Multicultural Services Mental Health Therapist

Salary: $25.00-$45.00

Positive Growth, Inc. (PGI), Multicultural Services Program provides multilingual and culturally sensitive services. This position provides culturally sensitive mental health services to immigrants and refugee children, youth, adults, and families. Speaking another language is a plus. We are looking for therapists (Bilingual speaking therapists a plus) to provide individual, family, and group counseling for children, adolescents and adults with mental health/substance abuse diagnoses. Full Time (20-25) and part-time (12-15) caseloads available. Hourly Rate Range: $25.00 - $50.00. Outreach therapy is expected. Must be flexible to work days and evenings. This position requires a Masters Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, Chemical Dependency or Counseling and candidates should have LAPC, LMSW, LPC, LCSW, LAMFT, LMFT or PsyD status in the state of Georgia. Experience working with multicultural children/ adolescents and adults with mental health disabilities is strongly preferred.

APC, LPC, LMSW, LCSW, or LMFT (Preferred)

DEFINITION: Under general direction, to provide individual and family therapy, assessments, screenings, diagnoses, prognoses, counseling and psychotherapeutic treatment for multicultural clients (children, adolescents and families); to provide education, consultation services, planning and training for other staff, community agencies, and the public; and to do related work as required.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:Incumbents have responsibility for independently providing a variety of quality mental health services for individuals, groups and families. Incumbents are required to provide timely progress notes, develop treatment/service plans, identify appropriate treatment methods, and use a variety of applied psychotherapeutic techniques.

Role includes:

• Conducting initial consultations to gather patient information
• Knowledge of culturalimpacts of mental health including the perception of health and illness, treatment-seeking behaviour and coping styles.
• Assessing patients emotional and mental health and developing treatment plans to meet them
• Asking questions and listening to help patients explore their thoughts and feelings
• Leading patients through mental exercises and role-playing activities when beneficial
• Counseling and advising patients on issues of importance to them
• Intervening with emergency care techniques and protocols when patients are in crisis
• Providing referrals for additional care or services when required
• Maintaining detailed confidential records

EXAMPLES OF IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Meets with individuals, families, and groups in office, home, schools, virtually and community settings throughout the metro Atlanta and Dekalb areas to develop client centered service plans; provides direction for client mental health and community activities; assists clients with understanding their problems and developing plans to resolve them; provides a variety of Mental Health counseling and therapy for clients and their families; works with clients families to secure their cooperation in treatment programs; advises clients on available community resources and serves as a liaison with organizations and service agencies; makes referrals and other arrangements for client treatment and service, as necessary; serves as a consultant for other Mental Health staff; prepares and present progress reports on assigned cases; cooperates with professionals from other disciplines in the development of team and collaborative diagnoses and treatment programs; develops recommendations for discharge and follow-up treatment planning for clients and their families; provide billing reports and supporting documentation; maintain and update clients chart; may be assigned administrative responsibilities, including scheduling and case assignments; performs crisis intervention; performs involuntary hospitalization assessments and arranges for hospitalization, if necessary, may serve as an expert witness in court cases; attend Clinical / APS review meetings; attend assigned team meetings and case conferencing. Maintain updated training and/or continued education in your required field of work.