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District outlines plan to hire in-house clinicians for therapeutic and behavioral services
Summary
Ventura Unified described a plan to replace contracted agency clinicians with district-employed clinicians in a team-centered model. Staff said in-house hires would improve documentation, consistency, school collaboration and oversight; trustees asked for midyear reporting on hiring progress and early outcomes.
Ventura Unified presented a plan Aug. 6 to convert contracted therapeutic and behavioral supports into a district-run Educational Therapeutic and Behavioral Services Department that will directly employ clinicians to serve students and schools.
Katie McCarol, the district’s newly appointed director for the department, said the model will provide enhanced communication, continuity, tailored interventions and direct district oversight of clinician…
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