Make your career less of a "job" and more of a *MISSION*. CSO is a nonprofit community behavioral health agency in the business of helping people. WE'RE HIRING! Bachelor- and Master-level direct care provider positions available for experienced professionals, career changers, and recent graduates alike. • Competitive Salary • Generous Benefits • Flexible Schedules • Professional Training • Team Environment • Western & Central Mass. Locations See all openings and apply online at https://lnkd.in/eNdWiwj. #TraumaInformed #MentalHealth #BehavioralHealth
About us
Clinical & Support Options Inc. (CSO) is a community-based nonprofit behavioral health agency providing individuals and families with comprehensive, holistic care throughout Western Massachusetts and the North Quabbin region. With 16 locations in five Massachusetts counties (Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Worcester), CSO offers an “Open Access” model, with walk-in availability and “No Wrong Door” coordinated entry. CSO embraces a trauma-informed culture in fulfillment of its mission to provide responsive and effective interventions and therapeutic services to support adults, children and families. CSO serves more than 18,000 individuals and families annually in their quest for stability, growth and an enhanced quality of life. CSO provides a full range of behavioral and mental health and substance abuse outpatient services, including: • Urgent outpatient assessment & treatment • Diagnostic evaluations • Therapy for children, adolescents and adults • Child and adult psychiatry • Sexual abuse and trauma treatment for survivors and families • Treatment for depression, anxiety, PTSD and general adjustment disorders • Group therapy • Structured outpatient addiction programs • Medication management • Intensive outpatient programs CSO Crisis Programs provide behavioral health assessment, intervention and stabilization for youth, families and adults 24 hours/day, 365 days/year. CSO’s Family Support Services are part of the Massachusetts Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI). CSO’s Friends of the Homeless (FOH) provides a warm bed and hot shower to more than 1,100 individual adults each year and serves 157,000+ hot meals to anyone in need of food. In addition, FOH case works help FOH guests find work and permanent homes, navigate state and federal assistance programs and access mental health supports.
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http://www.csoinc.org
External link for Clinical & Support Options, Inc.
- Industry
- Mental Health Care
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Northampton, MA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1954
- Specialties
- Outpatient Services, Family Support Services/ In Home Therapy, Crisis Services, Club House, Family Resource Center, Community Crisis Response Team, Respite Programs, Intensive Care Coordination, Substance Abuse Programs, Homelessness, Housing, Mental Health, Behavioral Health, Nonprofit, and Community Health
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Clinical & Support Options Inc.'s Friends of the Homeless program provides emergency shelter to more than 𝟭,𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 *𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥* in #WesternMass (#SpringfieldMA, #NorthamptonMA, and #GreenfieldMA). But what we're *𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙔* proud of doing is 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 people! Last month alone, 𝗙𝗢𝗛 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝟰𝟭 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 and into more stable, appropriate accommodations. Fourteen were found permanent housing, 9 provided temporary housing, and 18 were guided to more suitable care locations.
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Nationwide, Americans believe our healthcare system is falling short in its broad treatment of mental health conditions. Gallup and West Health recently released a poll that shows 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀 (𝟳𝟱%) 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 of how U.S. health systems treat #mentalhealth issues. As the Association for Behavioral Healthcare puts it, "All the more reason to 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀," like CSO's Community #BehavioralHealth Centers. #MentalHealthMatters
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Interning in the 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 field is a rewarding way to gain practical experience and contacts. 𝗖𝗦𝗢 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Learn more and complete the application survey at https://lnkd.in/eARXjhvp
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For many, #Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates freedom, encourages reflection, and underscores the importance of history and education. In the fields of #BehavioralHealth and #MentalHealth, its an opportunity to consider historic and intergenerational trauma — and their affect on individuals and families. This infographic from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) provides an overview for understanding #racialtrauma and #culturalresponsiveness.
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"𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲." Clinical & Support Options President & CEO Karin Jeffers joined forces with Lesli Suggs, president and CEO of The Home for Little Wanderers, to advocate for statewide investment in children's behavioral health services. In a piece published by the CommonWealth Beacon, entitled “Children’s Behavioral Health Services Are Teetering on the Precipice ,” the writers argue that the sector faces workforce challenges due to competition from private practice, schools and hospitals. READ THE OP/ED: https://lnkd.in/gyiqzzbe
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Hampden County 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 filings, with 24.3 filings per 1,000 renter households, according to MHP (Massachusetts Housing Partnership). As City of #SpringfieldMA Director of Housing Geraldine McCafferty explained today during the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness' Annual Gathering at Holyoke Community College, this eviction crisis comes as the Commonwealth faces a shortage of 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟵,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘀. The Network encourages supporters to send local legislators letters in support of 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘁 — and this email template makes that easier: https://lnkd.in/e8uGJnMW
Our Legislators, Our Housing Secretary, ALL OF US SAY: EMAIL HOUSE LEADERS NOW! - Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness
https://www.westernmasshousingfirst.org
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CSO was proud to sponsor this week the Annual Business Meeting of the Association for Behavioral Healthcare. ABH has been a stalwart ally of community behavior health providers for decades. We look forward to our continued progress with state policymakers in recognizing the role behavioral health plays in our overall wellbeing. Special thanks to Mass. HPC Executive Director David Seltz, who acknowledged ABH for sharing vacancy data and spoke about the need to invest more in behavioral healthcare. #behavioralhealthmatters
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Data from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows that 𝟭 𝗶𝗻 𝟲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨.𝗦. (ages 6–17) 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 each year. In Massachusetts, 𝟲𝟲,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 (ages 12–17) 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. If a young person in your life is going through a tough time, remind them that 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲. The Mass. Behavioral Health Line can locate a provider near you. Call or text 833-773-2445. #ChildrensMentalHealthAwareness
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At each CSO location, staff come together each month for "𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗘" (an acronym for "𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀"). In #SpringfieldMA this month, staff enjoyed a hands-on appreciation activity. Each participant made their own little potted succulent garden. If you'd like to work for a nonprofit behavioral health agency that invests in teamwork and a supportive environment, then join CSO! 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: https://lnkd.in/eUmXgct
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