Clinician

Position Overview

The Clinician facilitates improved student mental and emotional well-being through advocating, educating, and treatment in collaboration with other CIP personnel and stakeholders of the student s success

Objectives

• Delivery of high-quality direct clinical services including tele-counseling

• Working within the CIP Clinical Framework to provide assessments, support plans, case management, as well as individual and group counseling

• Leadership in crisis intervention and emergency on-call situations

• Excellence in communication and collaboration with prescribing physicians on medication, the continuity, and support of external treatment plans and care.

• Mastery and dedicated use of CIP s medical record platform eCare Vault

• Timely outreach and consultation with CIP staff and administration

• Increasing student engagement, participation, self-awareness, and self-advocacy in the ongoing process of personal mental health management

• Developing effective skills and strategies for student-led navigation of mental, behavioral, and associated physical health services in real-world settings.

Standard Activities

• Documentation & recordkeeping of clinical assessments, notes, and student-related records.

• Assessment, review, and participation in prospective and current student needs analysis

• Conducts individual student therapy sessions using evidence-based practices

• Conducts group therapy using evidence-based practices,

• Design, oversee, and manages behavioral support plans in tandem with the student

• Assists students in assessing medication challenges and needs in coordination with a physician or psychiatric support

• Coordinates with external providers regarding therapeutic or psychopharmacological needs, where applicable

• Coordinates with other personnel at CIP to remain apprised of students prescribed medications

• Provides, brief solution-focused family consultations when appropriate

• Assesses for safety when presented with concerns from the student or CIP team; monitoring the risk of deliberate harm to self or others during individual sessions and in emergency situations in collaboration with the team

• Guides, informs and educates non-clinical staff regarding diagnoses and their impact on a normalized basis.

• Effectively communicating and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders of the student s success

• Other duties as assigned

  • Occasional but rare work outside of normal business hours, largely for client support

Required Education / Experience

• Master s degree in a field such as social work, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, Autism, Psychology, or similar

• Licensed by the state of practice or in active pursuit of a license with current and ongoing supervision

• Proficient with office utility computer software programs and a quick learner in new technologies

Preferred Education / Experience

• Experience in the field of autism and/or learning disabilities

• Clinical experience in an educational setting among young adults with ASD

Travel

• Minimal travel outside of the local area