Clinical Mental Health Consultant

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🔥 13 hours ago

☕ Washington – Remote

☕ Washington – Remote

⏳ Contract/Temporary

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💼 Consultant

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Peers & Partners

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2019

🏥 Healthcare

📣 Marketing

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Healthcare • Marketing • Logistics

Peers & Partners is a management consulting and professional services firm that partners with federal government and commercial clients to strengthen public health infrastructure and health systems. The company provides strategic communications, business process optimization, mission readiness and training, research and health sciences support, portfolio management, and supportive technology such as virtual LMS platforms and data dashboards. Peers & Partners focuses on evidence-based, data-driven solutions and program management to improve public health outcomes and operational efficiency.

📋 Description

• Provide clinical consultation and subject matter expertise on infant and early childhood mental health, behavioral health, and social-emotional development • Assess mental health service delivery, behavioral health needs, and potential gaps affecting children, families, and staff • Advise program leadership on trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, and family-centered mental health practices • Support development and implementation of mental health service improvement strategies aligned with Head Start Program Performance Standards • Consult on behavioral health screening, referral pathways, early intervention, and coordination with community mental health providers • Identify mental health service continuity risks during interim management and transitions between Head Start grant recipients • Collaborate with program directors, health services staff, family services personnel, mental health professionals, and community partners • Provide training, technical assistance, and professional consultation to strengthen staff understanding of early childhood mental health and supportive practices • Support quality improvement activities, program assessments, corrective action planning, and related documentation • Provide written recommendations, technical guidance, and subject matter input for program planning and reporting • Participate in technical assessments, virtual consultations, training activities, and occasional on-site program reviews • Provide any direct clinical services only within authorized scope of practice and applicable licensure requirements

🎯 Requirements

• Active, unrestricted license as a mental health professional in at least one U.S. state or jurisdiction, such as LCSW, LPC/LPCC, LMFT, licensed psychologist, or PMHNP with APRN licensure • Candidates not yet independently licensed may qualify if practicing under the supervision of a licensed mental health professional as permitted by 45 CFR 1302.91(e)(8)(ii) • Ability to hold or obtain licensure, or practice under qualified supervision, in each state where services are provided • Ability to meet each applicable state's practice requirements, including telehealth requirements, throughout the engagement • Demonstrated clinical experience in mental health, behavioral health, psychiatric nursing, pediatric behavioral health, or maternal and child health • Knowledge and experience serving young children and their families, including infants, toddlers, preschool-aged children, expectant families, or their families in early childhood settings • Knowledge of child development, trauma-informed care, family-centered services, and mental health referral and intervention practices • Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and community-based health or human services organizations • Strong communication, assessment, consultation, and technical writing skills • Ability to maintain professional licensure and meet applicable jurisdictional practice requirements throughout the engagement • Infant and early childhood mental health consultation experience preferred • Infant or early childhood mental health endorsement or comparable credential preferred • Head Start, Early Head Start, or other OHS-funded program experience preferred • Familiarity with Head Start Program Performance Standards, particularly mental health consultations, disabilities, and family support requirements, preferred • Experience providing mental health consultation, training, or technical assistance to early childhood education programs preferred • Experience with federally funded programs, program monitoring, quality improvement, or organizational transitions preferred • Experience supporting underserved children, families, and communities preferred • Fluency in a language other than English, especially Spanish, preferred • Ability to provide consultation both on site and by telehealth preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Consulting opportunity with assignments that may vary based on program needs, geographic locations, and contract requirements • Potential for technical assessments, virtual consultations, training activities, and occasional on-site program reviews • Remote work arrangement with telehealth consultation capability • Significant travel opportunities/requirements may be included

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