Mental Health Specialist

Horizon House Careers•Philadelphia, PA

45d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a full-time Mental Health Specialist to work in our Behavioral Health Services Division, to assist in the delivery of treatment, rehabilitation and support services. The Mental Health Professional provides clinical supervision in assessment and treatment planning, and provides support and back-up to the Program Director.

Requirements

M.A. degree in Human Services/Social Sciences, Healthcare or related field and Post-secondary school training is required, including internships and other supervised practical experiences in a clinical or rehabilitation setting with persons with severe and persistent mental illness.
Experience with individuals who have severe and persistent mental illness, providing guidance so they can live in community residences; work in market jobs; and have access to helpful, adequate, competent, and continuous supports and services.
Ability to establish supportive trusting relationships with persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses and respect for participant rights and personal preference in treatment are essential.
Must be able to communicate both verbally and in written form with every level of the behavioral health system and maintain effective professional relationships with associates in the Agency/community at large.
Must be available for local travel; valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

Provide service coordination (case management for an assigned group of participants including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment team.
Provide individual supportive therapy (e.g., problem solving, role-playing, modeling and support), social skill development, and assertiveness training to increase participants’ social and interpersonal activities in community settings.
Assume responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating and revising overall treatment goals and plans in collaboration with the participant and the ITT.
Provide individual supportive therapy, psychotherapy, and symptom management, ensuring immediate changes are made in the treatment plans as participants’ needs change.
Educate and support participants’ families, and advocate for participants’ rights and preferences.
Conduct comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history (e.g. onset, course an effect of illness, past treatment and responses, and risk behaviors), mental status, and diagnosis; physical health and dental health; use of drugs or alcohol; education and employment, social development and functioning; activities of daily living (e.g., care-care, living situation, nutrition, money management); and family structure and relationships.
Provide individual supportive therapy (e.g., problem solving, role-playing, modeling and support), social skill development, and assertiveness training to increase participants’ social and interpersonal activities in community settings.