Therapist / Behavior Specialist

MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST(School-Based) / BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST (Children's Day Treatment)

CHARACTERISTICS OF WORK

The Mental Health Therapist / Behavioral Specialist provides direct services to consumers in school and in an after-school day treatment program and participates in center programs as needed.

EXAMPLES OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains documentation as evidence that all duties are completed in accordance with program requirements contained in the Mississippi Department of Mental Health Operational Standards.
• Maintains proper training, continuing education, qualifications, and other certifications required for this position as written in the Mississippi Department of Mental Health Operational Standards.
• Provides a minimum of 5 hours/day of direct services to consumers.
• Provides 24-hour telephone "on-call" crisis intervention referral (as scheduled).
• Completes intake evaluation interviews with responsibility for seeing that proper routing of consumers and records are performed.
• Responsible for development and implementation of treatment plans.
• Provides therapy to consumers in line with established treatment plans.
• Participates in a psychosocial day treatment program for a minimum of 3 hours per day during the school year and 5 hours per day outside of the school year.
• Maintains consumer records in accordance with State, Federal and Region 8 standards.
• Responsible for development and implementation of treatment plans.
• Participates in clinical staff meetings, general staff meetings and in-service training.
• Provides immediate emergency crisis intervention services.
• Maintains a "Consumer-Oriented" focus in the provision services to Region 8 Consumers.
• Assists in providing and implementing consultation and education services as directed by the Center Coordinator and/or Clinical Director.
• Participates in continuing education by attending Workshops, seminars and other professional meetings.
• Builds and promotes community relationships with referral sites.
• All other duties as assigned by supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's Degree in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, or related field.
• Must possess a professional license (Licensed Professional Counselor, Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or Licensed Master Social Worker) or be eligible to earn a DMH credential as a Mental Health Therapist (as appropriate to the service and population being served).
• Must maintain a valid Mississippi driver's license.
• Must pass a criminal background check.

REPORTING SUPERVISOR

Center Coordinator/Director, County Administrator, Clinical Directors

POSITIONS SUPERVISED:

None