Clinical Director-Burncoat Family Center Job in Worcester 01610, Massachusetts Us
Burncoat Family Center: Community Healthlink’s Youth and Family Services established the Burncoat Family Center in October 1992 as a residential and day treatment program for children with serious emotional issues. The program is located in a residential section of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Since then the Burncoat Family Center has provided a safe, secure, short-term alternative to hospital treatment for children. Often, children who are hospitalized with serious emotional issues depart an institution with problems still unresolved. The Burncoat Family Center’s acute residential treatment program offers psychiatric, therapeutic and assessment services, as well as a day treatment program and short-term respite. The program, which is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, accommodates 12 resident-youngsters, and as many as 20 day treatment clients.
Assessments focus on youth and family strengths, and help the child and his/her family to recognize and mobilize their assets to solve the problems they face. Burncoat Family Center utilizes a systemic model that views youth in the context of the family and the broader relationships that influence their lives, including school and the religious community.
Children ages four through 18, who exhibit serious emotional disturbances, reside in the program. They are referred by the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Social Services, local school systems, primary care physicians or psychiatrists.
Responsibilities:
Clinical Director at Burncoat Family Center provides clinical leadership to a short term 15 bed residential program for children and youth between the ages of 4 and 18. BFC provides a CBAT level of care, DMH emergency
and planned respite and therapeutic day treatment. The clinical director supervises master's level clinical staff, designs and implements staff training, assists with the development of clinical policy and procedures and provides treatment to children and their families. This is a National Health Service Corps position that includes loan repayment as a benefit to eligible individuals.
Qualifications:
Independently licensed, LICSW, LMHC or Lic. Psych. with at least 2 years experience that includes the provision of supervision. The ideal candidate will have previous experience providing treatment in a 24 hour residential milieu that serves children/youth. A strong background in family therapy and systems theory. Bilingual/Bicultural spanish speaking a plus.
National Health Service Corps eligible position. This means if hired this position can receive up to $60,000 from the federal government to pay back student loans for working in the position for 2 years.