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Student Assistance Program Liaison 

Description
  • Complete appropriate documentation relevant to indirect case management services for Student Assistance Program (SAP) cases and incoming calls. Maintain case notes, service plans, and relevant paperwork requirements to insure complete ethical, uninterrupted clinical care for consumers exercising social responsibility. Maintain all documentation to fiscal standards, maintain complete files and clinical documentation.
  • Conduct appropriate consultation with the treatment team regarding clinical care and policies/procedures utilizing social learning. Attend regular supervision with the immediate supervisor and openly communicate all issues which impact quality of clinical care. Conduct external consultation with other community providers, schools and agencies as indicated regarding client care.
  • Attend department meetings and/or staffing conferences as assigned. Maintain appropriate professional continuing education requirements. Stay appraised of & follow all current agency policies and procedures. Comply with quality assurance guidelines. Maintain awareness of all Federal, State and Managed Care laws, policies, regulations and procedures regarding clinical care, Best Practices Guidelines, and appropriate fiscal requirements related to services provided.
  • Attend Student Assistance Program (SAP) CORE team meetings, minimum of two meetings per month at each school. Provide consultation to CORE teams, teachers, guidance counselors, and school personnel on a routine as needed basis. Serve as a key liaison between the CGC and the school system, facilitating linkage to behavioral health services for consumers and educate the school system regarding available services through social learning.
  • Provide intakes, Mental Health and/or Suicide Assessments to students referred by the SAP teams, other educational personnel, and as assigned by Outpatient Services Director on an as needed basis in the school or office setting. Therapy modalities include individual, group, family and collateral psychotherapy utilizing commonly accepted theories and techniques of behavioral, emotional and cognitive interventions and the S.E.L.F model (Safety, Emotions, Loss and Future). Prepare clinical documentation and coordinate with consumers, families and school personnel.
  • Provide courtesy sessions when necessary to provide support for the student in the event of a time lapse between a MH or Suicide Assessment and initiation of opening at the Guidance Center. Sessions provided in the school setting.
  • Crisis Intervention in the school setting. This would include assisting in crisis situations at the schools by providing counseling for students in the aftermath of a crisis upon request by the school exercising emotional intelligence.
  • Handle incoming requests for services at the Community Guidance Center:
    • Collect needed information from the referral source
    • Determine what services are needed
    • Facilitate appropriate and timely referral to provide these service,
    • Complete the required documentation of the intervention
    • Prepare Releases of Information as indicated
    • Provide crisis intervention as needed
    • Schedule appointments when appropriate.
  • Adhere to seven recognized Sanctuary commitments which includes social responsibility, social learning, non-violence, open communication, democracy, emotional intelligence, growth and change.
 
Position Requirements
  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or mental health related field from a regionally accredited college or university OR a Bachelor’s Degree in another field, with undergraduate coursework in child development and psychopathology AND experience in the Mental / Behavioral Health field
  • At least one year experience in providing behavioral health services to children/families in a community based setting
  • Act 33/34, FBI Clearances and Act 31 Certificate
  • Demonstrated experience in working in the school setting, and interfacing with schools to provide clinical assessment/intervention preferred
 
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time  
Travel Required  
Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt  
Location Community Guidance Center-Indiana  
About the Organization Come work for an organization where every day is an opportunity to help your community! Our full-time positions all offer full medical, dental, and vision benefits at no cost to the employee for individual coverage. We also have a competitive 403B you can start contributing to right away!

Community Guidance Center is a private, non-profit mental and behavioral health center with offices in Indiana, DuBois, Punxsutawney, Clearfield, Northern Cambria and Clarion, Pennsylvania. We provide a wide range of therapeutic and rehabilitative services and resources to all members of these communities.

Community Guidance Center is a Sanctuary Institute certified organization for trauma-informed care. The Sanctuary Model® is a "...theory-based, trauma-informed, trauma-responsive, evidence-supported, whole culture approach that has a clear and structured methodology for creating or changing an organizational culture." As one of the few Sanctuary-certified mental and behavioral health providers in our region, we look forward to continuing to provide a welcoming, caring, safe, positive and enriching environment for our consumers, our family of employees and the communities we serve.
 
EOE Statement We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We will consider applicants for this position without regard to any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, including but not limited to: race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, military status or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics and genetic information.  

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