BEHAVIORAL CONSULTANT IBHS

SUMMARY:   

The Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) Behavioral Consultant will provide individual behavioral consultation services to children/youth and families, including providing clinical direction of the services, developing and revising the Individual Resiliency Plan, overseeing the implementation of the plan and consulting with the team regularly regarding service progress. 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:  

An IBHS Behavior Consultant must meet one of the following: 

• Licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a Behavioral Specialist/Consultant 

• Certified as a BCBA or other graduate-level certification in behavior analysis from an organization that is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies or the American National Standards Institute  

• Master’s degree from an accredited college, university or foreign equivalent in one of the following disciplines: psychology, ABA, social work, education, counseling or related field, which includes a clinical or mental health direct service practicum and a minimum of one year of full-time experience in providing mental health direct services to children, youth or young adults 

• Master’s degree from an accredited college, university or foreign equivalent in one of the following disciplines: psychology, social work, education, or counseling and a minimum of one year of full-time experience in providing mental health direct services to children, youth or young adults 

• Master’s degree from an accredited college, university or foreign equivalent in one of the following disciplines: psychology, social work, education, counseling or a related field, which includes a clinical or mental health direct service practicum 

(College or university accreditation must be by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or be an equivalent degree from a foreign college or university that has been evaluated by the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, with the provision of a general equivalency report to verify a foreign degree or its equivalency.)