DELAWARE GUIDANCE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN·Wilmington, Delaware
Provide evaluative, diagnostic, and psychotherapeutic services to children, adolescents, and families under direct supervision. Manage a clinical caseload while completing required documentation and collaborating with community and school resources.
The Advanced Clinical Training Program (ACTP) Clinician is a Graduate level (Master’s level) clinician responsible for providing clinical behavioral health services to children and families. Clinicians in this program further develop therapeutic skills, build core clinical competencies, and have the opportunity to practice these skills and competencies in a family-based child guidance setting. Clinicians provide therapeutic services under the direct supervision of a licensed clinician while earning their required hours toward licensure.
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• Office and/or community settings as assigned, partial telecommuting with approval
• Occasional travel to various sites and/or community partners
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, tasks or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Activities, tasks or responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.
Delaware Guidance Services for Children and Youth, Inc. (DGS) is the largest provider of outpatient behavioral health services to children and families in Delaware. We operate offices in Wilmington, Newark, Dover, Lewes, and Seaford, and we are the only statewide not-for-profit outpatient behavioral health organization for children and adolescents accredited by JCAHO. In 2020, we were honored as a Compassionate Champion for our dedication to serving youth and families using a trauma-informed approach.
Through DGS, clients and families have access to outpatient counseling, group therapy, parent-child interaction therapy, and school-based services.
Our community-based service lines serve youth and families who require a more intense therapeutic protocol.
DGS’ 24-hour statewide Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (MRSS) dispatches skilled crisis intervention clinicians to provide immediate care to children experiencing behavioral health crises.
Therapeutic options are available for a wide range of diagnoses including depression, anxiety, mood disorders, eating disorders, traumatic stress-related disorders, and suicidal ideation.
In 2021, DGS clinicians provided over 54,000 direct care hours to children, youth, and families in Delaware.
Over 93% of clients report improvement in their level of functioning following treatment, and therapeutic benefits derived from trauma-informed care extend to clients’ siblings, caregivers, classmates, and peers.
Our client population is racially and ethnically diverse; 80% of DGS clients are Medicaid recipients and 90% have household incomes under $30,000. Many of our clients present with significant treatment challenges including learning impacts due to missed school and negative economic impact due to parental missed work. We provide care to anyone in need, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay for care. DGS also provides services specifically tailored to meet the unique behavioral health care needs of child welfare-involved families and foster youth
Why Work at Delaware Guidance Services?
Requires a Master's degree in a discipline eligible for clinical licensure and eligibility for licensure in the State of Delaware. Preferred candidates have two years of post-graduate experience with children and families and are bilingual.
Market context
In Delaware, behavioral-health openings for psychiatric nurse practitioners are often shaped by steady demand for access to mental health care, especially in settings that use telepsychiatry to reach more patients. This role is competitive because it requires board certification, an active unrestricted license, 4+ years of post-graduate experience, and comfort with EMRs; the listed pay and benefits reflect that level of specialization. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then confirm your telepsychiatry and documentation experience before applying.
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