Clinical Supervisor

Oversees day-to-day clinical staff performance in the company. Responsible for sharing the rotation of on-call supervisors for all programs. Assure that the quality of clinical services is maintained through individual and group supervision.

Major Duties and responsibilities

1. Provide one-to-one and group supervision for assigned clinicians of Inclusion Family Counseling Center, supporting and assisting in their daily duties with clients.

2. Assure that performance reviews are completed annually for staff under direct supervision, including establishing specific, individual professional development goals. 3. Insure that clinical records are accurate, current, and meet Medical Assistance standards and DHS licensing regulations

4. Review all reports of suspected abuse or neglect of vulnerable adults or minors and assure that appropriate actions are taken..Inform Clinical Director if reports involve alleged maltreatment by staff, students, or volunteers.

5. Maintain a clinical caseload of 10-15 clients for outpatient services (OP). As supervisory load increases, caseload will decrease.

5. Assure that a quality improvement program is implemented.

6. Review all incident reports. Consider actions to be taken and implement changes to avoid similar incidents in the future.

7. Inform the Clinical Director and Executive Director in a timely manner of all relevant political, financial, clinical, and liability issues and make recommendations for any changes in procedures.

8. Propose, participate in, develop and revise program policies and procedures.

9. Participate in internal and external committees and management team meetings.

10. Other important responsibilities of supervisors include:

Reviewing Assessments for completeness, such as identified strengths, sensible clinical formulation, and needs that are the basis of intervention;

Reviewing treatment plans to cross-check that the planned intervention matches the full extent of the prioritized needs;

Monitoring the delivery of care coordination services and assessing the need for referral to ICC;

Ensuring that there is ongoing communication with prescribing physicians about medication and consultation as needed with a child psychiatrist; Identifying needs for specialized therapeutic skills;

Considering the addition and/or subtraction of other CBHI services;

Guiding the use of the CANS and other data in continuous assessment;

Helping clinicians to balance their clinical judgment with the stated priorities of families; Ensuring that every family meeting has a purpose, rationale, and plan to move forward; Assisting in identifying indicators

pointing to transition readiness, relapse, and completion;

Engaging therapists in continuously learning from their experiences with families and applying their experiential knowledge to new situations;

Assisting IHT staff in negotiating relationships with other organizations (such as state agencies and schools) and escalating the problem-solving process when needed.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

A.) Must meet the qualifications of a mental health professional, meaning a person providing clinical services in the treatment of mental illness that is qualified in at least one of the following ways:

1. Master Degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, and other related field.

2. Independently Licensed in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or Marriage & Family Therapy, with a minimum of five years of experience working with families and children in the Community.

3. Experience

Experience working with the CBHI program having a strong background in working with the Program and program requirements.

Experience having supervised staff previously

Ability to work with numbers and to produce reports

Other

correspondence. Capable of establishing positive interpersonal relationships with a broad range of people. Effective oral and written communication skills

The ability to speak another language other than English (Capeverdean, Haitian, Spanish or Portuguese) is desired, but not required.