Therapist, School-Based 9 Month (Mobile)

About the role

Children’s Outpatient Services provides treatment for children and adolescents and their families to improve and maintain stability in the community. Treatment focuses on problem resolution, symptom reduction, stabilization, and/or prevention of movement to a higher level of care. Services include individual, family, and group therapy, medication evaluation and management, case management, in-home intervention, case consultation, and summer day treatment services. The type of treatment varies based on the individual’s symptoms and developmental level.

Responsibilities

• Provides all administrative, clinical, and consultative mental health services within one or more school settings
• Performs effective clinical assessment of the consumer
• Utilizes assessment data to support a DSM IV-TR diagnosis
• Formulates appropriate treatment plans based on CANS, in collaboration with the consumer and family/guardian as indicated
• Delivers individual, group, family, and play therapy using basic therapeutic models and theories tailored to consumer needs
• Provides outreach services to consumers and their families according to their needs
• Recognizes elements of a crisis state and knows how to de-escalate or resolve the situation
• Collaborates effectively with the treatment team, school personnel, and outside sources in delivering clinical services
• Evaluates the consumer for discharge planning
• Completes treatment plan reviews
• Provides clinical supervision as directed
• Adheres to professional code of ethics
• Demonstrates application of child/adolescent-specific competencies
• Seeks clinical supervision and consultation as needed
• Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement
• Actively works to enhance clinical skills
• Documents in a timely fashion per AltaPointe policy
• Documents appropriate, complete, and clinically comprehensive mental health assessments
• Documents measurable and specific goals in the treatment plan
• Documents in a clear and concise manner the types of consumer problems, treatment goals addressed, services, and techniques used
• Documents case disposition, case closings, follow-up, and referrals
• Manages caseload based on consumer needs
• Meets AltaPointe productivity standards (at least an average of 110 hours of billable services monthly)
• Treats consumers with care, dignity, and compassion
• Respects consumer privacy and confidentiality
• Is pleasant and cooperative with others
• Assists consumers and visitors as needed
• Ensures personal values do not inhibit ability to relate and care for others
• Is sensitive to consumer needs, expectations, and individual differences
• Adopts a teamwork approach with coworkers
• Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities
• Actively participates in AltaPointe committees as required
• Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner
• Accesses appropriate community resources according to consumer needs
• Follows AltaPointe policies and procedures
• Maintains current license and requirements for renewals (e.g., CEUs) and attends regular workshops and in-services

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a mental health discipline