Qualifications

• Master’s degree in clinical or counseling Psychology, Social Work, or a related subject area. Independent licensure as an LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, etc. in the state of KY required.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and have reliable transportation to transport multiple clients at once.
• Two years of clinical supervisory-level experience preferred.
• Must live within a reasonable distance to designated service area.

Preferred Experience:

• Significant clinical experience in treating serious antisocial behavior in youth
• Direct use of pragmatic (i.e., structural, strategic and functional) family therapies
• Individual therapy with adolescents and adults using cognitive behavioral techniques
• Marital therapy using behaviorally-based approaches
• Behavioral therapy targeting school behavior and academic performance
• Implementation of interventions within or between systems in the youth’s natural ecology that affect or influence the behavior of youth (i.e., family, peer, school, and neighborhood)
• Provision of group and individual clinical supervision
• Leadership role including hiring, performance evaluation, and holding supervisees accountable for performance
• Training and collaboration with outside agencies

Preferred Knowledge:

• Family systems theory and application
• Social ecological theory and application
• Behavioral therapies theory and application
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy theory and application
• Pragmatic family therapies theory and application
• Child development research and its application in treatment
• Social skills assessment and intervention

Working conditions

• Works in office area(s) as well as in other community settings (e.g., social services agencies, DCBS offices, courts, client homes).
• Requires extensive travel to client homes and throughout the community.
• Moves intermittently during working hours.
• Is subject to frequent interruptions.
• Is involved with clients, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc. under all conditions and circumstances.
• Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset clients, family members, personnel, and visitors.
• Communicates with other departmental supervisors.
• Works beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays, when necessary.
• Is involved in community/civic health matters/projects, as appropriate.

Physical requirements

• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must function independently, and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with clients, personnel, and support agencies.
• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, emotionally upset, and at times, hostile people within the facility.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of clients during emergency situations.