Therapist, Mental Health

Job Details

Job Location:

Mary Holland Campus (Headquarters) - Omaha, NE 68132

Job Purpose:

Provide mental health therapy with children and families to promote optimum mental and emotional health. Therapy assessment, intervention, and support will address the impact of trauma and healthy attachments.

• Provide individual, family, and group therapy service. Therapy will emphasize treatment of trauma and or attachment related problems.
• Provide comprehensive clinical assessments for assigned clients.
• Provide therapeutic services to children, adolescents, and families. Manage caseloads and meet minimum direct service expectations.
• Serve as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team and collaborate with the team to ensure clients and families are receiving good continuity of care.
• Complete paperwork including progress notes, reports, assessments, service plans and discharge summaries on a timely basis according to agency and licensing standards.
• Effectively engage clients in treatment plans that result in positive outcomes for clients.
• Provide supervision for practicum students and clinical supervision for therapists I, therapists II, and other staff as needed.
• Effectively utilize evidenced-based therapeutic interventions.
• Collaborate with community partners to meet the needs of children.
• Complete service and billing documentation on a timely basis according to program standards.
• Participate in consultation and supervision sessions as required.
• Collect statistics and implement Continual Quality Improvement procedures.

• Drive to and from home and school-based appointments.
• Provide community parties with education on parent/child relationships, trauma/attachment issues, abuse/neglect issues, intervention techniques and other related topics.
• Complete training necessary for position and for professional growth.
• Facilitate a team atmosphere by working in partnership with other agency staff and by promoting a positive working environment.
• Represent the agency and programs in a positive manner to clients, community organizations and the public, in general.
• Show flexibility with regard to work schedule; evening and weekend work is required.
• Complete other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

• Master’s degree in Social Work or related field.
• At least two years Human Services experience with children and families.
• A minimum of 2 years therapy experience the children and families (may include therapy internships).
• Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) required. May consider LMHP with extensive and comprehensive relevant experience.
• Must be eligible for and maintain credentials to participate in Medicaid and private insurance provider panels.
• Strong direct service professional skills, including:
  o Client-centered, strength-based therapy services,
  o Commitment to empowering others to achieve healthy problem-solving skills,
  o Demonstration of a belief in a person’s ability to change and grow,
  o Understanding and maintenance of clear professional boundaries, with sensitivity to the vulnerabilities of those served,
  o Ability to collaborate with coworkers and other service providers,
  o Ability to provide excellent customer service to clients, families, co-workers, colleagues, and community stakeholders and,
  o Commitment to follow the ethics of the profession and comply with all laws, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures that govern therapeutic practice.
• Required knowledge of:
  o Family and individual counseling.
  o The child welfare system; and,
  o The process of advocating for families and children involved in the child welfare system.
• Preferred knowledge of evidenced based practices including:
  o Attachment Theory,
  o Trauma Theory,
  o Parent Child Interaction Therapy,
  o Child-Parent Psychotherapy,
  o Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Trauma Focused and Alternatives for Families),
  o Circle of Security, and
  o Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
• Understanding of and sensitivity to the varying backgrounds and personal perspectives of others.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups and testify in court.
• Ability to analyze and make recommendations regarding individual cases and to apply larger, systemic issues.
• Ability to make independent decisions and act accordingly, and, when appropriate, to seek the counsel of a supervisor or consultant.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret forms, documents, evaluations, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to respond to inquiries and complaints from clients and other providers.
• General mathematical skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, computation of ratios, etc.

• Own transportation that meets agency vehicle inspection requirements.
• Valid driver’s license with no more than 3 points.
• Proof of insurance that meets agency requirements.

• Majority of work is in combination of office and…