Crisis Triage Specialist

Provides professional counseling to students on academic, financial, and personal matters. Provides individual and group therapy and counseling. Responsible for vocational testing and assessment, program development and evaluation, and outreach activities. Consults with academic departments and student affairs organizations.  Provides counseling, therapy, and/or psychotherapy to clients and families as appropriate to the position; prepares treatment plans, discharge plans, and follow-up care programs; provides therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency services as required. Collects data about patients through interview, case history, psychological tests, and/or observational techniques; evaluates data to identify causes of problems and to determine proper therapeutic approach or referral to other specialists. Provides casework management of a specialized caseload, as appropriate to the requirements of the individual position; performs research and case assessments; prepares individualized studies for admission, placement, and/or discharge, as applicable.Provides and/or arranges for therapeutic interventions as appropriate for patients or clients in a crisis condition and for those with serious disturbance problems. Follows up to determine reliability and validity of treatment used; makes recommendations regarding modification to services and service delivery. Consults with other legal and treatment agencies and individuals in relation to patient/client records, rights, and responsibilities. Consults with other therapists and related professional and paraprofessional staff, as appropriate, in the performance of therapeutic and/or casework; refers clients to appropriate service agencies as required. Participates in the review of clinical issues and program policies and procedures. Participates in, leads, and/or coordinates training sessions and workshops to enhance treatment skills. May lead paraprofessionals in performance of clinical duties. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.