KALEIDOSCOPE COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT, LLC

JOB TITLE: Support Specialist QMHP-A (must- have)

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: MHSS Supervisor

CLASSIFICATION: Independent Contractor

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages a small caseload of individual families, providing services on an intensive basis and utilizing short-term, solution focused treatment strategies
• Interview/document the individual from multiple perspectives, including family functioning, psychological/emotion, social, academic, medical, behavioral, substance abuse, skills, strengths, barriers to economic self-sufficiency, treatment history, and others, and utilizing various assessment instruments
• Prepares written service plans, incorporating input from individuals, involved service providers, and wraparound team members, and clearly identifying problem areas and needs, strategies and service objectives
• Facilitates wraparound services to enlist existing supports in determining and meeting service objectives and to identify additional resources and supports.
• Provides direct clinical services to individuals, including individual (parenting skills, anger management)
• Collaborates and coordinates with other case-involved specific providers and professionals such as doctors, attorneys, social workers, and probation/parole officers.
• Responds to crisis situations with twenty-four hour a day availability.
• Documents case activities for both medical necessity and billing purposes (Quarterlies, ISP’s, SRA’s, Transfers, Clinical Emergencies, Serious Incident Reports, Discharges, etc.)
• Prepares progress reports, monthly reports as required by referral sources or service purchasers.
• Responsible for ensuring that individuals' MCO’s remain active during ALL service delivery.
• Participates in Child Specific Team, Family Assessment and Planning Team, and other interdisciplinary, diagnostic, or planning meetings
• Links individuals with external programs or services, such as health services, recreational activities, child care services, financial resources, employment resources, AA/NA groups, transportation resources, and others.
• Attends court hearings when families are court-involved and presents testimony and treatment recommendations as requested by attorneys, referral sources, the court or client guides.
• Works with the MHSS Supervisor / LMHP to increase the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions
• Prepares written discharge summary and plans
• Accepts and responds to both routine and emergency referrals
• Obtains demographic and clinical information from referral sources
• Performs other tasks as assigned by the MHSS Supervisor, Chief Executive Officer/ Designee.
• Conducts the maximum units allowable/necessary for optimal client benefit.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, computer, cell phone, and registered/operable vehicle.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience

QMHP must have at least a Bachelor’s Degree preferred in Social Work, Psychology or Human Services field, (1) one year experience working with adults, children, and families with a mental health diagnosis.

Knowledge, skills, and ability

Skills in program development and design; diagnostic assessment, social work principles and ethics to include confidentiality, relevant therapeutic intervention modalities, motivational interviewing, CBT, reality problem solving, brief solution focus and working knowledge of human services system; relevant community resources; ability to maintain an effective working relationship with other social service providers, service purchasers, and clients; ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Must maintain appropriate training and qualifications to satisfy QMHP- A license requirements with the VABoard of Counseling. Must be CPR/ First Aid certified.

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Job Type: Contract

Pay: $22.00 - $27.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• Choose your own hours
• On call

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• QMHP-A: 1 year (Required)
• Mental health counseling: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Portsmouth, VA 23703 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Portsmouth, VA 23703: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 75% (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Portsmouth, VA 23703