School Based Counselor​/Therapist - AOS

School Based Counselor/Therapist - AOS 91 Schools

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Northern Light Acadia Hospital. Department:
Behav Hlth Clinic - Schools. Position is located:
Bar Harbor, Maine - Serving AOS 91 Schools. Schools Supported:
Trenton, Northeast Harbor, Southwest Harbor and Bar Harbor with some virtual support to island schools in the district. Work Type:
Full Time. Hours Per Week: 40.

Work Schedule:

7:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

• Master's Degree in social work, professional counseling, or comparable degree.
• Maine License as: LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT (Conditional licenses considered: LMSW-CC or LCPC-C).
• 2+ years of relevant work experience.

The School-based Psychiatric Clinician II is an independently licensed (LCSW, LCPC, LMFT) therapist who provides behavioral health treatment, education, planning and consultation within schools and school systems. Relying on evidence-based practices, they provide a range of services including psychosocial evaluations, individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, IEP support and family therapy when indicated. They are a consultant and resource for the school system and help guide program development, decision‑making, and implementing plans designed to support and improve the mental wellbeing of the students.

• Completes psychosocial evaluations by collecting data which enables the identification of potential therapeutic targets for active treatment.
• Develops initial master treatment plan and updates in collaboration with the patient and within established time frames that identify effective interventions to achieve outcomes, and accommodate the patient's developmental level, motivation, health/spiritual beliefs, functional capabilities and strengths.
• Provides IEP counseling services as requested by districts.
• Participates in district meetings as requested by school personnel on behalf of students needs and integration efforts.
• Provides mental health trainings as requested by school partners.
• Implements individual, group and family therapy interventions that are evidence-based and are consistent with service plan and developmental level and needs of patient.
• Modifies interventions based on continual assessment of the patient's response to treatment.
• Articulates anticipated treatment outcomes that are patient oriented, evidence based, therapeutically sound, realistic, attainable and measurable.
• Completes documentation that reflects active patient involvement in care, attention to objective outcomes and identification of any barriers to treatment progress.
• Maintains a safe environment complying with Northern Light Health policies and procedures, reports and directly addresses environmental hazards and violations of patient safety policy and/or protocol when involved or observed.
• Demonstrates reflective/active listening, feedback, summarizing, reframing, empathy, support, problem solving, coaching, and psycho‑education skills.
• Maintains and abides by ethical standards set forth by the facility and Maine State Licensing Boards.
• Maintains requirements of licensure.
• Fosters the development of teamwork within department as well as across departments and with outside providers.
• Gives and receives critical feedback on effectiveness of clinical interventions through regular peer review, scheduled staff meetings and supervisions.
• Utilizes time effectively and can critically evaluate time management relevant to the effective operation of respective department.
• Completes documentation within required time frames.
• Responsible for obtaining and maintaining consents to treat, including annual review of informed consent, rights of recipients of mental health services, consent to treat via telehealth and releases to obtain and release medical information.

Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a broad behavioral health delivery system centrally managed from its location in Bangor, Maine. Acadia Hospital is a leader in providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, tele‑psychiatry, consultations to regional emergency…