MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST OUTPATIENT

Position At a Glance

Responsibilities and Qualifications

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide mental health therapy services to a wide variety of client systems in an outpatient setting, diagnosing and treating mental health disorders.
• Deliver trauma-informed, evidence-based therapy services to individuals, families, and groups.
• Collaborate with other treatment team members, natural supports, and external providers to ensure a wrap-around approach is provided for continuity of client care.
• Create and maintain person-centered treatment plans based on clients’ unique needs.
• Monitor client progress through ongoing assessment
• Demonstrate sensitivity to all cultural and ethnic differences.
• Complete agency trainings up to and including certification in evidenced based treatment models.
• Maintain advanced knowledge and skills related to field of work through continuing education per state licensure requirements.
• Meet direct service expectations in terms and comply with other established productivity standards as established.
• Provide psycho-educational services to the community as assigned by Supervisor or Director.
• Provide clinical supervision toward independent licensing to staff as qualified by licensing and as assigned.
• Maintain advanced knowledge and skills related to field of work through continuing education per state licensure requirements.
• Perform all other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor or other management personnel.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy, Psychology, Social Work or related field
• Current, active, unincumbered license as an LPC, LMFT, LMLP, or LMSW (a temporary license will be considered eligible)
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to exercise sound clinical judgment in routine, urgent, and emergent clinical situations
• Ability to provide therapy to youth and adults across the lifespan
• Ability and desire to work as part of a clinical team while also able to be self-directed and motivated with minimal supervision
• Strong ability to manage time and prioritize tasks
• Ability to acquire and effectively practice new clinical skills as needed according to evolving agency needs/services
• Ability to effectively utilize Microsoft Office Suite

All employees will be required to submit to and pass a background check and drug screening.

Preferred:

• Independent clinical license (LCPC, LCMFT, LP, LSCSW) and/or participate in clinical supervision in accordance with a supervision plan established with the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (BSRB).
• Experience/training in TF-CBT, ABFT, or other evidenced based practice
• 1 year experience providing group therapy