavioral, and mental health challenges
Ability to utilize expressive-arts modalities with children, adolescents, and families.
Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) or experience working with clients experiencing substance use preferred.
IM+CANS certification
ASAM certified
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:
Demonstrated superior skills with families or communities.
Demonstrated competence in consultation, teaching, or writing.
Requires mobility to work in the community with assigned caseload.
Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.
METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES VALUES AND EXPECTED BEHAVIORS:
Client Centered/Mission Driven
Adaptable
Goal Oriented/Solution Focused
Self-Reflective and Receptive to Feedback
Collaborative
Positive Demeanor
Trustworthy/Accountable
Salary:
$59,000- $70,000
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal.
This job description is not designed to cover nor contain a comprehensive, exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities, and it is expected that employees understand there may be other duties assigned outside of the written language that appears here
Metropolitan Family Services reserves the right to amend, add, change, and/or remove responsibilities to meet business needs as necessary, at any time, with or without notice to employees.
