Location: Pittsfield,MA, USA
+ DEFINITION/PRIMARY FUNCTIONS
+ The Partial Hospital Behavioral Health Clinician II is responsible providing direct clinical care of PHP patients, including but not limited to, facilitating group, family, couples and milieu therapies; conducting crisis assessment, triaging patient referrals, and conducting admission, treatment, and discharge planning. The Partial Hospitalization Program at BMC is a structured outpatient and intensive, group therapy program for individuals with Behavioral Health (BH)/Substance Use Disorder (SUD) illnesses that provides an effective alternative to an acute care admission or to decompensation in the community. Milieu-based treatment is provided by a multidisciplinary BH team.
+ POSITION QUALIFICATIONS (Minimum qualifications are required unless stated otherwise.)
+ Experience:
+ Three years in psychiatric, community mental health, or behavioral health care setting in direct care provision including individual, family, group and milieu treatment.
+ Proficiency in dual-diagnosis treatment preferred.
+ CBT and/or DBT training preferred.
+ Proven knowledge of community, outpatient behavioral health, and SUD treatment resources.
+ Education and Training:
+ Masters degree in clinical social work or related healthcare field required.
+ License, Certification & Registration:
+ LICSW or LMHC required
+ LADC or CADC preferred
+ CBT, DBT training and/or certification preferred.
+ Other Requirements:
+ Strong organizational abilities.
+ Strong interpersonal, communication and team building skills.
+ Ability to form rapid engagement and alliance building with referrals and patients.
+ Ability to maintain and monitor confidentiality of patient records.
+ Ability to work in an independent and self-directed .
+ Ability to learn new duties and adjust to change.