The Bi-lingual Mental Heath Clinician Professional is responsible for providing specified mental health service to Unaccompanied Children in the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Shelter program. The Clinician is the care provider staff that provides clinical and /or counseling services for unaccompanied children and provides oversight for the unaccompanied child’s mental and emotional health.
Duties:
Conduct and document assigned mental health assessments
Screens for trauma and child abuse including sexual abuse and human trafficking
Screens for risk of harm to self or others and recommends appropriate response.
Contributes to individual service plan (ISP) for each UC
Provides individual, group, and family therapy
Provides oversight for UC’s mental and emotional health
Provides crisis intervention as needed
Assesses need for higher level of mental health care and/or ORR placement, including outside referral for psychological evaluations.
Coordinates care with case management and medical personnel
Coordinates with Case Manager, Case Coordinator, and other team members regarding reunification of UC with parent/sponsor
Documents all contact with UC in UC portal
Maintains clinical case file materials according to ORR policies and procedures
Maintains appropriate, satisfactory and harmonious relationships with the public, coworkers, other employees and youth
Qualifications:
Masters degree from accredited clinical program in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology or other relevant behavioral science
or Bachelors Degree plus 5 years clinical employment experience
Clinician must be licensed or eligible for licensure in Kansas
