Behavioral Health Liaison School-Based(Giles)
Core
Provide face-to-face consultation, training, and therapy services to support students with emotional/behavioral issues, substance use disorders, or serious emotional disturbance in a school setting.
Role type
School-based behavioral health liaison (clinical therapist)
Builds
Trauma-informed classroom environments, student support plans, and school-wide mental health initiatives
Domain
Education + Behavioral Health
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 abuse; facilitate IEP processes and support plans; provide individual/group/family therapy and formulate diagnoses; train school personnel on mental health prevention; maintain clinical documentation and logs
Seniority
Mid-level, clinical practitioner