School-Based Behavioral Health Liaison Therapist; Davidson

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This role is part of our school-based behavioral health program, providing face-to-face consultation and support directly within the school setting. As a School-Based Behavioral Health Liaison (SBBHL), you will work closely with students, families, teachers, and school staff to promote positive, trauma-informed environments and support the emotional and behavioral well-being of children and youth. The SBBHL provides consultation to classroom teachers to assist them in creating positive, trauma-informed classroom environments that enhance the learning experience for children at risk of developing emotional or behavioral problems, substance use disorders, or who have serious emotional disturbance (SED).

Training and education regarding childhood mental health, trauma, and trauma-informed behavioral responses are incorporated into consultation to help teachers promote healthy and supportive learning environments. In addition to classroom consultation, the SBBHL provides psycho educational groups and other support to youth identified by teachers and/or school officials. The SBBHL also serves as a liaison between families and the school and, when invited, assists parents and youth with the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process and trauma-informed support plans.

This position is an integral part of a collaborative school-based team focused on prevention, early intervention, and strengthening connections among students, families, and schools.

• Provide face-to-face consultation with classroom teachers to assist in creating a positive, trauma-informed classroom that enhances the learning environment, and to assist the classroom teacher in developing effective, trauma-informed behavior responses for the service population and other students in the class.
• Provide at least one face to face training per year to LEA personnel on a variety of mental health and substance abuse prevention topics.
• Assist in the development of school wide mental health initiatives and universal prevention strategies.
• Provide Liaison services to include communication between the school and the child's family to build open lines of communication and to build home-school partnerships.
• Liaison services can include assisting in the IEP process when requested, assisting in the alternative school placement process, developing trauma-informed support plans collaboratively with the school and families of the students to meet student individual needs, etc.
• Provide information and support for school personnel in navigating the local behavioral health system, including substance abuse and mental health services, and accessing mental health crisis services.
• Maintain logs, tracking documents or other appropriate management tools needed to track all aspects of these services. The State will review these documents during the annual monitoring visit.
• Ensure that each Liaison provides support opportunities to students at each school to include individual student consultations or interventions to assist in building positive coping and de-escalation skills, as needed; and at least three psychoeducation group activities per year that cover the following topic(s): mental health problems and disorders; the risk of substance use/abuse and substance use/abuse disorders; healthy ways to deal with stress including mindfulness, coping and…