Job Abstract

Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC’s 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC, one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school. Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. In addition, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year. 

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Clinical Fellow in Speech Language Pathology for the Child & Adolescent Services – Education Department within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

The primary purpose of the Clinicial Fellow in Speech Lanaguage Pathology, as a one-year trainee under the direction of the Speech and Language Therapist, is to provide comprehensive speech, language and literacy assessment and intervention services to children and young adults ages 4-21 years of age diagnosed with a complex constellation of speech/language deficits secondary to psychiatric disorders as well as emotional and behavioral disturbances. Serves as a member of interdisciplinary treatment teams on the unit 

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement. 

Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Employee must be physically active, able to move within program space and participate in physical education and recreational activities as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Environment includes working on multiple floors of facility and working in an active milieu with children. Occasional off-site activities with patient/students may be required.