Mental Health Therapist – Equine

Provides a range of psychological assessment, diagnostic and therapeutic services for individuals, couples, groups, and families

Health & Wellness Behavioral Health Program

$36-39/hr. to start

Exempt

This is a community-based position that serves residents of the Pueblo of San Felipe. The incumbent provides a range of psychological assessment, diagnostic and therapeutic services for individuals, couples, groups, and families as directed.

• Provides individual, group, and/or family outpatient counseling, therapy and/or equine-assisted psychotherapy to clients and families as appropriate to the position; prepares assessments, treatment plans, discharge plans and follow-up care programs; provides therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency services as applicable.
• Collects information about clients through assessment, observation, case history, and screenings as applicable; evaluates information to identify causes of presenting problems and make clinical recommendations as appropriate to client’s needs.
• Provides caseload management; prepares individualized services, referring to appropriate resources as needed.
• Provides and/or arranges for therapeutic interventions (including equine-assisted psychotherapy) that best meet the needs of the client/family.
• Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings:
  Mental Health Therapists, Substance Use Counselors, Peer Support Staff and other community partners as determined by supervisor.
• Provides clinical support in crisis situations as determined by supervisor.
• Co-facilitates with team members (e.g., Peer Support Workers, Equine Professionals, other clinicians)
• Participates in the review of clinical issues and program policies and procedures.
• Participates in training sessions and workshops to enhance or develop skills.
• As “Essential Staff” may be required to be available for on‑call duty coverage and must be prepared to work on days determined to be Tribal Holidays or Administrative Leave.

• No prior experience with Equine Therapy is required, although an open‑mind and willingness to learn is a must.
• Experience practicing in a family‑centered environment is desired.
• Experience practicing in a culturally and linguistically diverse setting is desired.
• Demonstrated understanding and acceptance of working as a member of a multidisciplinary team and familiarity with the wraparound approach to comprehensive community‑based care.
• Experience in collaborating with family members, youth and community cultural stakeholders through active involvement with the community.
• Demonstrated positive experience with:
• Ability to apply mental health counseling methods and techniques.
• Knowledge of community mental health resources including traditional modalities.
• Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques.
• Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical counseling principles, programs and methodology.
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical mental health counseling and social work principles, methods, procedures, and standards.
• Ability to evaluate the progress of therapeutic treatments and to make individual modifications.
• Ability to maintain an effective regimen of self‑care.
• Knowledge of psychological test administration, scoring and interpretation.
• Knowledge of legal and ethical issues related to patients’ rights.
• Ability to develop and present educational programs and/or workshops.
• Experience with evidence‑based treatments/practices, practice‑based evidence, and community‑defined evidence.
• Openness and flexibility in tailoring the service/support delivery system to meet the clinical and cultural needs of the population of focus by being willing to listen and learn from the community itself…