Therapist | Licensed or Licensed Eligible (Longmont Child Adolescents and Family Services)

$47,951- $66,606 annualized

Purpose:

To assist people with mental illnesses, including those in dual recovery, in obtaining optimal functioning and quality of life, by providing clinical services and education.

Job Summary:

Develop and carry out a consistent plan of treatment, from intake and assessment to closure.

Essential Functions:

• Guided by 27-65 requirements and best clinical practices, provides individual and group psychotherapy and teaches psychoeducation
• Documents provision of services, assessments, evaluations and treatment goals and plan consistent with clinical and administrative policies and procedures
• Provides a variety of case management services, including managing Social Security payeeships, assisting clients to apply for various types of public assistance and providing supporting documentation, attending multi-agency clinical case consultations, and facilitating referrals to other organizations
• Participates in internal consultation and supervision with team members and other professionals in the organization
• Collaborate with clients, other treatment team members, DHHS, doctors, hospitals, medical clinics, housing programs, etc. to provide the best service to the clients
• Provides external consultation and referrals to other organizations
• Maintains contact with clients in distress, including assisting with hospitalization
• Participates in multidisciplinary focus groups, committees, and task forces charged with researching and improving clinical practices and developing or updating programs and business processes
• Provides clinical services required by special programs and projects
• Meets defined individual and department goals, activity metrics and Key Performance Indicators
• Promotes, supports and demonstrates MHP’s mission, vision and values through both behavior and job performance and adheres to policies, procedures, Compliance Plan and Standards of Conduct on a day to day basis
• Effectively interacts and communicates with other MHP staff/clients/customers/partners/etc.
• Regular and consistent attendance is required to perform other essential functions of the job
• Other duties as assigned

Specialized Duties:

Home Based Team – Therapist (Child, Family and Adolescent)

• Coordinates care with family member and volunteer youth advocates, if applicable
• Participates in court hearings as needed
• Must have knowledge of and skills in childhood trauma symptomology and treatment, child/adolescence development, family systems, attachment, abuse/neglect, substance abuse, psychopharmacology, and evidence based practices such as DBT, CBT, MI and brief solution focused treatment model
• Must have a sophisticated understanding of appropriate parenting strategies with children demonstrating significant mental and behavioral health symptomology (ages 3-18 y/o)
• Familiarity with attachment and Family systems theory preferred
• Knowledge of child development norms
• Ability to observe and assess parent/child interactions
• Ability to manage challenging situations related to traumatic exposure of clients
• Knowledge of community services for families with the ability to support agency partnerships
• Must have current CO Driver’s License and a safe driving record and ability to travel within Boulder and Broomfield counties to deliver services in the community

Mental Health Partners offers a diverse, quality work environment, a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. Our benefits include a very generous paid time-off policy (paid holidays, paid vacation and paid personal days-off), medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, and percentage match-up retirement contribution. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Education/Experience/License/Certification

• Training in CBT, DBT, and Solution-Focused Therapy, preferred
• Experience with play therapy, trauma modalities such as TF, CBT or EMDR
• Experience doing in home family work
• Experience working with families and families involved in the child welfare system

Therapist I:

• Masters in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or related field plus 1 to 2-year internship and prior experience in a clinical setting
• Must be license eligible and actively working toward licensure Licensed PhD or PsyD, Licensed Clinical Social worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist (LMFT)

Therapist II:

• Masters in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or related field plus 1+ year internship and 3+ years prior experience in a clinical setting OR: Related PhD or PsyD plus zero to three years prior experience in a clinical setting
• Full Licensed PhD or PsyD, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist (LMFT)

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to meet direct service expectations and to complete documentation within required timeframes
• Strong collaborative skills
• Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage difficult or emotional situations
• High degree of professionalism
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Highly self-motivated but works well in a team setting
• Knowledge of community resources and ability to make appropriate referrals
• Must be competent in working with people of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds
• Advanced computer skills including use of electronic health record and MS Office products and the ability to learn new tools as needed
• Bicultural/Bilingual (Spanish) preferred

Working Environment

• General office environment
• Must be able to work in a shared office space with frequent interruptions
• May include working with people in acute distress or crisis
• May require travel to several MHP sites throughout Boulder and Broomfield counties to attend meetings