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Division of Youth Services
About the Division of Youth Services:
Summary of Work Unit:
It is the mission of the Division of Youth Services (DYS) to effectively build skills and competencies of youth to become responsible citizens. The Social Work series and other identified Behavioral Health Specialists employed by the facility are responsible for providing evidenced based and research supported therapeutic intervention services to youth committed and detained with the Division of Youth Services. Behavioral Health Specialists are expected to provide for the therapeutic care of and support opportunities for growth and change for youth and their caregivers to ensure healthy and successful reintegration back into our communities. This position provides consistent leadership and management around mental health and substance abuse services and behavioral interventions in the facility. These positions maintain and support the DYS treatment model and Sanctuary principles with transition staff client management mental health services medical special education security staff and administration as needed. As a Behavioral Health Specialist within our facility they are expected to remain current on literature and research in the field especially as relates to emerging practices with complex mental health populations and behavioral and sensory interventions.
About the Position:
This position exists to provide behavioral health clinical services to committed and detained youth in the facility that experience complex mental health trauma substance abuse aggression and other related issues. This position also provides oversight for the substance use psychoeducation services and internship / practicum program. Services are provided consistent with DORA requirements and mental health training services include clinical assessment service planning individual group counseling record keeping and service coordination with a multi-disciplinary team. This position is designed to provide onsite services and is not approved to provide remote services to youth unless approved by the Director of Behavioral Health and Medical Services (BHMS) or designee.
This position provides direct services to youth including individual and group services as well as oversight of daily behavioral health services and is responsible to ensure transition planning and continuity of services upon discharge are taking place. This unit understands behaviors of adolescents and can treat the youth from the perspective of lowering the risks and increasing protective factors the youth present with and addressing the relationship between substance abuse issues and behavior. This position is skilled in the use of a strength-based perspective systems theory trauma informed care and behavioral approaches. As a Social Worker/ Counselor IV this position supports and provides oversight for other Behavioral Health Specialists and Clinical Interns by providing enhanced services to complex youth consulting to provide guidance on behavioral interventions for youth and provides in the moment coaching to assist in the professional growth of less experienced behavioral health specialists.
Summary of Duties:
Provide Assessment and Treatment
Within the first seven days of a youths arrival this position will thoroughly assess a youths mental health needs by reviewing the youths main and medical files and making initial and collateral contacts as appropriate.
Maintains a caseload and will provide oversight of Behavioral Health Specialists assigned to individual youth.
Conducts individual group and family therapeutic interventions using evidence-based treatment theories and curricula.
Provides counseling in accordance with training and expertise gained through specific training and knowledge of DORA standards and the Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health (OCFMH) expectations.
Therapeutic intervention service needs include substance use psychoeducation mental health issues trauma histories cognitive limitations sensory integration and offense specific services for sexually abusive or violent youth.
Behavioral health services are relevant to the needs of the youth and the individual needs and protective factors considering their age ethnic cultural religious and sexual identity issues to affect behavior change and the reduction of complex co-occurring needs and risk to community and symptoms in the individual and family.
Treatment is provided using DYS treatment model. Use of behavioral interventions sensory integration and modalities CBT and Motivational Interviewing techniques with youth are used. Interpret treatment issues needs expectations and changes in behavior for residents and families.
Treatment is provided using strengths-based approach and holistic manner.
Document and assess the effectiveness of specific interventions toward meeting the objectives and goals of the treatment plan. Treatment - incorporates and addresses the youths risk needs and protective factors and how criminal conduct trauma histories substance abuse and mental health issues are related. Collaborate with the medical team and psychiatrist regarding psychotropic medication use in treatment and collaborate with primary BHS on assessing needs for medication if appropriate.
Collaborate with client manager and primary BHS to assist in developing wrap around transition and aftercare services for the youth nearing parole / discharge to support sobriety. Collaborate with educational/vocational systems to ensure appropriate academic services are provided and work with the school Behavioral Health Specialist in ensuring consistent behavior interventions for youth who may be struggling in the school environment. Seek out additional resources as necessary to ensure the best approach to treatment with the youth based on their developmental and neurocognitive ability. Therapeutic interventions are provided in a manner that is consistent with the youths ability taking into account any necessary modification needed as a result of trauma substance abuse brain injury and mental health disorders.
This position supports agency services of individualized services using cognitive behavioral based interventions sensory modulation Sanctuary model and Motivational Interviewing.
Facilitation of daily groups assessment of progress barriers to progress collaboration with multidisciplinary team members communication of pertinent information to primary BHS milieu staff and education and documentation of all case management and therapeutic services in the electronic record system by the end of next business day.
Documents summary of progress in monthly treatment plans for youth on caseload. Documents all assessments sessions court reports transition plans community passes and staffing sessions.
Communicates effectively in verbal and written formats that demonstrates knowledge and expertise in working with juveniles who have substance abuse mental health and behavioral health issues. Is able to elaborate on needs protective factors progress and barriers to progress in a manner that is understandable to all audiences and partners to include family client management education staff parole boards private providers courts etc. Conducts all mental health services in accordance with DORA and OCFMH standards in order to mitigate risk and improve overall health. Services provided are at an advanced level based on licensing and experience in the substance abuse field relevant to current research and best practice principles.
Training and/or Supervision
This position supervises programming components which includes the Behavioral Program (level system)
Chronic Disease Protocol Substance Use Services Mental health Services Motivational Interviewing
Trauma Responsive environments Practicum and Internship program. In conjunction with the CTL develops and conducts training for milieu staff and/or BHS.
This position is responsible for the training and development of interns this position is an Individual Contributor that is responsible for oversight for mental health services.
This position also makes recommendations and evaluates treatment cases based on practice theory or principle and experience at an advanced level confirmed by licensing with oversight from CLT.
Utilizes a strength-based approach to assisting in professional development and addressing performance concerns.
This position provides training specific to procedures that have been developed to ensure that policy standards are met and specifically to further develop the team in its competency and in the area of family engagement.
This position provides consultation to the direct care staff to develop and maintain programming that promotes a trauma informed environment.
Other duties as assigned
Current valid Colorado or State participating in the Social Work Licensure Compact licensure as:
Two (2) years of experience with current valid licensure from a state participating in the Social Work Licensure Compact based on the work assigned to the position.
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