Mental Health Therapist - Equine

Provides a range of psychological assessment, diagnostic and therapeutic services for individuals, couples, groups, and families

Health & Wellness Behavioral Health Program

$36-39/hr. to start

Exempt

This is a community-based position that serves residents of the Pueblo of San Felipe. The incumbent provides a range of psychological assessment, diagnostic and therapeutic services for individuals, couples, groups, and families as directed.

• Provides individual, group, and/or family outpatient counseling, therapy and/or equine-assisted psychotherapy to clients and families as appropriate to the position; prepares assessments, treatment plans, discharge plans and follow-up care programs; provides therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency services as applicable.
• Collects information about clients through assessment, observation, case history, and screenings as applicable; evaluates information to identify causes of presenting problems and make clinical recommendations as appropriate to client’s needs.
• Provides caseload management; prepares individualized services, referring to appropriate resources as needed.
• Provides and/or arranges for therapeutic interventions (including equine-assisted psychotherapy) that best meet the needs of the client/family.
• Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings:
  Mental Health Therapists, Substance Use Counselors, Peer Support Staff and other community partners as determined by supervisor.
• Provides clinical support in crisis situations as determined by supervisor.
• Co-facilitates with team members (e.g., Peer Support Workers, Equine Professionals, other clinicians)
• Participates in the review of clinical issues and program policies and procedures.
• Participates in training sessions and workshops to enhance or develop skills.
• As “Essential Staff” may be required to be available for on-call duty coverage and must be prepared to work on days determined to be Tribal Holidays or Administrative Leave.

• No prior experience with Equine Therapy is required, although, an open-mind and willingness to learn is a must.
• Experience practicing in a family-centered environment is desired.
• Experience practicing in a culturally and linguistically diverse setting is desired.
• Demonstrated understanding and acceptance of working as a member of a multidisciplinary team and familiarity with the wraparound approach to comprehensive community-based care.
• Experience in collaborating with family members, youth and community cultural stakeholders through active involvement with the community
• Demonstrated positive experience with:
• Ability to apply mental health counseling methods and techniques.
• Knowledge of community mental health resources including traditional modalities
• Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques
• Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical counseling principles, programs and methodology
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical mental health counseling and social work principles, methods, procedures, and standards.
• Ability to evaluate the progress of therapeutic treatments and to make individual modification.
• Ability to maintain an effective regimen of self-care.
• Knowledge of psychological test administration, scoring and interpretation.
• Knowledge of legal and ethical issues related to patients’ rights.
• Ability to develop and present educational programs and/or workshops.
• Experience with evidence-based treatments/practices, practice-based evidence, and community-defined evidence.
• Openness and flexibility in tailoring the service/support delivery system to meet the clinical and cultural needs of the population of focus by being willing to listen and learn from the community itself through an inclusive planning process.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Keres-speaking appreciated or ability to work effectively in a multi-lingual environment with a translator.

COMPUTER SKILLS: Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software including:
Windows, Word, Access, and Excel.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work requires driving and involves standing, bending, and…