Kids In Crisis is Connecticut's ONLY free, round-the-clock agency providing emergency shelter, crisis counseling and community educational programs for children of all ages and families experiencing a wide range of crises, including homelessness, mental health, family problems, substance abuse, economic difficulties and more.
REPORTS TO: Clinical Director
Clinical Work:
- Comprehensive knowledge of strengths and challenges related to youth that have experienced variations of neglect and /or abuse, homelessness or other social issues.
- Implement and maintain a therapeutic residential living environment.
- Establish a therapeutic rapport with high risk and vulnerable youth
- Maintain client caseload of up to 12 children/adolescents and their families
- Provide individual, family, and group sessions
- Practical experience in providing crisis intervention and brief solution focused counseling.
- Assess client needs, develop treatment goals utilizing SMART service goals and interventions, make verbal and written clinical recommendations
- Collaborative discharge planning with families and service providers with connection by referral to community supports.
Program Development and Community Collaboration
- Assist Clinical Director in oversight and implementation of residential program services
- Collaborate and coordinate case management referrals to services in the community
- Advocate for client's needs and maintain a strong and positive working relationship with guardians, school personnel, and local service providers.
Administrative
- Collaborate with Clinical Director for implementation of changes in program development.
- Assist and support Clinical Director in supervision of clinical team.
- Contributing member of Residential Leadership Team and Multi-disciplinary team.
Qualifications/Requirements
- MSW or related master's degree in counseling or human services is required.
- Minimum 3-5 years post-graduate experience with clinical assessments and crisis intervention
- Experience with individual, group, and family therapy preferred but not required.
- Knowledge of DSM - IV/V as it relates to early childhood and adolescents
- Working knowledge of common therapeutic modalities used with children across the developmental spectrum ( CBT, DBT )
- Ability to work with multi-disciplinary team and knowledge of community resources a plus.
- Ability to make clinical decisions and provide leadership to Senior Counselors is necessary.
- Excellent verbal and written skills specifically diagnostic assessments and clinical recommendations.
- License eligible in the State of CT preferred
- English/Spanish Fluency Preferred
Kids in Crisis prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression and any other factor protected by law. This applies, consistent with applicable law, to all phases of employment, including recruitment, compensation, benefits, participation in all company-sponsored employee activities, events, and programs.