MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN Interview Questions

1 1 MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN Interview Questions & Performance evaluation Factors Performance evaluation Factors Related Interview Questions Provide crisis intervention services. What is your understanding of the CAC model and the services provided at our center? What experience do you have working with children and adults impacted by abuse and trauma? Discuss how you would respond to a family presenting in crisis. Tell us about your knowledge of community resources or community programs. Conducts psychosocial and/or trauma-specific assessments. What experience do you have conducting psychosocial assessments? What general types of assessment tools have you used or for which you have received training in order to administer, score, and interpret data? What types evidence-based and/or trauma-specific assessments have you used?

2 Assess client functioning and develop individualized treatment plan within 30 days that is periodically re-assessed. What developmental stage/age client is your favorite to work with and why? Least favorite and why? What is your process for developing a treatment plan and what do you consider the most important elements to include? 2 Performance evaluation Factors Related Interview Questions Provide individual, group, and family therapy to clientele at the center and at satellite locations. Tell us about your general theoretical approach to counseling. What are your experiences with individual (child and adult), group, and family counseling? Please consider ages, special circumstances, etc. Discuss any specialized training, such as TF-CBT, that you have received and how you have applied it in counseling sessions. Tell us about the counseling session you consider to be your best session and why.

3 Maintain case files including session case notes, treatment plans, monthly progress reports, telephone consultations, and termination summaries. What tools and strategies do you use to stay organized? What is/would be your preferred system of maintaining case notes, completing timely documentation and tracking service data? Provide testimony of fact for the county criminal and civil courts that pertain to the center s MENTAL HEALTH Services cases. What is your knowledge base and level of familiarity with the judicial process as it relates to child abuse investigation and prosecution? What experience do you have in providing court testimony? On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rank yourself in terms of public speaking and why? Give some examples of your public speaking experiences. 3 Performance evaluation Factors Related Interview Questions Provide diagnosis and billing information monthly on all cases seen.

4 What is your experience with DSM diagnosis of children? Adults? What is your experience with insurance billing? Are you currently active on any insurance provider rosters, including Medicaid? Collect data and submit client MENTAL HEALTH statistics to Clinical Director and/or Supervisor. What types of MENTAL HEALTH data have you previously tracked? What methods did you use to track data and for what purposes? Prepare and present cases for clinical review. Tell us about the process you would go through to prepare for a clinical case review, including what types of information you would include. What are your professional experiences with preparing and presenting cases for clinical review? Coordinate with the Clinical Director or Supervisor on all cases needing psychiatric/psychological consultation. CAC cases needing psychiatric or psychological consultation are coordinated with Clinical Directors or Supervisors.

5 Under what circumstances would you consider a client in need of psychiatric or psychological consultation? Comply with the MENTAL HEALTH Services Policies and Procedures manual. Assist Clinical Director or Supervisor in preparing monthly MENTAL HEALTH Services report. Explain your systems for tracking MENTAL HEALTH services and data regarding missed appointments, rescheduled, etc. 4 Performance evaluation Factors Related Interview Questions Participate in scheduled case staffings and those held on an as-needed basis. Collaborate with and provide consultation to Child Protective Services, Police Department, District Attorney's Office, and other social service agencies and MENTAL HEALTH professionals directly involved with MENTAL HEALTH Services cases. Tell us about your experience participating as a member of a group initiative/project or multi-disciplinary team.

6 What were some of the strengths and challenges you encountered as a team member? Tell us about your experience in working with law enforcement, prosecution, and Child Protective Services. What benefits and challenges do you foresee in working with each of these partner agencies? Describe your communication style. Provide an example of how you effectively resolved a conflict in a prior job. Tell me about a time when you had to work closely with a co-worker whom you disliked or with whom you had trouble working. What did you do to make the relationship work? What type of person do you find the most frustrating to work with? Conduct on-going communication with Center Child Advocates and Volunteer Coordinator. When working within a busy team environment, what are some strategies you would use to ensure ongoing communication occurs while maintaining professional boundaries and confidentiality?

7 5 Performance evaluation Factors Related Interview Questions Maintain good standing with the appropriate State licensing board and professional group membership affiliations. What professional membership organizations are you a current member of? Adhere to confidentiality policy. How would you adhere to confidentiality policies while working within a multidisciplinary team environment? Displays desirable personal qualities, including tact, good judgment, flexibility, positive attitude, high professional standards and ethics, and an ability to get along with a variety of people from various disciplines. What are some self-care practices that you would or currently engage in to prevent secondary trauma? Tell us about stressors you have encountered in prior jobs and how you dealt with them? How do you feel about dealing with sexual abuse issues most of the time?

8 Participate in regular peer review in which clinical proficiency may be reviewed. How comfortable are you receiving feedback from your peers and your supervisor regarding your job performance? Maintain cross-cultural awareness in the performance of all responsibilities. Describe your experience counseling diverse populations. Participate in applicable/appropriate/related professional development opportunities. 1 MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN REPORTS TO: {SUPERVISOR} COMPENSATION: {SALARY} EXEMPT STATUS: {SALARIED VS HOURLY}, {EXEMPT VS. NON-EXEMPT} COMMITMENT TYPE: {FULL-TIME VS. PART-TIME}, {ON-GOING, TEMPORARY} BASE OF OPERATIONS: {CITY, STATE} SUMMARY: Provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services to children and adults impacted by abuse and trauma. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Provide crisis intervention services. Conduct psychosocial and/or trauma-specific assessments Assess client functioning and develop individualized treatment plan within 30 days that is periodically re-assessed.

9 Provide individual, group, and family therapy to clientele at the center and at satellite locations. Maintain case files including session case notes, treatment plans, monthly progress reports, telephone consultations, and termination summaries. Provide testimony of fact for the county criminal and civil courts that pertain to the center s MENTAL HEALTH Services cases. Provide diagnosis and billing information monthly on all cases seen. Collect data and submit client MENTAL HEALTH statistics to Clinical Director and/or Supervisor. Prepare and present cases for clinical review. Coordinate with Clinical Director or Supervisor on all cases needing psychiatric/psychological consultation. Comply with the MENTAL HEALTH Services Policies and Procedures Manual. Assist Clinical Director or Supervisor in preparing monthly MENTAL HEALTH Services report.

10 Participate in scheduled case staffings and those held on an as-needed basis. Collaborate with and provide consultation to Child Protective Services (CPS), Police Department, District Attorney's Office, and other social service agencies and MENTAL HEALTH professionals directly involved with MENTAL HEALTH Services cases. Conduct on-going communication with Center Child Advocates and Volunteer Coordinator. 2 Maintain good standing with the appropriate State licensing board and group membership affiliations. Participate in regular peer review in which clinical proficiency may be reviewed. Participate in applicable, appropriate, related professional development opportunities. Adhere to confidentiality policy. Maintain cross-cultural awareness in the performance of all responsibilities. All other responsibilities and duties as from time to time designated by the Agency or added to the scope of responsibility for this position.