Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Intensive In-Home
CTSHealth - North Carolina
Mental Health Therapist Intern – LPC Associate
Margie and Bill Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at UTSA
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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Entry Level
About the role
- Under a board-approved supervisor, provides high quality, short-term, evidence-based clinical, therapeutic, and consultative services via telehealth and in-person to prevent, assess, evaluate, and treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders in child and adolescent patients and their family members in WE CARE Clinic.
- Has excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Works on multidisciplinary team with strong computer skills and attention to accuracy and detail.
- Provides individual, couples, and/or family therapy to improve mental health, resiliency, and coping skills.
- Consults with Board Approved Supervisor as per Board, Institutional, and Department standards
- Performs counseling, evaluation, treatment, and plan, using evidence-based practices
- Creates individualized treatment plans according to each patient's unique needs and circumstances.
- Assures continuity of care, conveys assessment findings, and implements therapeutic plans.
- Completes documentation and safety plans according to program policies and prepares reports and other documentation in accordance with good clinical practice and institutional standards.
- Connects families and caregivers to institute and community resources need to improve quality of life.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary team and participates in case consultation to provide comprehensive care, and coordinates with family members as needed to engage patient in care.
- Identifies obstacles to optimal patient care, risk reduction, and health promotion.
- Performs crisis interventions as needed.
- Develops innovative support and community engagement programs for caregivers and patients to promote mental health and encourages involvement in programs.
- Facilitates or leads therapeutic and support groups for patients and caregivers.
- Formulates candid and supportive communication.
- Facilitates effective problem solving and conflict resolution.
- Participates in program evaluation activities including, but not limited to data collection for grants, grant reporting, patient satisfaction surveys, and other activities as needed.
- Performs administrative duties and outreach as assigned.
Requirements
- Master's degree or higher in professional counseling or related field is required.
- Up to one (1) year related experience.
- At minimum, registered with the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors as an LPC Associate.
- QMHP eligible and on track to LPC preferred.
- *To be considered, candidate must have under 300 direct hours towards LPC license.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
