Mental Health Therapist (BRIDGE/Project Aware)

Job Purpose

The Mental Health Therapist (BRIDGE/Project Aware) is responsible for providing quality individual/group therapy to client(s) in a timely and responsible manner.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or related Field.
• Must have all necessary course work and meet all the requirements to be licensed within the State of Missouri, at minimum be eligible to begin supervision.
• Must meet the Department of Mental Health’s Criteria for Qualified Mental Health Professional.

Core Job Duties

• Conducts individual, family, and group therapy sessions with assigned client(s) and/or client(s) family.
• Maintains a working knowledge of all civil involuntary detention procedures.
• Conducts initial assessments to determine appropriate level of care.
• Provide crisis interventions to client(s).
• Provide weekly reports in staffing about new client(s) and client(s) receiving, therapeutic services that require team advice.
• Development of the individualized recovery care plan for assigned consumers with SMART goals, objectives, and interventions.
• Discharge/Transition/Aftercare Summary completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Adherence to all applicable evidence-based practice models. 
• Orally communicate information effectively and accurately. 
• Assure program operates within the constraints of the agency’s certification (CARF, DMH) standards and strategic plan related to clinical care. 
• Abide by program and agency policies and procedures.
• Other job duties and special projects as assigned.  

Core Competencies/Working Knowledge

• Demonstrate corporate vision in day-to-day activities
• Demonstrate corporate values in day-to-day activities 
  • Integrity, Commitment, Compassion, Empowerment, and Excellence
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of diagnostic criteria sets for substance use and/or mental disorders.