Psychotherapist-In Training

Be the support someone needs during their hardest moment. At N.E.W. Community Clinic, our mental health team meets people where they are—with compassion, dignity, and respect. We know that healing often begins with a conversation, and we are looking for a Psychotherapist in Training who wants to be part of that work. In this role, you will support patients through counseling, crisis stabilization, and care coordination while gaining valuable clinical experience in a collaborative healthcare environment. You will work alongside experienced clinicians and providers who are committed to mentorship and integrated care.

About the Role

Responsible for providing counseling services, ensuring client access and acclimation to mental health services, providing crisis stabilization to N.E.W Community Clinic patients, and documentation/psycho-social screening support to N.E.W providers in accordance with policies and procedures of N.E.W & DHS 35 and current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Assist the case management team in providing pre-admission consultation, including screening, intake services, and other case management duties as needed.
• Maintain an outpatient therapy caseload and facilitate therapeutic groups as needed.
• Provide outreach mental health services in the community as needed.
• Conduct psychosocial intake assessments, including obtaining information about chief complaints, diagnosis, medication, and psychiatric history.
• Initiate patient treatment plans by identifying needs, strengths, weaknesses, and formulating strategies for lifestyle improvements.
• Effectively and accurately communicate patient services/treatment and related needs across disciplines via EPIC.
• Assist providers with completion of clinical and legal documentation requested by N.E.W patients (e.g., social security disability forms, transportation authorizations, letters of diagnosis).
• Under direct supervision of N.E.W mental health practitioners, physicians, and physician assistants, psychiatric APNP.
• Work with psychiatric patients and providers to provide best-practice education/resources, payee services, and education on essential skills of daily living.
• Maintain knowledge of other community systems/resources, make external referrals for higher levels of mental health care when necessary, and identify unmet needs to ensure referrals are accomplished and quality services are available.
• Assist clients with internal referrals to other N.E.W. service lines (e.g., case management, medical, dental, WIC).
• Represent N.E.W at community trainings related to increasing clients' awareness of community mental health services and resources.
• Consult with staff regarding psychosocial needs that encompass social, ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity of individual clients.
• Participate in continuing education for certification/license and career upgrade.
• Participate in staff meetings, intra-services client staffing, and case management as needed.
• Assist N.E.W providers with completion of primary care brief screenings (e.g., PHQ-9 and other required screenings).
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Completion of a master’s in psychology, counseling, or social work degree through an accredited program meeting requirements for Wisconsin Certification.
• Obtained in-training license through the State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services as an APSW or LPC-IT.
• Experience in provision of an eclectic problem-solving approach to clients seeking short-term interventions and problem resolution.
• Familiarity with a range of issues such as poverty, community, family violence, HIV, human sexuality, AODA, criminal justice systems, chronic or terminal illness and pain, and parenting skills are desirable.
• Experience with current EPIC EMR is a plus.

Skills

• Ability to provide culturally competent services to a variety of clients in a direct, responsive manner.
• Willingness to confront traditional barriers in respect of various servicing patients with mental health diagnoses.
• Strong interactive "team" skills within a primary medical care setting.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and empathy toward patients.
• Able to develop teaching and counseling sessions as needed.
• Must be able to adapt to changing situations and circumstances.
• Must be willing and able to assume and delegate patient needs as a member of the healthcare team.
• Comprehend and use basic language, either written or spoken, to communicate information and ideas.

All offers of employment at N.E.W. Community Clinic are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Candidates may also be required to undergo a drug screening as part of the hiring process. Employment is conditional upon satisfactory results.