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Mental Health Therapist

FCC Behavioral Health

Posted 2 months ago

Full Time

Kennett, Missouri

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Mental Health Therapist provides individual, family, and group therapy sessions while conducting initial assessments and crisis interventions. They are also responsible for developing individualized recovery care plans and maintaining accurate clinical documentation in compliance with agency standards.

Qualifications

You have a Master's Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or a related field. You are eligible to begin supervision for licensure in Missouri and meet the Department of Mental Health's criteria for Qualified Mental Health Professional. You are skilled in providing individual and group therapy, conducting assessments, and developing recovery care plans.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Individual therapy

Group therapy

Crisis intervention

Assessment

Care plan development

Evidence-based practice

CARF standards

DMH standards

Job Description

Job Purpose:

The Mental Health Therapist is responsible for providing quality individual/group therapy to person(s)-served of the center 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 a 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 person (s) – served and/or the person (s)- served family.
  • Maintains a working knowledge of all civil involuntary detention procedures.
  • Conducts initial assessments to determine appropriate level of care 
  • Provide crisis interventions to person(s)-served
  • Provide weekly reports in staffing about new person(s)-served admissions and person(s)-served 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. 

FCC Behavioral Health

FCC Behavioral Health is a private, non-profit, certified community behavioral health organization. Our team works closely with individuals to provide a wide range of services promoting recovery and wellness. We work with individuals of all races, creed, gender, disability, and sexual orientation and serve 19 counties in Southeast Missouri. Services include mental health and substance use disorder treatment, veteran’s services, peer support, psychiatry, crisis intervention and stabilization, individual therapy, family therapy, and group therapy, family medicine and more! We collaborate with families, school and healthcare systems, and other networks to create an individualized plan for our consumers. Depending on the service, our team may work with consumers in their home, in the community, at school, or in one of our facilities.
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