Therapist, School-Based 9 Month (Baldwin)

Job description

Overview Children's Outpatient Services provides treatment for children and adolescents and their families and is intended to improve and maintain a child’s or an adolescent’s stability in the community. Treatment focuses on problem resolution, symptom reduction, stabilization and/or prevention of movement to a higher level of care. Services include individual, family and group therapy, medication evaluation and management, case management, in home intervention, case consultation and summer day treatment services. The type of treatment is highly variable and depends upon the individual’s existing symptoms and developmental level. Responsibilities: A School Based Therapist works in the Public School System to provide all administrative, clinical and mental health services for the consumers. They provide individual, group, family, and play therapy. They also provide outreach services to the consumers and family members. Essential Functions: - Provides all administrative, clinical and consultative mental health services within one or more school settings - Provides effective clinical assessment of the consumer - Utilizes assessment data to support a DSM IV- TR diagnosis - Formulates a...