Licensed Therapist and Military Mental Health

Responsibilities

• Provides individual and group interventions to support patients coping with health psychology presentations related to mental health diagnoses (e.g., sleep, pain, adherence to medical regimen, adjustment to illness), psychosocial stressors, grief or phase of life difficulties (e.g., discrimination, stress management, coping with loss, transition to civilian life), and mild-moderate mental health presentations.
• Provides cognitive screening to address specific functional and/or cognitive ability questions as indicated.
• Completes thorough psychosocial assessments and includes pertinent information in all the required areas of functioning to determine appropriate diagnoses and other treatment-related conclusions.
• Maintains knowledge of Veteran's benefits and services, community resources, and processes for making appropriate referrals to community and other governmental programs or agencies.
• Provides case management services to the patient and their families throughout the continuum of care.
• Maintains knowledge of clients' regulations regarding documentation and completion of encounters.

Requirements

• Licensure: Must be licensed to practice independently in ANY state; Psychologist, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Mental Health Clinician (LMHC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
• Education: Depending on license type, must have either a master's degree in social work, counseling or related field from an accredited program or a doctoral degree in psychology from a graduate program.
• Experience: Must have a minimum of 2 years' experience practicing therapy independently.
• PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Experience providing therapy with veterans and military members.
• EXPERIENCE: Experience providing consultation about mental health diagnosis and appropriate treatment plans to professionals representing a variety of disciplines, particularly concerning psychiatrically and medically complex patients.
• SKILLS: Knowledge of thorough risk assessment and mental health crises procedures, experience leading interdisciplinary treatment teams in intervening in patient mental health crises, assessment and intervention skills, specialized experience with Evidence-Based Treatment.
• SOFTWARE: Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams).
• OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Must be a US citizen and reside in the United States.

Pay

$70-$92 per hour.