IOSS Therapist

Reports to : IOSS Manager

The IOSS Therapist provides trauma-informed mental health therapy to youth clients of SLMH's Intensive Community Treatment Services (IOSS) program as well as providing crisis support and intake assessments. The IOSS Therapist is imbedded in the IOSS Treatment team and collaborates with team members on clinical details of treatment for the client and family / community systems.

Duties and Responsibilities :

Provide Mental Health Therapy to Clients

• Build therapeutic relationships and provide individual therapy to youth clients of the SLMH's IOSS program with emotional problems and / or psychiatric disabilities. Help these youth clients identify personal strengths and resources needed to acquire skills and supports while healing from past traumas and assist in developing and implementing culturally appropriate individualized and family plans in collaboration with other IOSS team members.
• Provide family support as necessary and appropriate, including providing support for parents and other caregivers of clients.
• Work with clients and IOSS Team members to provide therapy and support in the environment that provides the best opportunity for success. This may include conducting therapeutic sessions in the community or schools, over the phone, and / or conducting home visits as necessary and appropriate.
• Provide crisis service and assistance to other members of the IOSS team who are providing crisis support as needed during business hours.
• Conduct in-depth mental health assessments, intakes, and updates; develop individualized support plans; and document services as appropriate, both for assigned IOSS clients and for other IOSS clients as requested.
• Understand that many individuals have been traumatized and work to provide services from a culturally appropriate, respectful, trauma-informed perspective.

Participate in the IOSS Treatment Team

Complete administrative and continuing education responsibilities

Qualifications :

Education and Experience :

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities :

Administrative Rules including identifying precipitating events, gathering histories, and assessing relationships.

Working conditions and physical requirements :