Behavioral Health Therapist

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This position provides mental health therapy and substance use disorder counseling to assigned consumers of Juneau County.

Job responsibilities include:

• Providing mental health therapy/treatment including individual, family, and group treatment.
• Conducting mental health evaluations and assessments.
• Formulating diagnosis; developing treatment options with client; making appropriate referrals.
• Documenting assessments, treatment plans, reviews, referrals, discharge planning and summaries.
• Performing ongoing assessment of client for risk of harm to self or others.
• Completing suicide risk assessments, AUDIT, DAST, or other required psychometric testing for jail inmates.
• Serving as a member of the intake team including initial screening, emergency services, crisis stabilization, referral services, and care planning.
• Serving as a member of the CCS, CST, and CSP teams to develop treatment goals and plans.
• Working with consumers referred for Intoxicated Driver Program (IDP) services, as appropriate.
• Providing consultation, collaboration, and/or training; screening services, psycho educational, and group facilitation to internal agency divisions and community.
• Monitoring medication compliance by observing medication administration.
• Teaching clients about available community resources and how to independently gain access to needed services.
• Advocating and working to coordinate services and support clients in achieving treatment objectives.
• Billing for all allowable services and submitting billing as directed.
• Maintaining a timely and complete record for all assigned cases within agency's Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
• Developing and maintaining professional knowledge and skills to enhance the programs and services provided.
• Consulting with supervisors, interdisciplinary teams, and legal counsel on appropriate case-specific matters.
• Facilitating treatment and/or other related, indicated services with groups of clients.
• Designated to speak to the community and other organizations to provide public education.
• Participating in crisis intervention services as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Expectations include:

• Interpreting and applying insurance, Federal, State, municipal, and Department rules, regulations, and policies.
• Attending work regularly and being punctual.
• Behaving professionally and presenting an appropriate standard of grooming, hygiene, and dress.
• Conducting self in such a way as to reflect positively on the County.
• Fostering positive working relationships and accepting new responsibilities.
• Learning and understanding the safe practices for the job being performed and complying with the safe work practices and personal protective requirements for the job.

Minimum required qualifications include:

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Counseling, Clinical Psychology, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
• Must be licensed as a LCSW/LMFT/LPC in the State of Wisconsin.
• Must be licensed as a Substance Abuse Counselor (SAC) or Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC) in the State of Wisconsin, or have the ability to obtain such licensure/ability to bill for AODA services within seven (7) years of hire date.
• Must successfully pass caregiver and criminal background check.
• May be required to obtain IDP training.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Preferred additional license of SAC-IT/SAC/CSAC in the State of Wisconsin. Applicants without SAC/CSAC or ability to provide & bill for substance abuse treatment services must obtain such license/ability within 7 years of hire date.

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities include:

• Knowledge of psycho-social assessments/diagnosis and appropriate courses of treatment.
• Knowledge of pharmacology/psychopharmacology.
• Knowledge of assessment & treatment planning.
• Knowledge of individual/group therapy and crisis intervention techniques.
• Knowledge of community resources, and alternative care resources.
• Working knowledge of mental health and AODA assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Working knowledge of client rights, confidentiality, standards of practice, and ethics in mental health/AODA field.
• Working knowledge of applicable Wisconsin State Administrative Codes.
• Knowledge of human development and behavior, family and group dynamics, and mental, physical, and social dysfunctions.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural differences and special needs of various minority groups, and ability to consult with other staff regarding these.
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