Child Guidance Clinician

Position Summary

Catholic Charities is seeking a full time, experienced child clinician for its New Haven Child Guidance Clinic. We are a dedicated team, utilizing evidence-based treatment models to provide quality therapeutic services to the Fair Haven and surrounding community.

The ideal candidate has experience in both substance use and mental health treatment, and is looking to apply their knowledge and experience to impact change in peoples' lives. Our team provides services through a co-occurring lens, integrating strengths-based, trauma-informed, culturally competent, and recovery oriented modalities.

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide quality clinical services for a full range and volume of agency cases under regular supervision.

Successfully engage clients in services as demonstrated by client treatment completion rates, increased client functioning and client completion of treatment plan objectives.

Formulate psychosocial evaluations, diagnoses, and treatment plans with supervisory support.

Formulate mutually agreed-on and measurable treatment goals and objectives.

Carry out appropriate treatment plans, according to agency best practice standards, and evaluate the progress throughout treatment and at termination.

Provide assessment and treatment through individual, family and group treatment modalities while tailoring the helping strategies and treatment modalities to the client's stage of change or recovery.

Integrate evidence based practice into client service delivery.

Consistently evaluate and treat co-occurring disorders and link to appropriate supports.

Locate and coordinate the provision of appropriate supportive services and community resources as appropriate.

Demonstrate respect and nonjudgmental attitudes toward clients in all contacts with clients, community professionals and agencies.

May supervise interns. Monitors performance of the interns supervised. Monitoring includes assignment, coverage and flow of service cases within one's program(s).

Participate in ongoing supervision, consultation, staff meetings, and appropriate training.

QUALIFICATIONS

State of Connecticut Professional License related to behavioral health (LCSW, LPC, LMFT), master's degree in the human services field and two years post graduate work. Associate's licensed candidates with experience will be considered (LPC-A, LMSW, LMFT-A) Candidate must meet certification and licensure standards established by the State of Connecticut and the Council on Accreditation.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Catholic Charities offers access to a comprehensive array of benefits, including:

For Good Health: Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision insurance

For a Secure Future: Life, AD&D and Long-term disability insurance

For Retirement: 403(b) Plan, with employer matching contributions for eligible employees

For Career Advancement: Training and development opportunities and for Licensed Clinicians ability to apply for the education Loan Forgiveness Program under The National Services Health Corp.

For Work Life Balance: Generous paid time off; including vacation and sick time.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Free and confidential counseling

Catholic Charities Inc., Archdiocese of Hartford is in compliance with all applicable discrimination laws. All hiring, promoting, and transferring is done on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to membership in any protected class. EEO/ AA/ M-F/ VET/ DISABLED.