Minimum Requirements:
Clinical experience must involve developing, conducting, and approving assessments and individual service/treatment plans
QMHP certification is preferred but not required.
Valid Virginia driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
Services, systems, and programs available in the community including primary health care, support services, eligibility criteria and intake processes, generic community resources, and mental health, developmental disability, and substance abuse treatment programs
The nature of serious mental illness, developmental disability, and substance abuse depending on the population served, including clinical and developmental issues
Different types of assessments, including functional assessments and their uses in service planning
Treatment modalities and intervention techniques, such as behavior management, independent living skills training, supportive counseling, family education, crisis intervention, discharge planning and service coordination
The service planning process and major components of a service plan
The use of medications in the care or treatment of the population served; and
All applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and local ordinances.
Skills in:
Identifying and documenting an individual’s needs for resources, services and other supports.
Using information from assessments, evaluations, observation, and interviews to develop individual service plans
Identifying services and resources within the community and establishing service systems to meet the individual’s needs and documenting how resources, services, and natural supports, such as family, can be utilized to achieve an individual’s personal habilitative, rehabilitative, and life goals; and
Coordinating the provision of services by public and private providers
Abilities to:
Work with team members, maintaining effective inter- and intra-agency working relationships
Work independently, performing position duties under general supervision; and engage and sustain ongoing relationships with individuals receiving services.
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