Under supervision, provides therapy to clients and groups ordered into the Court Programs including Probation, Detention, and Programming, will serve as part of a Court Team to provide optimum behavior health services for individuals under the jurisdiction of the Court, their parents, and families dealing with a variety of behavior health issues including addictions. Plans, coordinates, participates, and implements programs, activities, and counseling to meet mental, emotional, and social needs as assigned
Please Note:
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- Assists youth and their families as needed with a variety of issues including substance abuse, depression and suicidal ideations, emotional regulation and re-regulation, mental illness, family domestic violence and dysfunction, and effective parenting etc.
- Conducts initial interviews and provides assessments of youth, their parents, and family systems
- Develops individual and family treatment plans and implements Youth and Family Based Approaches
- Trains in and implements specific counseling modalities as Family Based Approaches, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing), DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy), Juvenile Sex Offense Specific Treatment, Seeking Safety and other Trauma Focused Therapies for Youth and their parents.
- Conducts individual, family, and group therapy sessions
- Communicates and develops positive working relationships with parents/guardian/custodian regarding the positive development of their son, daughter or family member
- Facilitates conflict resolutions as needed
- Provides consultations and consults with probation officers and other professionals regarding clients' behavior health issues and needs
- Provides emergency behavioral health assessments and interventions and works with outside resources to resolve crisis and coordinate care
- Works with Juvenile Detention Staff in the assessment of behavior health needs of detained youth and assists in determining required level of supervision and care
- Prepares court reports in a timely manner
- Appears in court to report client progress
- Maintains treatment records and prepares reports
- Assists in training new staff as assigned
- Oversees activities of interns/staff assigned to the program
PROBATION CLINICIAN I ($57,148 - $60,005)
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- Works as a member of a team of court staff in transition and detention services or programming in the delivery of comprehensive and integrated Court Services for the development of pro-social life skills
- Provides consultations and consults with probation officers and other professionals regarding client's behavior health issues
- Conducts initial interviews and provides assessments of clients and their parents and family systems
- Develops individual treatment plans
- May conduct daily therapeutic group and/or individual sessions
- Assists juveniles with a variety of issues including but not limited to the development of pro-social life skills, stress management, problems with self-esteem, career concerns, educational decisions, domestic violence, family dysfunction, parenting, depression, suicide, grief and loss, addiction, and mental illness
- Provides offense specific treatment services for juvenile sexual offenders
- Facilitates conflict resolution
- Facilitates instruction in social and life skills, physical exercises, academic skills, art/crafts, and recreation
- May handle emergency or crisis situations and works with outside resources to resolve crisis
- Communicates and develops positive working relationships with parents regarding the positive development of their juvenile family member
- Coordinates and conducts family sessions and promotes family involvement
- Prepares court reports in a timely manner
- May appear in court to report client progress
- Maintains treatment records and prepares reports
PROBATION CLINICIAN II - MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Master's degree in behavioral health field such as social work, psychology, psychiatry, counseling, or closely related field with evidence of state mandated 3,000 supervised psychotherapy hours. Must be a licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Independent Substance Abuse Counselor, or clinical Psychologist in the state of Arizona.
PROBATION CLINICIAN I - MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Master's degree in behavioral health field such as social work, psychology, psychiatry, counseling or closely related field and one of the following from the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners -Licensed Associate Marriage & Family Therapist, Licensed Associate Counselor, Licensed Master Social Worker, or a Licensed Associate Substance Abuse Counselor in the state of Arizona.Preferred Qualifications: Master Social Worker (LMSW) and/or Independent-level licensure (LCSW or LPC). Training and experience withspecific counseling modalities; 5 years of experience working as a licensed clinician.
This position is safety sensitive.
This position is exempt from overtime Note: Individuals in exempt classifications as part time employees may be classified as non-exempt per FLSA law regarding minimum weekly salary requirements.
Considerable knowledge of:- Principles, methods, and techniques of individual, family, and group counseling
- Child and adolescent development theories and applications
- Dynamics of behavioral and emotional problems
- Trauma related symptoms, needs, and interventions
- Indications of juveniles with co-occurring disorders, such as substance abuse and related issues
- Crisis intervention techniques
- Basic principles and methods of treatment for delinquent and criminogenic behavior
- Principles of supervision and training for adults
- Juvenile Court proceedings
- Human behavior and the various social, economic, and cultural backgrounds
- Secure program procedures and policies
- Record keeping, documentation and report writing
- Group activity planning and leadership
- Communicate and collaborate respectfully with clients, families, coworkers, and community members from diverse social, economic, and cultural backgrounds
- Coordinate the activities of various individuals, agencies, and service providers
- Analyze complex problems and situations and suggest effective and reasonable courses of action
- Maintain current licensure and all required training
- Plan effectively
- Communicate ideas clearly, concisely and effectively
- Conduct detailed research and prepare reports and findings
- Identify and utilize appropriate professional support as needed
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, service providers, health care professionals, and the public
- Work safely, and support the culture of workplace safety
- Follow written and verbal instructions
- Communicate effectively verbally and in writing
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Employment Type: Regular Full Time