Hybrid Clinician - Intern at CLIFFORD W BEERS GUIDANCE CLINIC INCORPORATED

Description

Supporting young children and their families in the preschool environment at Farnam Nursery School School Readiness Program. More specifically, service may include:

A. Consultation and coaching

1. Discuss specific classroom-disrupting behavioral issues faced by teachers/staff and provide feedback and alternative solutions

2. Discuss more general procedure and guidelines for how to effectively address serious emotional issues in children

3. Support the practice of trauma informed interventions in programs

4. Participate in staff meeting to support teachers/staff in working with children and families

B. Push Ins and Push Outs

1. In the event in-person services cannot be delivered, Clifford Beers will work with program staff to collect information on students and follow up with a virtual or in-home/center visit when possible to provide supports.

2. Embed in or “push in” specific classrooms to provide direct support to teachers, in the form of

consultation/coaching and

3. Provide direct interventions and individual therapy to children in need of support.

4. Children may be intermittently ”pulled out” from classrooms for stress reduction and calming

activities

5. Liaison with family to gather clinical information and provide support.

C. Groups

1. As needed, the clinician could provide group activities such as mindfulness, therapeutic play and others as needed by children in the classroom.

D. Assessment, Referrals and Family Support

1. As needed, the clinician will assess children (with parent permission) and refer them to appropriate level of care and support in the community

2. As needed, the clinician will meet and engage with families to provide support and connect to

appropriate community-based services

3. Clinician will track and monitor services

E. Data Collection

1. Clifford Beers will collect and report on the following data:

2. Number of consultations and coaching sessions provided

3. Hours worked

4. Number of trainings attended or provided

5. Number of children and families triaged (assessment and referred for external services)

6. Outcome data on any group intervention delivered

Qualifications

Qualified candidates are enrolled in a social work program at an accredited institution. Candidates are required to complete a certain number of in person intern hours at the site. Candidates need to participate in interdisciplinary meetings at Farnam Nursery school and collaborate with teaching and professional staff. Candidates are required to enter data in the client EHR and/or other database systems. Candidates must follow all agency protocols and procedures.