Mental Health Therapist

Requirements

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school with a Graduate Degree in Social Work, or a Master’s or Doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy from a regionally accredited institution, or complete a Graduate Degree in professional counseling or an equivalent degree approved by Professional Counselor Section and completion of post-graduate supervised therapy hours.
• Extensive knowledge of: the etiology of serious mental illness, developmental, and substance abuse disorders and their treatment by a variety of appropriate therapeutic interventions; community resources and networking techniques; and of psychiatric and medical emergency stabilization.
• Knowledge of and understands the Wisconsin State Mental Health Statutes and Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining Board Scope of Practice.
• Two years’ experience in psychiatric/mental health clinic preferred.
• Proficient in a variety of computer applications with basic understanding of computer hardware and software, specifically word processing, spreadsheets internet and email.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Crisis Intervention training required.

Work Hours

We are seeking a part time (16-24 Hours/week) Mental Health Therapist to work weekdays between the hours of 7:00am-5:00pm.

Job Summary

The therapist will maintain an individual therapy case load. The therapist is responsible for providing high quality patient care, displaying good assessment skills, psych diagnosis, treatment planning, group therapy, individual therapy, and family therapy. Additionally, the therapist is expected to function well as a member of the multidisciplinary clinical staff team.  As a member of the clinical team the therapist will participate in departmental and community relations programs.  Work is performed independently under the general direction of the Medical Director/Psychiatrist and the Behavioral Health Administrative Director.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

1. 1. In accordance with WI administrative policies pertinent to mental health therapist /social workers, provides therapeutic interventions based on efficacy and within scope of practice.
   2. Provides advanced assessment and appropriate screening to diagnose common acute and chronic mental health/psychiatric disorders.
   3. Provides therapeutic services to patients, families and significant others to enable them to deal with the impact mental illness on individual/family functioning and to achieve maximum benefits from health care services. This includes assessments, crisis intervention, and counseling as needed.
   4. Conducts individual psychotherapy sessions within the scope of practice of his/her certification/licensure. Displays good theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and good treatment technique.
   5. Conducts educational individual and group sessions for patients and families, as appropriate. Displays good theoretical knowledge of subject matter and effective communication skills in presenting material.
   6. Demonstrates good judgment in handling situations not covered by written or verbal instructions and consults supervisor or peers as necessary.
   7. Seeks and accepts advice/consultation working in collaboration with psychiatrist. Consults with psychiatrist regarding complex psychiatric/mental health problems appropriately.
   8. Uses time wisely, is able to prioritize workload. Completes dictation and other paperwork in a timely manner.

Contact Information

Southwest Health
Attn: Human Resources
1400 Eastside Rd
Platteville, WI 53818
Phone: (608) 342-0993
Email: hr@southwesthealth.org
Fax: (608) 342-5015