ican inc
Supervising Clinician
ican inc, Utica, New York, United States, 13502
The Children's Crisis Residence is a short-term, therapeutic residential program designed to support youth ages 10-17 experiencing emotional, behavioral, or mental health crises. The residence provides a structured, safe environment where children receive individualized care, including crisis intervention, counseling, and daily living support. The goal is to stabilize the child, address immediate mental health needs, and prepare them for a successful transition back to their home or to a long-term care setting. The program works collaboratively with families and mental health professionals to ensure continuity of care and long-term stability.
The Supervising Clinician is responsible for providing treatment to children and their families to support identified treatment goals and targeted service interventions. The Clinician will address the clinical needs of the children and the complex needs of the entire family unit.
Duties and Responsibilities :
Complete assessments, and documentation, provide individual/family/group therapy, treatment planning, servicing planning monitoring, and crisis management.Address the clinical needs of the children and the complex needs of the entire family unit. Treatment interventions utilized by this team member must be individualized to the child and family, as well as evidence-based, and Trauma-Informed.Link the youth and their families to necessary resources and services in a timely and coordinated manner.Consistently demonstrates a strength-based approach and Trauma Informed Care.Assist with providing therapeutic communication and interactions with youth/families for the purpose of alleviating symptoms or functional limitations associated with a child/youth's behavioral health diagnosis, reversing or changing maladaptive patterns of behavior, encouraging personal growth and development, and supporting the child/youth's capacity to achieve developmental milestones.Provide crisis response, which includes a rotating on-call schedule among the Director and Nurse. On-call will occur when the needs of a child, or a group of children, exceed the capacity of the staff present on site.Ensure outreach efforts to support families in their service provisions.Coordinate treatment team meetings for the youth and their families.Engage youth and assist families with an understanding of agency philosophy and policies.Participate in training sessions and stay current with training updates as required.Attends agency in-services, workshops and seminars as required.Participates bi-weekly supervision.Completes all required documentation in a comprehensive and timely manner.This position will share an on-call rotation with the Program Director and Program Manager.Additional duties may be required, on an as needed basis.Education / Experience:
Individuals must be 21 years of age or older.Professional License by the New York State Education Department is required and operates within the practitioner's scope of practice as defined by New York State law. This license includes that of a licensed social worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW), licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), or licensed creative art therapist (LCAT).At least 3-5 years of experience working with children and youth with significant emotional disorders, severe mental, emotional, and behavioral impairments histories of hospitalization, and families with complex, multi-system needs, in crisis, with children in a mental health setting, or related experience.Experience with providing evidence-based treatments and familiarity with evidence-based practices is crucial to this role.All staff must be cleared with the New York State Central Registry, New York State Justice Center, and complete a background check/fingering printing in accordance with 14 NYCRR Part 550 regarding criminal background checks, and NYS Social Services Law Section 424 regarding the child abuse and neglect registry.Valid New York State driver's license and reliable transportation is required.
The Supervising Clinician is responsible for providing treatment to children and their families to support identified treatment goals and targeted service interventions. The Clinician will address the clinical needs of the children and the complex needs of the entire family unit.
Duties and Responsibilities :
Complete assessments, and documentation, provide individual/family/group therapy, treatment planning, servicing planning monitoring, and crisis management.Address the clinical needs of the children and the complex needs of the entire family unit. Treatment interventions utilized by this team member must be individualized to the child and family, as well as evidence-based, and Trauma-Informed.Link the youth and their families to necessary resources and services in a timely and coordinated manner.Consistently demonstrates a strength-based approach and Trauma Informed Care.Assist with providing therapeutic communication and interactions with youth/families for the purpose of alleviating symptoms or functional limitations associated with a child/youth's behavioral health diagnosis, reversing or changing maladaptive patterns of behavior, encouraging personal growth and development, and supporting the child/youth's capacity to achieve developmental milestones.Provide crisis response, which includes a rotating on-call schedule among the Director and Nurse. On-call will occur when the needs of a child, or a group of children, exceed the capacity of the staff present on site.Ensure outreach efforts to support families in their service provisions.Coordinate treatment team meetings for the youth and their families.Engage youth and assist families with an understanding of agency philosophy and policies.Participate in training sessions and stay current with training updates as required.Attends agency in-services, workshops and seminars as required.Participates bi-weekly supervision.Completes all required documentation in a comprehensive and timely manner.This position will share an on-call rotation with the Program Director and Program Manager.Additional duties may be required, on an as needed basis.Education / Experience:
Individuals must be 21 years of age or older.Professional License by the New York State Education Department is required and operates within the practitioner's scope of practice as defined by New York State law. This license includes that of a licensed social worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW), licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), or licensed creative art therapist (LCAT).At least 3-5 years of experience working with children and youth with significant emotional disorders, severe mental, emotional, and behavioral impairments histories of hospitalization, and families with complex, multi-system needs, in crisis, with children in a mental health setting, or related experience.Experience with providing evidence-based treatments and familiarity with evidence-based practices is crucial to this role.All staff must be cleared with the New York State Central Registry, New York State Justice Center, and complete a background check/fingering printing in accordance with 14 NYCRR Part 550 regarding criminal background checks, and NYS Social Services Law Section 424 regarding the child abuse and neglect registry.Valid New York State driver's license and reliable transportation is required.