Child First Clinician I

• Provides intensive, home-based intervention with children, prenatal through age five, and their caregivers
• Strengthen the caregiver-child relationship by facilitating play and improving the caregiver’s capacity to reflect on the meaning of the child’s behaviors
• Assess, evaluate, diagnose, and treat mental, emotional, developmental and behavioral difficulties in young children and families based on clinical standards of practice
• Formulate treatment plans and treatment plan reviews based on assessments
• Engage actively in all aspects of the Child First learning collaborative including in-person or live remote training, specialty training, and clinical conferences
• Collaborate with relevant providers and community partners to support treatment and strengthen the program’s community presence
• Respond to client crises during work hours and on-call to support family stabilization
• Maintain up-to-date case records on each client family, including weekly contact reports, service agreements, evaluations, treatment plans, and termination summaries

• Master's degree (M.A., M.F.T., M.S.W.)
• One year of clinical experience
• Must hold a CT state LMSW, LPCA or LMFTA
• A valid driver’s license and state mandated levels of auto liability insurance required.
• Enrollment in CPP training within the soonest available cohort
• Eligibility for CPR/First Aid Certification
• Access to transportation for 75% travel to New London, Windham, and Middlesex counties (DCF Region
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• Ability to work two late nights per week and possibly weekends
• Familiarity with Microsoft Suite and ability to learn new technological platforms
• Experience with EHR preferred

Demonstrates expertise in providing intensive home-based interventions for young children and their caregivers, with a focus on assessing and treating mental, emotional, and developmental challenges. Proficient in formulating treatment plans and collaborating with community partners to enhance program effectiveness.

• Master's Degree (M.A., M.F.T., M.S.W.)
• CT State LMSW, LPCA, or LMFTA License
• Clinical Experience
• EHR Experience
• CPR/First Aid Certification Eligibility

• Assessment and Diagnosis
• Treatment Planning
• Crisis Response
• Child Development Knowledge
• Behavioral Intervention

• Collaboration
• Communication
• Reflective Practice
• Crisis Management

• CPR/First Aid Certification Eligibility

• Child First Learning Collaborative
• Home-Based Intervention
• Caregiver-Child Relationship
• Community Partnerships
• Family Stabilization

• Microsoft Suite
• EHR Systems