Charleston County

State of South Carolina•Charleston County, SC

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Mental Health Professional I uses Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) to help prevent out-of-home placement and address youth problems involving multiple community systems. The role serves children, adolescents, and families receiving services from the Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center. Services are primarily delivered in homes, schools, and community settings. The position provides person-centered care using evidence-based clinical interventions with fidelity to the MDFT model, including family therapy and other direct services within the employee’s credentials. The professional is responsible for meeting patient-care-hour expectations and quality assurance standards, maintaining appropriate documentation, collaborating with Center staff and community partners, entering program contact data in the MDFT Portal, responding to service requests in a timely manner, and completing required training and MDFT certification. The role must comply with Center and department policies, quality assurance and corporate compliance requirements, CARF standards, and applicable federal and state laws. The position is located at the SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Office of Mental Health, Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center, 2100 Charlie Hall Blvd, Charleston, SC 29414.

Requirements

Master’s degree in guidance, counseling, social sciences, or a related field.
Practical therapeutic knowledge of principles, methods, and counseling practices and procedures for diagnosing and treating behavioral and mental disorders.
Ability to listen, understand, and communicate information and ideas effectively.
Knowledge of psychopathology, family dynamics, and family and group psychotherapy.
Ability to identify and effectively use community resources to accomplish objectives.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals, families, and representatives of other professional disciplines.
Ability to present clear and comprehensive oral and written reports.
Ability to use an electronic health record.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in counseling, social work, or a related field.
Licensed or eligible for licensure as an LPC, LISW-CP, or LMFT.
MDFT certification, or ability to obtain MDFT certification during the first year of employment.
Behavioral healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

Provide person-centered care using evidence-based clinical interventions with fidelity to the MDFT model.
Provide credentialed direct services efficiently and meet established patient-care-hour expectations.
Provide family therapy.
Maintain documentation that reflects the expected quality of care.
Collaborate and work as a team within the Center and the community.
Compile and enter patient and family contact data in the MDFT Portal.
Retain overall responsibility for meeting quality assurance standards.
Respond to requests for services in a timely manner.
Attend trainings required by federal and state regulations and Center policy.
Complete MDFT certification.
Comply with BHDD/CDMHC policies and protocols, applicable quality assurance, corporate compliance, and CARF policies, procedures, and regulations, and federal and state laws.

Benefits

Health insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
Dental insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
Vision insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
Long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
15 days of annual (vacation) leave per year.
15 days of sick leave per year.
13 paid holidays.
Paid parental leave.
S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available.
Choice of State Retirement Plan (SCRS) or State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP); enrollment in one is required for FTE employees.