Therapist - Adult Outpatient

Newport County Community Mental Health Center • Middletown, RI

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About The Position

Newport Mental Health (NMH) is a progressive high-energy organization that uses state of the art person-centered recovery approach to help individuals recover from mental illness and substance use disorders. NMH extends its trauma informed evidence-based services to children, adolescents, families, and adults. Our services vary from outreach, specialized program, mental health, school-based therapy, substance use therapy, community-based therapy, and outpatient clinic. For more information visit our website: www.newportmentalhealth.org We are seeking licensed Master’s Level Clinicians to provide assessment and treatment to adults on our Adult Outpatient team on a part-time basis. In this position you will have a critical role both delivering direct services and as a clinical consultant to the multi-disciplinary team.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or other related social services field.
• Licensed at the independent practice level as defined by the Rhode Island Department of Health (LICSW, LMHC, PhD).
• Minimum of two years of clinical work experience.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with a positive and genuine outlook about change with a belief that people can achieve positive outcomes.
• Open to learning and enhancing skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide group, individual and family therapy to clients as required.
• Conduct diagnostic assessments including initial intakes and on-going assessments.
• Work with service recipients to create person-centered recovery plans.
• Provide clinical consultation and guidance to case management staff.
• Complete all agency records utilizing a collaborative documentation approach.
• Participate in crisis response services providing risk assessment, crisis intervention, stabilization and counseling, and assessment for hospitalization.
• Serve as a client advocate with appropriate and timely referrals to other agencies, provide consultation and follow-up communication with law enforcement agencies, community agencies, schools, medical facilities and inpatient units.
• Actively participate in team communication processes that ensure appropriate services and outcomes.

Benefits

• Excellent Health and Dental Insurance.
• Vacation, Sick and Personal time accrued biweekly.
• Up to 11 Paid Holidays.
• Retirement program through Mutual of America.
• Additional supplemental insurance programs.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Employer paid life insurance.
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and dependent care (DCA) spending accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time