Mental Health Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide Mental Health evaluations, problem identification, crisis interventions, individual, group, and/or family therapy to assigned clients.
• Develop treatment plans, monitor treatment progress
• Coordinate client’s use of other programs and outside community resources.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records consistent with COMAR regulations.
• Complete documentation relevant to activities.
• Complies with and ensures adherence to all documentation standards.
• Complies with data collection entry, and reporting requirements
• Must make referrals when appropriate.
• Participate in team meetings, in-services, and clinical supervision
• Participate in multi-disciplinary quality and service improvement teams.
• Responsible for working between multi-school sites as needed by clinical need and productivity.
• Maintain strict confidentiality according to the federal and state guidelines and requirements.
• Uphold the Professional Code of Ethics.
• Maintain a cooperative relationship with co-workers, medical staff and others.
• Responsible for personal development to ensure current knowledge in the profession.
• Adhere to and support facility policies, programs and activities.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe, clean and drug free environment.
• Other duties as assigned based on current COMAR regulations and as directed by the Program Director, Program Coordinator and/or Clinical Supervisor

Skills: 

• Ability to provide therapeutic interventions.
• Good communication skills, written and verbal.
• Must have skills to perform group, family and individual therapy.
• Able to deal constructively with conflict.
• Ability to plan, coordinate and direct varied and complex operations.
• Ability to travel throughout the community to make home visits, attend meetings and participate in community educational program.

Employment Requirements:

Experience:

• At least 2 years with experience in an outpatient setting