Outpatient Therapist

Overview

Definition of Service:
Outpatient Therapy provides clinical mental health services to children, adolescents, and adults with identified mental health or substance abuse diagnosis. This service is designed to meet the specific mental health needs of the identified client as they relate to their diagnosis and can be provided in-office or other approved/appropriate settings. Outpatient therapy includes psycho-educational activities/interventions designed to assist the client in the reduction of dysfunction.

Services are provided with client-centered and family-centered approaches and are delivered through intensive, time-limited, goal specific interventions.

Master’s Degree from an accredited university in a clinical mental health discipline, such as Psychology, Counseling, Clinical Social Work, Psychiatric Nursing, and Marriage and Family therapy, for example. The Master’s Degree must include clinical coursework in the foundations of behavioral health and the provision of mental health services (i.e., individual, group and family therapy, abnormal psychology, psychopathology, cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic therapy, crisis counseling, assessment, child development, personality theory, psychotherapy lab, clinical practicum).

Other courses may count as determined by a review of the transcript/syllabi. Must be licensed or licensed eligible (LMHP-R);
Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Virginia. At least two (2) years verified experience in the mental health field. A valid Child Abuse, Criminal History, and FBI clearances. Participation in and completion of all UMHS mandatory in-services.

• Collaborate with any other treatment providers and function as a liaison to placement agencies, Wrap-Around services, schools, and foster homes to assure an integrated approach to treatment is developed on behalf of the agency.
• Maintain clinical records including progress notes and other documentation in accordance with accreditation and licensing standards, managed care expectations, and agency policy and procedures.
• Provide appropriate individual and family counseling services to assigned caseload on a daily basis.
• Complete all clinical documentation (Assessments, progress notes, Treatment Plans, etc.) per company policy.
• Apply patient documentation and record keeping guidelines set by the state, managed care and agency policies.
• Identify problems, secure relevant data to identify possible causes, generate alternative courses of action, possible consequences, reach conclusions and solutions based on thorough analysis and reasoning.
• Set goals, assign priorities, anticipate problems, establish limits, achieve results and complete multiple tasks within a timeline.
• Provide quality individual, couples, family and/or group therapy focused on the patient’s identified diagnosis and needs. Provide crisis intervention to new and current patients as needed.
• Provide clinical/therapeutic services to a diverse client population. Accept and treat all patients as identified or assigned with professionalism. Apply brief therapeutic intervention models as appropriate.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments, diagnoses, formulate and monitor individualized treatment plans and treatment interventions in accordance with the department Provision of Care and agency policies.
• Provide case management and utilization review services for patients in the assigned caseload. Educate patients and family as needed.
• Makes appropriate referrals to services within the agency or outside if needed. Serve as a liaison with referral sources in coordination with other staff to ensure continuity of care in discharge planning.
• Actively participate in clinical supervision and peer review activities. Provide consultation with other professionals, including ongoing clinical team treatment staffing.
• Provide community education and outreach, including referral development and marketing efforts to generate new business. Willingly accepts this as a necessary part of their job above and beyond caseload requirements.
• Must be able to maintain a minimum weekly caseload of 10 clients per week for part-time positions and 30 clients per week for full-time (to include children, adolescents, and adults).
• Other duties as assigned.

Must hold a Master’s degree in a Clinical Mental Health Counseling field (e.g., Social Work, Psychology, Counseling).

Minimum requirements:

Resident in Counseling, Supervisee in Social Work. Licensed preferred (LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LSATP). This is a remote position.