Mental Health Clinician (Multiple Days)

SUMMARY\: Provide clearly identified and easily accessible therapeutic services that address the mental and emotional well-being of students (clients) and families representing multiple schools within the district.

• School-based Licensed Mental Health Clinicians provide services at campus.


• Clinic-based Licensed Mental Health Clinicians provide services at school-based clinics.

BASIC FUNCTIONS:

• Utilize various assessment instruments and techniques, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to assist in diagnosing mental health conditions and determining appropriate intervention strategies


• Identify and treat mental health/behavioral health conditions through the implementation of planning, clinical documentation and treatment plans and monitoring of progress/goals


• Provide crisis intervention with students, families and campus staff by providing immediate assessment, triage and therapeutic assistance to minimize the impact of trauma to students


• Conduct assessment for suicide, non-suicidal self-harm and harm to others. Collaborate with key parties to develop campus, student and home safety plans


• Review client data regularly to ensure that treatment and documentation is aligned with professional standards and clinical best practice


• Guard client confidentiality by being knowledgeable of and adhering to both FERPA and HIPAA regulations


• Provide referrals for services such as medical care, educational intervention, psychiatric treatment, etc. when needed and case management services in order to increase referred client/family participation in services


• Provide mental health consultation for school and district staff regarding Student Support Teams (SST) and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). Provide ongoing feedback to referring parties, school personnel and clients


• Assess mental health and social service needs to provide successful re-entry/transition to home campus for students returning from DAEP, behavioral health hospitals and residential treatment placements


• Develop and deliver professional development and community outreach topics on mental health wellness, social emotional development, suicidality, threat assessments, behavior management, depression, anxiety and ADHD


• Participate in staff meetings, case conferences, professional development and training to increase clinical skills and improve outcomes for critical cases


• Complete, document, and submit all discipline-specific requirements for maintaining licensure through applicable State of Texas licensing boards.


• Comply with departmental policies, legal requirements, and professional, ethical, and quality of care standards

• Required Master’s or doctoral degree and licensed by the State of Texas in mental health (LCSW, LMFT, LMSW, LPC, or LSSP)


• Knowledge of and ability to use a wide array of evidence-based therapeutic approaches to improve students’ academic performance and psychosocial development


• Ability to work cooperatively, collaboratively and effectively with client, families, staff and the community


• Ability to provide own transportation


• May require ability and willingness to work non-traditional hours in order to accommodate parents’ work and students’ school schedules


• Experience working in a fast-paced environment requiring ability to manage competing priorities including referrals, crisis response and client treatment. Minimum of two years of school-based experience preferred


• Demonstrated fluency in both English and Spanish preferred