Mental Health Consultant - Early Learning

Position Summary

Working with designated children from birth to age five receiving services in the ECLIPSE program, the Early Learning Mental Health Consultant provides assessment and child and family goals, assisting to determine eligibility for services and need for referrals to other community resources. The Early Learning Mental Health Consultant also observes and consults in classrooms to implement behavior plans in the child’s designated classroom.

• Screen ECLIPSE children with designated tools, observe the parent-child interaction, help to develop an individual care plan, and the classroom behavior plan.
• Provide biopsychosocial assessment of child and family to assess family/child strengths and needs.
• Provide coaching/consultation supports as indicated in the individual care plan with parents of ECLIPSE children, including positive parenting skills and implementing behavior plans consistent with the classroom.
• Coordinate with and coach ECLIPSE Home Visitors in teaching parents behavior management skills.
• Coordinate with family, teaching staff, allied service providers and home visitors to plan for transitions of child.
• Establish and nurture collaborative relationships with teachers and teacher assistants to support the needs of each child.
• Provide observations and consultation in the classroom as needed and designated in the child’s behavior plan.
• Reinforce and implement behavioral health practices in an early learning setting.
• Participate in multi-system planning to ensure coordinated treatment and early learning intervention and education for identified children.
• Facilitate and participate in child and family staffings and multidisciplinary team meetings as required to ensure coordination of services within the classroom and with allied providers.
• Document all family and home visits, community meetings, multidisciplinary meetings, staffings, classroom consultations and other contacts on the calendar daily.
• Document in the child’s records all phone calls, family and home visits, contacts with allied service providers, and classroom consultation, including date, time, persons present, and how it relates to the child/family plan within 24 hours of the occurrence.
• Maintain communication with assigned social workers and referral sources regarding child and family progress.
• Complete documentation to support monthly billing details as assigned by the Program Manager.
• Communicate directly with supervisor regarding any questions concerning the formulation or implementation of behavior management plans and any cases that require team coordination or therapeutic input.
• Communicate effectively by sharing concerns openly and honestly with appropriate staff members.
• Participate in a minimum of every other week clinical supervision with a licensed mental health provider such as the Associate Director of Outpatient Services or other qualified designator staff.
• Abide by Washington State law as a mandatory reporter of child abuse and neglect.
• Document all Child Protective Service reports as required with a review by supervisor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The following requirements are those that are normally required for performance of this position. Any disabled applicant or incumbent who does not meet one or more of the requirements, but who can perform the essential function of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) shall be deemed to meet these requirements.

This position normally requires the physical demands of standing, walking, bending, lifting or performing other work requiring low physical exertion, as well as keyboard fingering, talking, hearing and adequate vision on a regular basis to perform the job requirements. These physical demands are required up to 90% of the time.

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• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, clinical psychology, or a related field leading to eligibility for clinical licensure, required.

• Two years of experience in Behavioral Health or Early Learning preferred. Related experience may include counseling, case management, teaching, childcare, or another…