Mental Health Specialist Rehab Services of Louisiana - 3.7 Baton Rouge, LA Job Details Full-time 23 hours ago Qualifications Patient treatment planning Bachelor's degree in counseling Client assessment in therapy Bachelor's degree in social work Bachelor's degree in special education Community care (work setting) Family-based intervention Bachelor's degree in psychology Client assessment in social work Bachelor's degree in sociology Care documentation Clinical case management notes Mid-level Sociology Criminal Justice Bachelor's degree in early childhood education Care planning in social services Bachelor's degree in secondary education Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) Counseling Psychology Family & Consumer Sciences Working with families Working with individuals with mental health conditions Computer skills Social Work Special Education Healthcare treatment Providing care for clients Clinical documentation standards Full Job Description Rehab Services of Louisiana is dedicated to providing comprehensive mental health support to individuals in the community. We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Mental Health Specialist to join our team. This role involves delivering strength-based, solution-focused therapeutic services in the community, with a focus on client-centered care. Our organization prides itself on offering consumer-driven and family-oriented services, conducted within the context of the consumers natural environment. Responsibilities Provide strength-based, solution-focused supportive therapeutic services in the community. Deliver consumer-driven and family-oriented services within the consumers natural environment. Offer client-centered, individual Psychosocial Skills Rehabilitation (PSR) services in the community. Understand clients' strengths, diagnosis, treatment goals, and treatment plans. Assess each recipient for strengths, resources, and goals within the first 30 days of treatment; provide ongoing strength-based planning and treatment. Assist with 90-day reviews. Participate in collaborative meetings with Rehabilitation Services staff, other agencies, or community and natural supports as needed. Regularly communicate clients status, including changes in mood or functioning, medical issues, and all crisis and health and safety issues. Produce effective, clinical documentation of every contact with recipients. Submit notes on time according to policy and document all no shows. Use computer interface for documentation for billing or other purposes as needed. Attend all office trainings and regular clinical supervision sessions with Clinical Manager and/or Team Manager. Document services provided regularly, concisely, and completely in accordance with clinical standards by office deadline. Return phone calls promptly and follow all safety rules. Obtain 20 training hours as required for a full-time MHP or 16 training hours as required for a part-time MHP yearly. Actively participate in all evaluations conducted by Rehabilitation Services. Qualifications Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Rehabilitation Services, Special, Early Childhood, or Secondary Education, Family & Consumer Sciences, Criminal Justice, or Human Growth & Development. Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college with a minor in counseling, social work, sociology, or psychology. Experience and License Requirements Bachelor's in Special Ed, Early Childhood Ed, Secondary Ed, Family & Consumer Sciences OR Bachelor's in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Rehabilitation Services OR Bachelor's in Criminal Justice or Human Growth & Development