Clinical Training Specialist

Overview

The Clinical Training Specialist plays a crucial role in developing and implementing training programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of our behavioral health staff.  This position is designed to ensure that our staff are well-equipped to provide high-quality mental health services, with a specific focus on racially equitable and inclusive clinical practices.  The Clinical Training Specialist will serve as the conduit for academic programs seeking to place interns with the agency and provide clinical supervision to students.  This position will provide direct supervision for early career clinicians and student interns, participating in the recruitment and hiring of both.  In addition, this position provides treatment services to a small caseload of homeless adult, adolescent and geriatric clients who may present with co-occurring disorders.

Key Role Responsibilities 

• Provide direct supervision for early career clinicians and student interns.  Partner with Senior Director of Behavioral Health and HR to recruit and hire new staff and interns.   
• Develop and implement training programs that address the specific needs of racially and culturally diverse populations.
• Stay abreast of the latest research, trends, and best practices in behavioral health to ensure training content is current and relevant.
• Provide support and guidance to staff during and after training sessions, fostering a welcoming space for open discussion and continued learning.
• Collaborate with other behavioral health professionals to create comprehensive and effective training materials.  Customize training programs based on the unique requirements and goals of different organizations and funders.  
• Evaluate the effectiveness of training programs through feedback, assessments and measurable outcomes.  

• Maintain standards for provision of CEU in accordance with social work and professional counselor licensing boards for the state of MD. Track and issue CEU for training participants as appropriate.  
• Provide clinical supervision to social work
• Provide individual and group therapy for a small caseload of clients.  Complete initial assessments, treatment plans and screenings in accordance with agency standards.   
• Completes documentation of services in a legible manner in accordance with established formats and required timeframes within the client’s electronic health record. Ensures that documentation accurately reflects billable services provided.    

Key Agency Responsibilities 

In addition to role responsibilities, each staff member of Health Care for the Homeless has the following responsibilities as a part of their employment:

• Models and reinforces the Health Care for the Homeless “core values” of dignity, authenticity, hope, justice, passion and balance
• Actively participates in performance improvement activities and actively participates in advocacy activities that support the mission of Health Care for the Homeless
• Performs other duties on an as-needed basis
• Protects our client’s personal health information by maintaining compliance with HIPAA and other relevant Health Care related IT security regulations

Knowledge, Experience, and Skills 

Formal Education and Training

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or psychology
• Active license in the state of Maryland (LCSW-C) with supervisory designation

Experience

• Three years of experience in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic mental illness and substance abuse 
• Five years of experience supervising staff and/or interns, where there was emphasis on provision of training and ongoing education
• Experience working with homeless and/or low-income individuals and families
• Familiarity with adult learning principles and instructional design

Skills 

• Able to work independently as a social worker on an interdisciplinary team

• Willingness to integrate relevant principles into practice such as Harm Reduction, Motivational Interviewing and Housing First
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Able to cope with interruptions and be a team player
• Flexible approach, working with several cross-disciplinary teams in a collaborative style
• Demonstrate comfort with change by approaching it optimistically and helps their supervisees to do the same.  Proactively seeks to clarify unclear aspects of change in a productive, collaborative manner.