Clinical Supervisor

PURPOSE
:

The Kaplan House (Manhattan) provides therapeutic and support services to adolescent's ages 17-21 who are

referred to us through ACS and the Juvenile Justice system. Our residents have experienced significant trauma, resulting in behavioral, emotional, and functional/ development issues. Kaplan House offers an extensive independent living skills program, including vocational preparation, and educational services that assists youth towards reaching independence.

POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Clinical Supervisor has clinical and administrative responsibility for a residential program unit, under the supervision and direction of the Director. The Supervisor is responsible for carrying a small caseload, supervising clinical staff, ensuring the provision of psychotherapeutic, psychiatric and case management services for residents, overseeing administrative processes, and participating in various administrative and team conferences.

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Provide weekly clinical supervision to case planners and case managers
• Teach and monitor supervisee's screening, assessment and monitoring of all safety related concerns with residents
• Ensure that case planners oversee provision of all counseling, vocational/educational, psychiatric and recreational services to residents
• Ensure case managers are completing required home visits and face to face contacts with resources
• Ensure case managers are presenting the agency professionally and responsibly at criminal and/or family court hearings
• Meet with assigned residents for weekly sessions, engage and remain in contact with their parents, ensure that home visits are completed, vocational/educational, psychiatric, recreational services provided and address any safety and risk concerns
• Assist supervisees in engaging families in planning for services and complying with ACS outreach requirements
• Assist supervisees as necessary, in identifying and providing access to specific concrete services and community resources
• Advocate, as necessary, with external resources such as mental health providers, treatment facilities, FCLS, community members, etc on behalf of residents
• Attend family court hearings when additional support is requested
• Assist in the development and implementation of specialized groups related to the needs of residents and their families
• Attend conferences at ACS offices and other community-based meetings.
• Attend ACS and JB trainings as required.
• Participates in internal and external continuous quality improvement projects.
• Make reports to State Central Registry or Justice Center as needed.
• Complete all other duties as needed and requested
• Participate in training and implementation of the Integrated Treatment Model (ITM)

Team Process

• Lead or co-lead, and attend all group supervisions, treatment team meetings, family treatment conferences,