Mental Health Therapist NON-EXE

Mental Health Therapist NON-EXE

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provision of Clinical Care

• Conducts clinical psychiatric evaluation to include eliciting for mental health symptoms, chronic illness, trauma, disability, as well as the primary support group, educational system, social environment, legal system, and other psychosocial and environmental problems.
• Evaluates children and adolescents to risk for harm to self or others and triggers to such.
• Develops a clinical treatment plan to address diagnoses and symptoms identified.
• Provides evidenced based therapies to children with mental health diagnoses and, potentially, co-occurring acute or chronic illness, trauma, or disability using individual, family, and group modalities.
• Submits psychiatric evaluation, progress notes and treatment plan based on established guidelines to meet regulatory and reimbursement requirements.

Integration of Clinical Care

Other

LICENSES AND / OR CERTIFICATIONS

Current Virginia clinical license.

Certification in any of the below evidenced-based modalities preferred, advanced training in modalities also considered : Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Based Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Graduate of an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Mental Health or related field.

At minimum, two years of post-license related work experience preferred.

Experience with implementing evidence-based treatments with children and families required.

Exceptional interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills necessary.

Ability to work as a multidisciplinary team member.

Increased Security Clearance Required for Job Roles in Medical Tower II : FBI fingerprinting, criminal background check, and Child Protective Services registry search.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature and the like.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

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