Mental Health Therapist LSW / LISW - Fee For Service

Job Description

Job Description

Envision is currently seeking a Fee For Service Mental Health Therapist. Envision provides a variety of services to support individuals with disabilities and has been a trusted resource for families for 60 years. Our mission is to support a full and vibrant future for people with disabilities.

Our Mental Health Therapists perform diagnostic assessment and psychotherapy interventions for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and co-occurring mental health diagnosis to enable them to achieve their optimal level of mind, body, and spirit. Therapy services may also be provided to family members of those served within the target population.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Performs mental health diagnostic assessment of client functioning to identify strengths, concerns, and needs to assist in diagnosis and treatment planning.
• Facilitates communication to maintain liaisons with community mental health services and other pertinent services to ensure continuity of care.
• Assists client, care provider and treatment team in gaining knowledge and acclimate to mental health diagnoses.
• May facilitate or co-facilitates therapeutic groups for clients.
• Facilitates individual therapy for clients. Provides Community Psychiatric Supportive Treatment.
• Completes and maintains documentation requirements according to department expectations.
• Meets productivity standards as established by the Director of Mental Health Services. FTE’s maintains an average productivity rate of 50%. For Fee for Service Employees, productivity is individually determined and agreed upon at hire and based upon desired level of service.
• Assesses and intervenes for compliance with the Individual Service Plan.
• Maintains client case records to reflect course of treatment and provide required documentation.
• Evaluates client for safety concerns. Reports suspicions of abuse or neglect to the legally mandated authorities for investigation.
• Attends agency, program staff meetings, in-service trainings and individual supervision as scheduled.
• Promotes a positive work environment.
• Participates in professional growth opportunities. Maintains required agency trainings.
• Maintains currency on mental health topics of relevance, through continuing education, literature, and seminars. Maintains requirements to keep licensure current.
• Provides mental health guidance and collaborates with other team members within the agency to promote quality care. Woks collaboratively with Qualified Mental Health Specialists.
• Ensures work areas are organized, safe, accessible, effective, efficient environments for employees, clients, care providers and visitors to the office.
• Performs other duties as determined as assigned by the Director of Mental Health Services.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

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Education / Experience & Minimum Requirements