Jobs in Basalt, CO

About the role

The school-based team provides onsite clinical mental health services to schools from Aspen to Rifle.  We serve Aspen School District, Roaring Fork School District/Re-1, Garfield/Re-2 School District and private schools without our regional footprint. The contracts between Aspen Hope Center and our school partners allow students to access clinical mental health services at their school and serve as a mental health resource for the school as a whole. School-based clinicians work closely with school counselors and administrators to provide timely, high-quality, and confidential services to our Valley’s most at-risk youth. A school-based clinician’s role is to provide care and clinical mental health services to students. The primary function is to assess and provide high-quality mental health interventions to individuals who are seen as at-risk by administration or school staff and deemed to be in need of mental health services. The school-based clinician is responsible for ensuring continuity of care: collaboration with proper school personnel, referral to appropriate type and level of service, attendance at school meetings if deemed appropriate, coordination with partner agencies, and advocacy for any treatment deemed necessary beyond initial referral. School-based clinicians are tasked with providing individual and group counseling, social-emotional check-ins, and staff development. A Hope Center clinician is able to provide these services on school grounds at no charge to the student.

What you'll bring

• Knowledge of DSM-IV TR diagnoses and symptoms
• Knowledge of local and agency resources for referrals
• Skilled at working with various types of individuals and knowing how to approach each one
• Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives without supervision
• Ability to assess for suicidality if needed
• Ability to maintain boundaries with clients, practitioners and other agencies
• Ability to maintain composure, professionalism, and structure in any given situation
• Ability to uphold confidentiality at all times and adhere to the minimum necessary rule whenever data is shared
• Ability to maintain communication with clinical and school based staff on a regular basis
• Ability to handle and resolve recurring problems
• Credentials and Experience
• Masters degree in counseling, psychology, social work or related field

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