Mental Health Therapist (New York Licensed)

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Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Counseling or related area.
• Must be licensed to independently practice in New York (LCSW), openness to cross-state licensure.
• 1-2 years’ experience post independent licensure in a behavioral health setting.
• 1 year of experience working with children, adolescents, and their caregivers inclusive of external systems involved in a minor’s care.
• Certification/Training in evidence-based modalities including but not limited to cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy.
• Experience working with high-risk behavioral health populations including but not limited to suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, severe persistent mental illness (SPMI), children in the foster care system.
• Strong preference and comfortability conducting triage assessments and crisis interventions.
• Diligent regarding documentation standards and accustomed to using electronic medical records.
• Experience working with a diverse population or demographics.
• Telehealth experience.
• Strong communication, documentation, and diagnostic skills.
• Familiarity with technology, Microsoft suites, and documenting in electronic health records.
• Availability in the evening and after school hours 10:30am - 7:00pm CST.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish required.

Responsibilities:

• Assess and provide brief targeted therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents via teletherapy with mood disorders and severe persistent mental illness.
• Provide evidence-based interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy.
• Treat children with severe mental illness and mood disorders including but not limited to major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, homicidal ideation, suicidal ideation, and trauma.
• Conduct crisis assessment utilizing validated screening tools such as the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale.
• Facilitate intervention to address needs of a patient experiencing a psychiatric emergency including active safety planning with the child and parent.
• Assess and safety plan critically for the least restrictive environment necessary to ensure safety.
• Document visits with critical detail in our electronic medical record to ensure continuity of care.
• Experience escalating patients to emergency resources when necessary.
• Conduct psychosocial assessment for follow-up hospitalization program within 7 days of hospital discharge date and follow-up care.
• Meet regularly with behavioral health manager to discuss caseload progression, application of brief intervention model, discharge planning, and to assign new patients.
• Work collaboratively with crisis team members on care coordination for various cases.