Mental Health Therapist

Role Overview

• Perform diagnostic assessments and assessment updates to determine a client’s eligibility for mental health services
• Provide psychotherapy to individuals (children 6-18) and/or families in an outpatient setting utilizing creativity and autonomy in interventions to help clients achieve and exceed goals
• Provide quality culturally and trauma focused services for clients
• Assume primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall personalized individual treatment goals and plans with the collaboration of the client and the treatment team in a timely and professional manner
• Respond appropriately to crisis situations and provide support to other staff as needed including appropriate interventions for the crisis situation and follow through of the clinical supervisor’s directives as needed
• Communicate effectively and in a timely manner with Credent Care staff, other practitioners, vendors, clients, interpreters, and other agency workers about any important client updates
• Encourage client relationship and regular communication
• Coordinate services with other health care providers, interpreter, vocational workers, etc to ensure that client receives quality service to meet their needs
• Maintain a manageable caseload and be able to sustain attention to detail
• Accurately document services and complete progress notes and submit within 72 hours in a timely and professional manner
• Complete any other required assessments, forms, and documents in a timely manner asked of by your supervisor
• Attend group/individual clinical supervision meetings/trainings
• Attend and participate in required clinical staff meetings and trainings
• Meet with supportive supervision as needed
• Ensure compliance with DHS regulations
• Ensure compliance with your specific board including keeping license valid and completing any required trainings related to your licensing board
• Complete trainings required by Credent Care in timely manner
• Possible outreach and other company projects to help promote Credent Care and the Mental Health programs

Requirements

• Clinical Trainee (non-licensed)
• Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work, Clinical Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy
• Working towards licensure as an LP, LPCC, LICSW or LMFT
• Engaging in supervision to have oversight and complete necessary requirements based on the respective board.
• Mental Health Professional (licensed)
• Licensed as an LP, LICSW, LMFT or LPCC
• Clearance from DHS and sexual exploitations screening.
• Successfully complete the requirements of a background check.
• Must adhere to licensure ethics and regulations.
• In-service training/education is required to obtain/maintain licensure.
• Experience and knowledge of the most current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) categories representing the range of mental health disorders.
• Working knowledge and experience in providing evidence based therapeutic interventions and therapy approaches that are considered as the best practice of treating the presenting concern, including trauma-informed and culturally centered therapies.

Benefits

• Commission Based Pay with a range of 55-65% of sessions completed.
• Professional development opportunities and training
• Supportive and inclusive work environment
• Meaningful and rewarding work with a positive impact on the community