Licensed Mental Health Therapist
Children's Wisconsin
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Milwaukee • Wisconsin • United States
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About the role
- Is critical to the success of the Children's Wisconsin's Mental and Behavioral Health strategy by increasing Access, reducing Stigma, engaging in Early Detection, Prevention and Education.
- Provides individual, group, and family therapy to children and their families in an outpatient clinic setting, using evidence based/informed, trauma informed, and inclusive practices.
- Actively engages the child, their family, and caregivers in treatment and recovery planning.
- Provides consultation, education, and outreach to colleagues, trainees, and community.
- Participates in activities and initiatives related to the MBH strategy.
- Assesses, diagnoses and treats children, adults and families with mental health/emotional challenges.
- Develops and facilitates active, timely treatment plans with appropriate SMART goal setting and parent/child engagement, aimed at improving the client’s psychosocial, psychological and emotional functioning.
- Maintains case files with complete, accurate, and timely documentation.
- Develops and nurtures partnerships and collaborative working relationships with referral sources, hospital system staff, and community organizations.
- Communicates and closely partners with each client’s established care team including parents/caregivers, school personnel, health care providers, and other identified individuals/teams.
- Provides case consultation/review, and professional development with colleagues.
- Collects and provides data for reports, donors, and funding sources and participates in other program specific projects and activities as requested.
- Attends staff meetings and other organizational, committee, and community meetings as required.
- Participates in community engagement and other activities that support Children’s mission and MBH strategy such as media events or interviews, trainings or conference presentations, United Way or other funder functions, committees, workgroups/ coalitions, quality improvement work, Inclusivity, Diversity, and Equity engagement, and/or other approved activities.
- May supervise training of graduate students/Interns.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Social Work or related field, plus 3000 hours post Master’s experience required or Terminal Degree (PhD, MD, etc.) PsyD from an APA accredited program required
- Experience working with children and families, diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, and trauma preferred
- Experience working with Electronic Health Record preferred
- License Social Worker Clinical (123) - State of Wisconsin
- License MFT-Marriage Family Therapy (124) - State of Wisconsin
- License LPC-Professional Counselor (125) - State of Wisconsin
- License Psychologist (57) - State of Wisconsin
Benefits
- Access to many health and wellness programs designed to keep kids safe and healthy
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
individual therapygroup therapyfamily therapytrauma informed practicesevidence based practicestreatment planningSMART goal settingcase documentationmental health assessmentdiagnosis and treatment
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationengagementconsultationoutreachrelationship buildingprofessional developmentcommunity engagementcultural competenceleadership
Certifications
Master's Degree in Social WorkLicense Social Worker Clinical (123)License MFT-Marriage Family Therapy (124)License LPC-Professional Counselor (125)License Psychologist (57)