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<div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>DESCRIPTION</b></h3>
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>The Community Behavioral Health Liaison (CBHL) Court &amp; Jail Liaison is responsible for the coordination of services for individuals with behavioral health needs who have come to the attention of court and jail staff within the 5</b><b>th</b><b> Court Circuit (Buchanan and Andrew Counties). The CBHL is the primary point of contact for the local mental health units and emergency </b><b>departments and provides assessment for entry into services for individuals involved with the courts and within the jails. The CBHL is responsible for completing crisis and routine assessments which will determine the appropriate level of care and treatment services needed. The CBHL further ensures that individuals are able to access treatment services recommended and assists the individual with this as needed. The CBHL provides individual therapy utilizing evidence-based practices, provides crisis intervention, crisis stabilization, de-escalation, arranges inpatient mental health care, conducts individual substance use disorder counseling, may conduct group substance use disorder counseling/education, and provides case management during incarceration. CBHL provides follow-up for at least 30 days post release. CBHL must subsequently be familiar with, and develop/retain positive relationships with, local behavioral health providers, inpatient psychiatric providers, and local emergency departments. The CBHL will also assist with civil commitment procedures and state guardianship statues, rules, and laws. The ability to develop, and maintain, positive working relationships with courts and jail staff is essential.</b></h3>
<div>The CBHL will also be responsible for completing a monthly report utilizing a standardized template regarding work performed.</div>
<div></div><div><b>EXAMPLES OF WORK</b></div>
<div>Work may include but is not limited to the following examples:</div>
<div></div><div>Collaborate and coordinate services with local courts, court personnel and jail personnel for justice-involved individuals and jail residents with behavioral health needs.</div>
<div></div><div>Build and maintain an extensive knowledge of community resources;</div>
<div></div><div>Assisting with the availability and access of in-patient and out-patient services;</div>
<div> </div><div>Facilitating new referrals for mental health/substance use services and resolve issues with obtaining treatment (e.g., explain paperwork, explain eligibility requirements, identify the availability of different services, address lack of health insurance, etc.);</div>
<div></div><div>Follow up with both new and existing referred individuals to monitor treatment;</div>
<div></div><div>If a person is not attending treatment, continue to encourage treatment and, where possible, resolve potential barriers; and</div>
<div></div><div>For individuals who have <i>repeat </i>contact with law enforcement, courts, or jails and/or the liaison receives several referrals concerning the same person, explore other avenues to engage the individual with treatment/medication adherence (participate in treatment meetings, revised treatment plan, alternative placements, etc.).</div>
<div></div><div>Establish and maintain regular contact with judges, court administrators, circuit clerks, pretrial service administrators, and additional court personnel as designated;</div>
<div></div><div>Establish and maintain regular contact with. Prosecutors, defense attorneys, and Missouri State Public Defender&rsquo;s office, including the Holistic Defense Mitigation Specialist and staff;</div>
<div></div><div>Establish and maintain regular contact with treatment court administrators, Office of State Courts Administrator (OSCA) behavioral health staff, and Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) Specialists;</div>
<div></div><div>Establish and maintain regular contact with jail administrators, jail personnel, and medical/behavioral health staff within the jail;</div>
<div></div><div>Establish and maintain regular contact with Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and/or Rural Health Centers;</div>
<div></div><div>Establish and maintain regular contact with Crisis Service Staff: 988, MCR, BHCC, ERE, Engaging Patients in Care Coordination (EPICC);</div>
<div></div><div>Establish and maintain regular contact with DMH Community Operations Staff: DMH Forensic Mobile Teams, DMH Forensic Case Monitors, DMH Facility Discharge Coordinators; and</div>
<div></div><div>Establish and maintain regular contact with Regional Behavioral Health Specialists (RBHS) who serve as a resource for Department of Corrections/Probation &amp; Parole Officers and individuals under supervision.</div>
<div></div><div>Work with judiciary partners to provide options and alternatives to reduce the need for a competency order, reduce DMH facility waitlists, and facilitate options for competency restoration.</div>
<div></div><div>Work with DMH Community Operations Staff, DMH Forensic Mobile Teams, and DMH Forensic Case Monitors to assist with individuals in jail/custody/state facility.</div>
<div></div><div>On occasion, DMH Forensic Services may request a CBHL to conduct a visit with an individual in jail/custody to observe and provide a clinical screening.</div>
<div></div><div>The direct observation will provide a triage/clinical screening to expedite treatment (e.g., inpatient facility bed). A formal assessment is not required (i.e. follow up with a phone call or email; no paperwork is necessary).</div>
<div></div><div>DMH Forensic Services may request a CBHL to assist referred individuals in coordinating treatment while in jails/custody/state facility and with continuing and/or re-connecting the individual with community treatment services upon release.</div>
<div></div><div>Address any structural issues or gaps identified in the court and jail system to improve access to behavioral health services.</div>
<div></div><div>Provide support and training to court and jail personnel regarding behavioral health services and other topics as needed.</div>
<div></div><div>Conduct jail screenings (such as suicide screenings and/or the Brief Jail Mental Health Screen) to determine level of need for services and coordination of care.</div>
<div></div><div>Initiate discharge planning at first contact with jail residents to ensure continuity of care;</div>
<div></div><div>Interact and maintain regular contact with justice-involved individuals and jail residents to develop rapport and engage in services;</div>
<div></div><div>Monitor service delivery; identify and provide linkages to appropriate resources or services; advocate for eligible services, medication, and benefits to ensure warm handoffs and engagement in services and/or resources upon re-entry into the community;</div>
<div></div><div>May complete required admission paperwork, intakes, and assessments to link resident to services if qualified;</div>
<div></div><div>Initiate and maintain clear, concise communication that is timely and accurate with all referral sources involved in the service provision;</div>
<div></div><div>Facilitate civil commitment procedures (96-hour holds, outpatient commitment, etc.);</div>
<div></div><div>Provide education on guardianship and navigating the guardianship process;</div>
<div></div><div>Discuss individual cases and general follow-up with referral source;</div>
<div></div><div>Be familiar with MOConnect which is the electronic platform utilized by all DMH contracted</div>
<div>providers; and</div>
<div></div><div>Assist court and jail staff in locating inpatient psychiatric beds for court-ordered involuntary detentions and in filing petitions for involuntary detention with the probate court for those individuals who represent a likelihood of serious harm to self or others due to a behavioral health disorder.</div>
<div></div><div>Attend local and state CIT meeting&rsquo;s;</div>
<div></div><div>Utilize the statewide CIT Reporting System, as available;</div>
<div></div><div>Distribute CIT training information to local jail staff and court staff to encourage CIT certification;</div>
<div></div><div>Utilize the CIT website and MO CIT Online Toolkit for CIT resources;</div>
<div></div><div>Provide POST Training to law enforcement officers, jail staff, and community stakeholders in their service area.</div>
<div></div><div>Promote and make referrals to the First Responder Provider Network (FRPN).</div>
<div></div><div>Assist with priorities/gaps identified during the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) Mapping Project, if appropriate.</div>
<div></div><div>Attend the MO CIT annual conference.</div>
<div></div><div>Attend all CBHL meetings and training sessions coordinated by MBHC and DMH.</div>
<div></div><div>Work closely with MBHC and DMH CBHL designees for technical assistance, questions regarding referrals, or completing reporting requirements:</div>
<div></div><div>Collect, enter, and submit referral and community engagement data utilizing all reporting tools as directed by DBH;</div>
<div></div><div>Submit all referral data shall be submitted within five (5) business days of receiving the referral; and</div>
<div></div><div>Submit all follow-up/updates to referrals within five (5) business days or receiving the follow-up/updated information.</div>
<div></div><div>Participate in departmental, agency and interagency meetings as assigned.</div>
<div></div><div>Assist with continuous quality improvement efforts for this service.</div>
<div></div><div>Other duties as assigned.</div>
<div></div><div>Must have a valid Drivers License, be insurable by FGC and the ability to travel to the counties we serve.</div>
<div></div><div><b>EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES</b></div>
<div>Knowledge of behavioral sciences and allied disciplines involved in the evaluation, care and rehabilitation of persons suffering from mental illness or emotional disturbance.</div>
<div></div><div>Knowledge of case management methods, principles and techniques.</div>
<div></div><div>Some knowledge of community resources used in the provision of services.</div>
<div></div><div>Skill in resolving conflicts and negotiating with others.</div>
<div></div><div>Ability to collect and analyze information in making decisions concerning a consumer&rsquo;s treatment.</div>
<div></div><div>Ability to act decisively when necessary to protect consumers; to make judgments about crisis and carry out appropriate course of action.</div>
<div></div><div>Ability to assist, and exercise tact, patience, and understanding of others.</div>
<div></div><div>Ability to work harmoniously with employees, consumers, consumer families, guardians, public agencies, and the general public.</div>
<div></div><div>Ability to communicate effectively, orally and through legible and clear writing.</div>
<div></div><div>Ability to be proficient in typing.</div>
<div></div><div>Ability to handle confidential information appropriately.</div>
<div></div><div>Ability to recognize potential ethical problems and address in ethical manner.</div>
<div></div><div>Ability to plan and organize working time effectively.</div>
<div></div><div>Ability to perform with autonomy or with minimum direction.</div>
<div></div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2>
<h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b><i>The following education and experience qualifications are the minimum requirement used to admit or reject applicants for consideration.</i></b></h2>
<div><ul><li>Prefer of Master of social work, psychology, counseling or related field or enrolled in a Master&rsquo;s program in a related field. May be willing to consider Bachelor&rsquo;s in social work, psychology, counseling or related field.</li></ul>
<ul><li>Two (2) years minimum clinical experience in behavioral health field.</li></ul>
<ul><li>Prefer to be licensed or provisionally licensed in the state of Missouri. If not currently licensed and have Master&rsquo;s Degree, must be able to obtain LMSW/PLPC within ninety (90) days of hire. If provisionally licensed, must be willing to obtain and maintain clinical supervision to complete licensing requirements.</li></ul>
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<h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>NECESSARY SPECIAL QUALIFICATION</b></h3>
<div>Complete BASIC Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training (40 hours) within six months of hire date.</div>
<div></div><div>Knowledgeable of crisis intervention/de-escalation techniques, assessment of suicidality and diversion planning utilizing available resources.</div>
<div></div><div>Knowledgeable about the local system of care including, but not limited to, the operation of the community providers, inpatient psychiatric resources, civil commitment procedures, guardianship laws, and crisis response resources such as 988 Contact Centers, Mobile Crisis Response (MCR), Behavioral Health Crisis Centers (BHCCs), and Emergency Room Enhancement (ERE);</div>
<div></div><div>Knowledgeable about behavioral health disorders;</div>
<div></div><div>Knowledgeable about the justice system and local processes; and</div>
<div></div><div>Proficient in public speaking and experienced in delivering professional training.</div>
<div></div><div>Possesses a valid driver&rsquo;s license and is, and remains insurable, under Family Guidance Center automobile liability insurance.</div>
<div></div><div>Must successfully pass a background screening in accordance with 9 CSR 10-5.190.</div>
<div></div><div><div><b>An Equal Opportunity Employer</b></div>
<div></div><div><b>Family Guidance Center does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.</b></div></div></div></div><div></div>

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Community Behavioral Health Liaison Court and Jail Buchanan and Andrew Counties