Regional Clinical Coordinator, Southeast Region

Massachusetts Department of Youth Services; Taunton (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Massachusetts Department of Youth Services Southeast Region seeks a dynamic licensed psychologist to serve as Regional Clinical Coordinator. You will develop and oversee psychological services for DYS programs, supervise regional Clinical Directors, and provide interagency consultation.

You will train staff on DBT, suicide prevention, and CBT; coordinate behavioral health access, analyze service delivery, and report on clinical quality and program improvements to leadership.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in psychotherapy and developmental psychology.
• Ability to supervise Clinical Directors and coordinate services.
• Experience with assessments and tests (WAIS/WISC/Rorschach/TAT).

Responsibilities

• Direct psychological services for youth in the Southeast Region.
• Coordinate access to behavioral health services for youth in the community.
• Oversee referrals for specialized services (forensic evaluations, sex offender treatment).
• Evaluate assessment needs and ensure policy adherence.
• Train staff on clinical topics (DBT, suicide prevention, CBT).
• Develop interagency collaborations and report on program quality.

Skills

Psychotherapy techniques

Counseling/interviewing

Crisis intervention

Behavioral health coordination

Education

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Tools

WAIS

WISC

Rorschach

TAT

Job description

The Department of Youth Services (DYS) is the juvenile justice agency for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We work with young people who are detained or committed and provide detention, custody, diagnosis, education, and support to young people ages 12-21. Most of the youth served are between the ages of 14 and 18. The Department promotes positive change for the youth committed to our care and has been on the forefront of de-institutionalization, in part, by providing adolescent-focused rehabilitation to youth in residential treatment.

The Department of Youth Services employs staff in various professions and backgrounds to engage young people in strategies that support positive youth development. As key members of the residential team, direct-care staff must monitor and provide on-site and immediate intervention of DYS youth in our residential facilities.

For additional information about the Department of Youth Services and its programs please watch: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gyP0kCJ181nBakh9Cc0pNNEyPw7kAoI6/view

The Department of Youth Services (DYS) is seeking a dynamic, experienced, and licensed Psychologist to fill the role of the Regional Clinical Coordinator– Southeast Region. The selected candidate will develop and oversee the psychological services that Southeast Region DYS programs (both state and provider) provide to the youth in its care, participate as a senior staff member of the DYS Southeast Regional team, and provide interagency consultation and planning.

The Regional Clinical Coordinator receives clinical supervision from the Agency’s Director of Clinical Services and clinically supervises the Clinical Directors from the Southeast Regional programs which include pre-trial detention (bail), assessment, secure and staff secure residential treatment programs.

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all-inclusive):

• Direct the psychological services provided to youth in the care of DYS in their region, including diagnostic evaluations, counseling services, treatment planning, and crisis intervention and planning.
• Responsible for ensuring the access and coordination of behavioral health services for youth residing in the community and assigned to the Department’s District Offices.
• Review the psychological needs of youth detained or committed to the Southeast Region through the process of supervision of the Clinical Directors, reviewing critical incident data, developing treatment plans for high-profile youth with serious emotional disorders; and overseeing referrals of youth for specialized services, such as forensic evaluations, sex offender specific treatment etc.
• Evaluate the assessment needs of detained youth by consistently examining the intake and screening process for all Southeast Region committed youth to ensure consistency and adherence to DYS policies.
• Analyze the counseling services provided to DYS youth in detention, locked secure treatment sites, and residential group care programs, to determine their efficacy and consistency of service delivery.
• Provide training to DYS clinical and administrative staff on clinical-related topics, such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), suicide prevention, sex offender and violent offender treatment, and family counseling services.
• Develop and maintain interagency collaborations with other state agencies within the Southeast Region to develop resources for the treatment of DYS youth.
• Assist Community Reentry Staff in the linkage with Mass Health Payers and Network Providers ensuring access to behavioral health services within the Southeast Region.
• Provide annual reports to the Regional Director and Director of Clinical Services of their assessment of the clinical quality and service delivery within the Region and make recommendations for program and policy improvement.

Required Qualifications:

• Proficient in the theory, principles, and practices of psychotherapy and developmental psychology including therapeutic techniques used in psychotherapy such as analytic, existential, non-directive, behavior modification.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the principles, practices, and techniques of counseling, motivation, and reinforcement techniques, interviewing techniques.
• Ability to identify types and symptoms of mental and/or emotional disorders.
• Understanding of psychological research principles, methods, and techniques as well as statistical methods, techniques, and statistical sampling.
• Experience with principles and practices of tests and measurements used in ascertaining intelligence, aptitudes, personality, and related mental and physical traits including WAIS, WISC, Rorschach, and Thematic Apperception Test.
• Ability to administer, score, and interpret the results of intelligence, aptitude, and personality tests.
• Ability to communicate effectively, interact with people who are under emotional and/or physical stress, make decisions, act quickly, and maintain a calm manner in stressful and/or emergencies.
• Capacity to supervise, including planning and assigning work according to the nature of the job to be accomplished, the capabilities of subordinates and available resources; controlling work through periodic reviews and/or evaluations; determining subordinates' training needs and either providing or arranging for such training; motivating subordinates to work effectively; determining the need for disciplinary action; and either recommending or initiating disciplinary action.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the treatment, counseling, and/or rehabilitation of juvenile/adult offenders in a residential setting.
• Proven practice working with adolescents and their families, expertise in crisis stabilization and management.
• Familiarity with principles and practices of the juvenile justice system, including considerable knowledge of state laws about juvenile justice and juvenile rights as well as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
• Experience working with female adolescents.
• Clinical Psychology Licensure.
• Thoroughness, independence, excellent organizational and written/oral communication skills.
• Strong clinical and organizational skills directly related to the functions of the Department of Youth Services.
• Ability to develop individualized treatment plans taking into account client needs and available services, using a full range of appropriate treatment modalities (including crisis intervention, psychotherapy, family therapy, supportive therapy, intermittent therapy, and/or behavior therapy).
• Demonstrated knowledge of substance abuse assessment training, Suicide Prevention/Intervention strategies.
• Proficient usage of Microsoft Office products including Word, Outlook, and Excel.

Special Requirements:

• Must have a valid License in Clinical Psychology
• Minimum Age Requirement: 21 years
• Must be able to perform the physical requirement of the job (i.e., Ability to properly restrain or subdue youth through appropriate use of handcuffs or other restraint techniques) if necessary.
• Able to talk and/or hear, stand and walk, run, kneel and climb stairs, as well as lift, carry, push, or pull up to 55 pounds with or without assistance and with or without the use of devices and/or equipment to assist in the lifting effort.
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