Master Level Clinician or Licensed Therapist - MCOT

Responsibilities

• Performs community-based crisis assessments to determine needed level of care, assess for safety, and formulate diagnosis.
• Provides crisis counseling and intervention to individuals to reduce symptoms, provide education and prevent admission to a more restrictive environment.
• Collaboratively creates a treatment plan with the consumer to outline treatment goals.
• Provides case management activities to assist consumers in gaining and coordinating access to necessary care and services in accordance with treatment plan goals.
• Maintains consumer progress with treatment goals and linkage to services.
• Educates family members so they may understand the individual’s mental health symptoms, treatment, and assist with referring to community resources.
• Completes electronic documentation each work day as outlined in MCOT Operating Guidelines.
• Interacts with the community and colleagues using a trauma-informed approach.
• Maintains divisional and program productivity standards.
• Performs related work as assigned and adapts to changing work requirements.
• Demonstrates ethical conduct in all professional activities.
• Complies with Agency policies and procedures and MCOT Operating Guidelines.
• Designated crisis staff once weekly, including entering and contacting all new referrals, answering office telephone calls, and responding to Emergent and Urgent classified referrals.
• Provides assistance not listed above to the Agency, Program Director, Clinical Team Lead, or staff as requested and required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (M.A.) from four-year accredited college or university with a major in a social, behavior, or human service field, including but not limited to: psychology, social work, counseling, sociology, human development, and educational psychology.
• Licensure through the State of Texas for one of the following: LPC-A, LMSW, or LMFT-A.
• One to two years of clinical experience post-Master’s degree preferred.
• Valid Texas Driver’s License and insurable under Agency policy.