Mental Health Therapist- Student- Intern

A brief summary of what's ahead

Location:

Horizons Reno County Full Time Equivalent (FTE):1

Job position summary:

The Student Internship Program at Horizons Mental Health Center (HMHC) provide an opportunity for students in a master’s level therapy program to gain practical work experience in the area of counseling, behavioral health, and human services. The intern position supports the promotion of individual growth in consumers presenting to HMHC seeking mental health support.

HMHC is a Kansas, not-for-profit organization, committed to providing comprehensive mental health services to individuals in Kingman, Pratt, Reno, Harper, and Barber Counties. Our positions include a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401k, paid time off, holiday time off, flexible schedules, supervision opportunities for non-independently licensed staff, opportunities for tuition reimbursement, opportunity for remote work should the position allow, training opportunities, and ability to advance within the agency.

The benefits have never been more rewarding. Here are a few things we offer:

Paid Parental Leave Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off Holiday premium pay Shift and weekend differential pay
401k with a 6% employer match

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

Employee assistance program

Here is a look at the full job description:

Mental Health Therapist
- Student
- Intern

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Provides outpatient behavioral health treatment, with the guidance of the university and placement supervisor, to include individual, family and group therapy (caseload determined by hours needed to fulfill internship)
Collaborates with individuals being serviced in a compassionate, culturally responsive and trauma informed manner to develop effective treatment plans that reflect the individual’s specific needs

Completes intakes, diagnostic assessments, and mental status exams on consumers entering services and thereafter every 90 days or as medically necessary

Implements medically necessary treatment services and clinical determination of Level of Care for all consumers

Provides assessment and treatment to consumers in crisis, in conjunction with other clinical staff to include providing support and safety planning

Participates in care coordination through collaboration with consumers, family, other treatment team members and community agencies around treatment planning

Engages in opportunities to meet with different departments within Horizons to learn about different services offered and tools implemented in a variety of areas to provide high quality mental health treatment

Articulates all service provisions through timely and quality record documentation.

Completes necessary trainings and competency reviews as assigned

Participates in individual and/or group supervision on a weekly bases with an assigned placement supervisor and maintains contact in between supervision with other needs

Demonstrates an ongoing commitment to the development of therapy skills and evidenced-based practices

Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED :

Knowledge of various theoretical treatments and practice applications.

Ability to work with a wide range of ages and life circumstances

Professional verbal and written communication skills

Ability to learn, understand and utilize various telehealth and documentation softwarePREFERRED KNOWLEDGE AND

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Experience managing treatment plans and working with a treatment team Training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other evidenced based treatments.

REQUIRED BEHAVIORAL SKILLS :

Integrity:

A personal presence which is characterized by a sense of honesty and the willingness to do…