Day Treatment Therapist

Headway has an opening for a Day Treatment Program Therapist, a role that directly impacts the lives of adolescents and their families through our mental health programs. This position is an integral part of a caring and highly regarded team of professionals in our Brooklyn Center location that provides milieu, group, individual, and family therapy to a caseload of clients in the adolescent day treatment program. This includes ensuring the caseload is at a minimum of 90% capacity, outcome reporting for caseloads are to be 100% completed in the required time frame, ensuring that 100% of authorizations are up to date, and ensuring that all paperwork is done in accordance with organization and DHS guidelines. Headway is looking for accountable and engaged team members who are committed to make a dynamic and lasting impact in their communities. We are a passionate and responsive social enterprise making a difference in the lives of over 20,000 families and individuals throughout the Twin Cities metro area each year. We pride ourselves on bringing innovative, dimensional solutions to mental health challenges while continually learning new and better ways to provide care. Our mission is to empower people of all ages to live an emotionally healthy life.

Location:

Brooklyn Center Hours:

M-F (7:00am- 4:00pm)

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Complete intake, diagnostic assessment and treatment planning compliant with Rule 47 guidelines Provide individual, family and milieu therapy guided by the treatment plan Provide clinical services in a team-based approach Provide crisis intervention for clients as appropriate Build and maintain caseload of clients to consistently meet productivity expectations Participate in clinical consultation of clients with supervisor, professional consultants, and program staff Maintain progress toward licensure and follow requirements of supervision (as applicable) Complete all required paperwork consistent with organization and DHS requirements Provide task supervision, coaching and mentoring to interns Coordinate with school and other service providers to ensure treatment plan goals are consistent with the educational plan for each client Assist Behavioral Specialists in delivering services in the milieu and in experiential skills activities. Help to lead activities in milieu

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Master's Degree in psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy or other related field A minimum of one year of experience with adolescents and family therapy and providing experiential therapy as well as community based mental health services On licensure track Have their own vehicle for work Preferred, but not Required Mental Health Professional License (LICSW, LMFT, LPCC, LP) Fluency in Spanish a plus but not required Experience creating Diagnostic Assessments and Treatment Plans Experience running clinical groups Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team (e.g. school staff, case managers, other therapist) Experience with trauma Ability to work in a fast paced, sometimes stressful environment Proven De-escalation and Crisis Management skills Proficient computer skills in Word and Excel Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Proficient knowledge and understanding of the clinical work done in a community based mental health center Ability to develop and maintain therapeutic rapport with diverse and challenging youth High degree of organization and attention to detail Proven ability to identify and resolve problems Excellent verbal and written communication skills Ability to collaborate and utilize the skills of program team and other staff Proven ability to work independently, take initiative, identify strengths in individuals and systems and positively motivate others Ability to work in a fast paced, sometimes stressful environment. Ability to think on your feet during a crisis Local travel within the metro area Interact with a range of personalities and diverse individuals For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.

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