School-Based Behavioral Health Liaison (H.G. Middle)
Core
Provide face-to-face consultation, training, and therapy services to support students with emotional/behavioral issues, substance use risks, or serious emotional disturbance in a middle school setting.
Role type
School-based behavioral health clinician (liaison)
Builds
Trauma-informed classroom environments, student support plans, and school-wide mental health initiatives
Domain
Education + Behavioral Health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Trauma-informed practices, clinical treatment and treatment planning, psychopathology assessment, DSM diagnostic formulation, psychoeducation group facilitation, individual and family therapy, IEP process support
Preferred skills
License eligibility in Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy
Technologies
DSM
Responsibilities
Consult with teachers on trauma-informed behavior responses; deliver psychoeducation groups on mental health and substance use; facilitate individual/group/family therapy and create treatment plans; assist with IEP and alternative school placement processes; train school personnel on mental health prevention; maintain clinical logs and documentation.
Seniority
Mid-level clinician (Master's degree required)