Substance Abuse Clinician (195 Days)

Dallas Independent School District
  • Dallas, TX
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

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    • Conduct comprehensive substance use and behavioral health assessments using evidence-based screening tools and biopsychosocial evaluations to identify substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health conditions, and appropriate intervention needs.
    • Develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment plans that address substance use, recovery, mental health concerns, harm reduction, relapse prevention, and coping skill development.
    • Provide individual, group, and family counseling services focused on substance use prevention, intervention, treatment, recovery support, and behavioral health stabilization.
    • Deliver crisis assessment and intervention services, including response to substance-related emergencies, overdose risk, behavioral escalation, suicide risk, self-harm, and threats to others.
    • Develop and coordinate student, campus, and home safety plans in collaboration with families, campus staff, and Reset Coordinators to support crisis de-escalation and stabilization.
    • Provide case management and referral services by connecting students and families with medical, psychiatric, detoxification, inpatient/outpatient treatment, and community-based recovery resources while promoting engagement in recommended services.
    • Support transition and re-entry planning for students returning from DAEP placements, juvenile justice programs, behavioral health hospitals, or residential treatment facilities with substance-related concerns.
    • Serve as a consultant to SST and MTSS teams, administrators, school staff, and families by providing expertise on substance use trends, prevention strategies, intervention planning, student progress, and treatment outcomes.
    • Collaborate with campus mental health clinicians, counselors, nurses, administrators, families, and community agencies to ensure coordinated care and continuity of services for students.
    • Develop and deliver prevention, education, and outreach programs addressing substance use trends, vaping, alcohol and drug misuse, social-emotional development, co-occurring disorders, suicide prevention, threat assessment, and district prevention initiatives.
    • Coordinate and facilitate district-wide professional development and training programs related to mental health wellness, suicide prevention, risk assessment, threat assessment protocols, trauma-informed practices, behavior management, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and other district priorities.
    • Plan, support, and evaluate special events and awareness initiatives, including Mental Health Awareness Month activities, district wellness programs, family engagement forums, prevention campaigns, and resilience-building efforts while ensuring content reflects current research and emerging youth trends.
    • Represent Dallas ISD in community partnerships and engagement activities, including forums, collaborative meetings, advocacy initiatives, and partnerships with mental health providers and local agencies to strengthen student and family support systems.
    • Maintain clinical documentation, compliance, and professional standards by ensuring accurate records, treatment integrity, confidentiality (FERPA/HIPAA), licensure requirements, ethical practice, data collection, reporting, and adherence to district and legal mandates.
    • Fulfill professional and operational responsibilities by participating in meetings, case conferences, ongoing professional development, monitoring emerging youth substance use trends, working flexible schedules including occasional after-hours support, traveling throughout the district, and responding effectively in school-based crisis environments.

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    • Conduct comprehensive substance use and behavioral health assessments using evidence-based screening tools and biopsychosocial evaluations to identify substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health conditions, and appropriate intervention needs.
    • Develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment plans that address substance use, recovery, mental health concerns, harm reduction, relapse prevention, and coping skill development.
    • Provide individual, group, and family counseling services focused on substance use prevention, intervention, treatment, recovery support, and behavioral health stabilization.
    • Deliver crisis assessment and intervention services, including response to substance-related emergencies, overdose risk, behavioral escalation, suicide risk, self-harm, and threats to others.
    • Develop and coordinate student, campus, and home safety plans in collaboration with families, campus staff, and Reset Coordinators to support crisis de-escalation and stabilization.
    • Provide case management and referral services by connecting students and families with medical, psychiatric, detoxification, inpatient/outpatient treatment, and community-based recovery resources while promoting engagement in recommended services.
    • Support transition and re-entry planning for students returning from DAEP placements, juvenile justice programs, behavioral health hospitals, or residential treatment facilities with substance-related concerns.
    • Serve as a consultant to SST and MTSS teams, administrators, school staff, and families by providing expertise on substance use trends, prevention strategies, intervention planning, student progress, and treatment outcomes.
    • Collaborate with campus mental health clinicians, counselors, nurses, administrators, families, and community agencies to ensure coordinated care and continuity of services for students.
    • Develop and deliver prevention, education, and outreach programs addressing substance use trends, vaping, alcohol and drug misuse, social-emotional development, co-occurring disorders, suicide prevention, threat assessment, and district prevention initiatives.
    • Coordinate and facilitate district-wide professional development and training programs related to mental health wellness, suicide prevention, risk assessment, threat assessment protocols, trauma-informed practices, behavior management, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and other district priorities.
    • Plan, support, and evaluate special events and awareness initiatives, including Mental Health Awareness Month activities, district wellness programs, family engagement forums, prevention campaigns, and resilience-building efforts while ensuring content reflects current research and emerging youth trends.
    • Represent Dallas ISD in community partnerships and engagement activities, including forums, collaborative meetings, advocacy initiatives, and partnerships with mental health providers and local agencies to strengthen student and family support systems.
    • Maintain clinical documentation, compliance, and professional standards by ensuring accurate records, treatment integrity, confidentiality (FERPA/HIPAA), licensure requirements, ethical practice, data collection, reporting, and adherence to district and legal mandates.
    • Fulfill professional and operational responsibilities by participating in meetings, case conferences, ongoing professional development, monitoring emerging youth substance use trends, working flexible schedules including occasional after-hours support, traveling throughout the district, and responding effectively in school-based crisis environments.

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    • Required Master's or Doctoral degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related field.
    • Current Texas licensure (LCSW, LMSW, LMFT, LPC, or LSSP) required.
    • Minimum of two years of school-based or adolescent behavioral health experience preferred.
    • Knowledge of evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including substance use treatment modalities (CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care).
    • Experience conducting risk assessments and safety planning.
    • Ability to collaborate effectively with students, families, staff, and community agencies.
    • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced school environment.
    • Ability to provide reliable personal transportation.
    • Position requires flexible working hours to meet the needs of students and families.
    • May include evening hours and Saturdays to meet the needs of students and families.
    • Preferred Experience working with adolescent substance use disorders.
    • Preferred Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish.
    • Preferred Experience collaborating with juvenile justice or community treatment providers.

    '',''!*!

    • Required Master's or Doctoral degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related field.
    • Current Texas licensure (LCSW, LMSW, LMFT, LPC, or LSSP) required.
    • Minimum of two years of school-based or adolescent behavioral health experience preferred.
    • Knowledge of evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including substance use treatment modalities (CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care).
    • Experience conducting risk assessments and safety planning.
    • Ability to collaborate effectively with students, families, staff, and community agencies.
    • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced school environment.
    • Ability to provide reliable personal transportation.
    • Position requires flexible working hours to meet the needs of students and families.
    • May include evening hours and Saturdays to meet the needs of students and families.
    • Preferred Experience working with adolescent substance use disorders.
    • Preferred Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish.
    • Preferred Experience collaborating with juvenile justice or community treatment providers.

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    Mental Health Services (1034)

    9400 N CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY

    SUITE 1304 BOX 384

    Dallas, 75231

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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationDallas, TX

    Skills

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    • Spanish Languageunmatched
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