Childrens Public Health Outpatient Therapist

JEFFERSON BLOUNT ST CLAIR MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY • Birmingham, AL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This Master's Level out-patient therapist will be serving clients living in Jefferson County referred by the Jefferson County Department of Health. This therapist will provide assessment, individual therapy/family therapy/group therapy, conflict resolution and other mental health services to identified clients with severe emotional and/or behavioral problems that are interfering with their functioning at home, school or in the community. This therapist will also provide mental health consultation for JCDH and other outside agencies that are involved with the clients.

Requirements

• Master's degree in psychology, social work or counseling with an emphasis on clinical service for children and adolescents
• Two years’ experience working with children/adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance and their families in a community setting with an emphasis on clinical services is required.
• Valid Alabama driver's license and driving record acceptable to agency automobile insurance carrier for inclusion on agency policy.
• Suitable automobile to permit the required travel.
• Must show and maintain car insurance equal to or in excess of the State of Alabama standards for automobile insurance coverage.

Nice To Haves

• State licensure is preferred (LICSW, LPC, LMFT).
• Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for interviewing, evaluating and assessing for mental health and other appropriate needs of children/families.
• Responsible for properly assessing the unmet needs of the target population and devising an individualized treatment plan for each client.
• Collaborates closely with the Children’s Services staff and JCDH, as well as other community resources in order to provide or access appropriate services to meet the needs of the target population (mental health services, school/special education service, etc.)
• Responsible for individual, group and family therapy with emphasis on behavior modification, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Strategic Family Therapy, parent education and other therapeutic approaches as appropriate to treatment needs.
• Responsible for assisting with, maintaining, and working weekly psychiatric clinics
• Provides accurate documentation of charts on a daily basis in an EMR system, including clinical assessments, treatment plans, referrals, data collections, case reviews and follow up tracking.
• Responsible for providing and presenting clinical assessments and treatment goals at scheduled staffings with supervisor.
• Performs other administrative duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level