Assistant Clinical Director - Lecanto, FL

• Full-time

A. Position Definition &

Summary:

Description:

Assists the Director of Clinical Services as needed; provides individual therapeutic services to youth as assessed by the treatment team; develops youth needs assessment and psychosocial history to formulate treatment plan; prioritizes treatment plan to focus on youth mental health and substance abuse issues, ensuring monthly updates reflecting progress; ensures documentation that is related to individual, group and family sessions, as well as monthly progress updates related to mental health services.

B. Position Expectations and

Essential Functions:

• Under the supervision of the licensed clinical supervisor, conducts needs assessments and psychosocial to document history and identify preliminary issues for treatment focus by interviewing the resident and their family members one on one and transcribing relevant information

• Participates in the development and implementation of treatment plans under the supervision of the licensed clinical supervisor

• Under the supervision of licensed clinical supervisor, provides group and family process oriented therapies using various professional treatment modalities

• Develops and assists in individualized discharge planning for the residents by utilizing treatment team and written chart information to determine residents’ aftercare needs

• Attends regular treatment team meetings to provide therapists perspective to total case management of the resident by reading and discussing written progress notes from charts and communicating any state or local agency legal requirement for case management with the interdisciplinary team. Monitors overall course of treatment services

• Conducts educational and other didactic groups for resident and family members

• Makes handwritten entries to resident charges describing therapy performed, progress in discharge planning process, and/or other interventions

• Reports incidents of suspected abuse using prescribed forms and protocols from the relevant community/state agency

• Provides individual therapy as specified on the youth’s individual treatment plan

• Maintains Licensure per state applicable laws

• Conducts Substance Intervention and Education groups

• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

C. Position Requirements:

Education:

• Must possess a Master’s Degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or related human services field and a valid Florida licensure (LMHC/LCSW/LMFT) preferably with at least 1 year of post-licensure experience providing direct therapy to youth.

Other Requirements:

• Must be 21 years of age or older.

• Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in the state where the work site is located only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

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