Therapist

Job Type

Full-time

Description

MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST

CHARACTERISTICS OF WORK

The Mental Health Therapist provides direct services to consumers in assigned program according to program requirements 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 face-to-face 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 services to consumers in accordance with treatment plans.
• Participate 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

REPORTING SUPERVISOR

Center Coordinator / Director, County Administrator, Clinical Directors

POSITIONS SUPERVISED :

None

Salary Description

$50,000 / year