Child and Adolescent Outpatient Licensed Mental Health Therapist

About the role

The position is located in Falmouth, ME. The office space is shared and the schedule is flexible.

Responsibilities

• Complete intake paperwork for services including bio-psychosocial assessments, diagnosis, and create/implement initial treatment plans.
• Provide excellent clinical services for clients through the use of creativity and innovative therapy tools to help clients achieve and exceed their goals.
• Collaborate with families and other professionals.
• Attend and participate in clinical staff meetings, administrative meetings, individual supervision, and trainings.
• Maintain an unrestricted active clinical license for practice.
• Maintain a caseload of a minimum of 25 client visits per week to maintain full time status.

Requirements

• Have a Maine-issued unrestricted full or conditional clinical license to practice (LCSW, LCPC, LMFT, or Conditional etc).
• Focus of clinical work is with children and adolescents with flexibility to see people through young adulthood (ages 5-30).
• Ability to work with families/guardians as part of treatment and conduct family therapy and parenting support.
• Willingness to work after school and/or weekend hours to meet client availability (must be able to work at least 3 nights to 6pm or later in person).
• Experience completing bio-psychosocial/diagnostic assessments, treatment plans and clinical progress notes.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate and model stable appropriate boundaries with clients and engage in ethical practice.
• Organized and reliable, including the ability to complete and submit documentation of services and other documents in a timely manner.
• Ability to manage client caseload with Supervisor/Clinic Director's oversight.
• Comfort and familiarity working with a diverse client base demonstrating compassion and acceptance.
• Proficient in the use of Office 365 and Electronic Health Record systems.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a team environment that values humor and authenticity.
• Participate in outreach and community events.
• Willingness to be completely transparent and genuine with a dab of levity and dollop of passion and enthusiasm!

Qualifications

• Experience with family and/or couples therapy.
• One year post graduate experience providing therapy as a conditionally licensed provider.
• Registration or certification in one of the expressive arts therapies.
• Experience with play therapy and/or sand tray therapy.
• Specialized training in other innovative, creative, and/or holistic therapy approaches.