Mental Health Counselor - Phaxis LLC
Mohegan Lake, NY
About the Job
Job Description:
- Conducts comprehensive assessments and reassessments of a student's functional, behavioral, emotional needs.
- Develops, implements and supports data collection systems for students across academic, community and campus life areas as relevant and necessary.
- Analyze data and progress of students regarding their ongoing functional, behavioral and emotional needs.
- Utilizes a variety of treatment approaches that are safe, creative and individualized to a particular student's needs.
- Collaborates, develops and implements, including training of personnel, in behavior support plans (BIP, ISP, others) to support implementation and to improve behavioral outcomes for our students.
- Works with the students in their environment, requiring flexible clinical processes and scheduling requiring 'after hours' and occasional week-end availability.
- Provides Crisis management and Classroom push in/pull out support as necessary.
- Collaborates with clinicians, and members of the organization's Education and Campus Life (and other area) teams to ensure that each student's progress is holistic, integrated, and takes into account each student's ITEP goals, progress and developmental needs
- Proactively maintains open lines of communication with care providers, students, family members to effectively address student progress, development and emergencies, as needed.
- Maintains appropriate records and reports as required
- Participates, as needed, in community and professional education regarding clinical matters, life skills independence and related areas
- Utilizes a variety of treatment modalities that are student centered, strength based, empathic, and creative to address each student's particular needs
- Handles group counseling sessions for designed cohorts as needed and required
- Provides counseling to individuals and groups using various evidence-based therapeutic modalities
- A NYS License
- Master's Degree in Mental Health Counseling or Social Work (required)
- 2+ years' experience in conducting Mental Health/Behavioral Assessments
- Experience working with children with developmental disabilities or on the Autistic Spectrum strongly preferred
Source : Phaxis LLC
