Youth and Family Clinician (Multiple Days)
Dallas Independent School District
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Description
- Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments using evidence-based assessment tools, diagnostic techniques, and multidisciplinary collaboration to determine appropriate interventions for students and families.
- Develop, implement, monitor, and adjust individualized treatment plans based on assessment findings, clinical best practices, and progress toward treatment goals.
- Provide individual, group, and family therapy services utilizing evidence-based approaches to address mental health, behavioral health, social-emotional, and family functioning concerns.
- Deliver crisis assessment, triage, and intervention services for students and families experiencing acute emotional, behavioral, safety, or mental health crises.
- Conduct suicide risk, self-harm, and threat assessments and collaborate with families, campus personnel, and community partners to develop and implement safety plans.
- Support stabilization and de-escalation efforts to reduce trauma impact, prevent behavioral escalation, and minimize reliance on disciplinary actions or law enforcement involvement.
- Provide case management and care coordination services to increase family engagement, facilitate service access, and support follow-through with recommended interventions.
- Assess social service needs and coordinate referrals for medical, psychiatric, educational, substance use, housing, and other community-based resources through a wraparound support model.
- Facilitate re-entry and transition planning for students returning from DAEP placements, behavioral health hospitals, residential treatment facilities, juvenile justice programs, or other alternative settings.
- Provide consultation and clinical guidance to Student Support Teams (SST), MTSS teams, administrators, campus personnel, and other stakeholders regarding student mental health and behavioral concerns.
- Collaborate with campus-based Mental Health Clinicians, Reset Centers, families, referring staff, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care, coordinated interventions, and effective communication regarding student progress.
- Design and deliver professional development, parent education, and community outreach programs focused on mental health wellness, social-emotional development, suicide prevention, threat assessment, depression, anxiety, ADHD, behavior management, and related topics.
- Support districtwide prevention, restorative practices, family engagement, and mental health literacy initiatives to reduce stigma and improve access to culturally responsive services.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and regulatory compliance by adhering to FERPA, HIPAA, state licensure requirements, district policies, legal mandates, and professional ethical standards.
- Participate in staff meetings, case conferences, professional development, crisis response activities, and flexible service delivery schedules, including travel between sites, evening hours, and designated Saturdays to meet student and family needs.
- Master’s or Doctoral degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or related field required.
- Current Texas licensure (LCSW, LMSW, LMFT, LPC, or LSSP) required.
Minimum of two years of school-based or youth/family clinical experience preferred.
- Knowledge of and ability to apply a wide array of evidence-based therapeutic approaches (CBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care, Family Systems Therapy).
- Experience conducting suicide and safety risk assessments.
- Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with students, families, school personnel, and community agencies.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to provide reliable personal transportation.
- Position requires flexible working hours to meet the needs of students and families.
- May include evening hours and Saturdays to meet the needs of students and families.
- Preferred Experience in family systems therapy and community-based mental health.
- Preferred Experience supporting re-entry from alternative placements or residential treatment.
- Preferred Demonstrated fluency in both English and Spanish.
Benefits
- professional development
About this role
Dallas ISD's Youth and Family Clinician role centers on delivering direct mental health services to students and families within the school system, with particular emphasis on crisis response, risk assessment, and care coordination. You'll conduct biopsychosocial assessments, provide individual and family therapy using evidence-based approaches, and manage acute crises including suicide and safety risk evaluations. A significant portion of the work involves case management—connecting families to community resources, facilitating transitions for students returning from alternative placements or residential treatment, and coordinating care across school and community partners to reduce reliance on discipline or law enforcement.
Beyond direct clinical work, you'll serve as a consultant to school teams, design professional development and parent education programs, and support districtwide initiatives around prevention and mental health literacy. The position demands flexibility: you'll travel between sites, work some evenings and Saturdays, and adapt to competing priorities in a school-based environment. You'll need a master's or doctoral degree in a relevant field and current Texas licensure (LCSW, LMSW, LMFT, LPC, or LSSP), with at least two years of school-based or youth/family clinical experience preferred. Spanish fluency and prior experience with family systems therapy or supporting re-entry from alternative placements are valued.
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