Qualified Treatment Trainee

Thedacare•Town of Farmington, WI

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Qualified Treatment Trainee provides a well-rounded clinical experience for individuals seeking 3,000 post-graduate supervised hours toward full licensure in Wisconsin as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. The role offers experience across a variety of behavioral health settings, with state regulatory clinical supervision requirements met. The candidate must be flexible, willing to learn, and potentially able to travel between branch locations. Under general supervision, the trainee provides evaluation and treatment services, including individual, family, and group therapy, primarily for adult patients in an outpatient behavioral health setting.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a relevant field.
Wisconsin licensure in one of the following: Licensed Professional Counselor In Training (LPC-IT), Advanced Practice Social Worker (APSW), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist In Training (LMFT-IT).
Flexibility and willingness to learn.
Ability to potentially travel between branch locations.
Ability to move freely, including standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds without assistance.

Responsibilities

Assess, diagnose, and evaluate patients’ status to create individualized plans of care that account for cultural diversity and special needs.
Provide individual and/or group counseling in an outpatient setting.
Continually assess patient progress and provide interventions and strategies to support mental health diagnoses.
Prepare and maintain required treatment records, reports, and other clinical information accurately and on time using current technology and following regulatory requirements and department procedures.
Identify patient and family education needs related to treatment plans, assess readiness to learn, evaluate learning, and collaborate on strategies to meet learning needs.
Develop treatment plans and objectives in collaboration with patients and, when appropriate, their families, based on patient needs and goals.
Anticipate and intervene in matters of patient safety and symptom reduction.
Coordinate referral options and connect patients with treatment providers.
Document and keep records of clinical hours toward full licensure.