Overview:

Provides therapy at designated school locations in school settings in Wichita and surrounding communities. Provides therapy with an emphasis of prevention. Work with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental health and recover from mental illness. The scope of service includes diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues in a culturally sensitive, age appropriate manner, consistent with best practice approaches.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provides therapeutic services in order to maintain required productivity/billing standard.
• Meets deadlines and ensures accuracy of various report/paperwork, mileage sheets, and electronic timesheets.
• Maintains accurate documentation of service provision. Completes progress notes in a manner that individualizes each note, reflecting appropriate interventions and progress towards goals.
• Submits required progress notes/billing information in a timely manner as per agency and insurance guidelines and contracts.
• Performs clinical assessments, formulates diagnoses, and develop treatment plans based on medical necessity and best practice interventions.
• Evaluates clients' physical or mental condition based on review of client information, including monitoring of clients's use of medication.
• Provides therapy services to clients and families, individually and in group sessions, to assist in overcoming mental illness and making changes. Guides clients in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with identified problems.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and clients' progress in resolving identified problems and moving towards defined objectives. Modifies treatment activities and approaches as needed in order to adapt with changes in clients' status.
• Counsels family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting clients.
• Meets with families, probation officers, police, and other interested parties in order to exchange necessary information during the treatment process.
• Maintains confidentiality of records relating to clients treatment.
• Initiates discharge planning with clients to facilitate termination.
• Gathers information about client health needs and resources that could be used in conjunction with therapy. Refers patients, clients, or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.
• Learns about new developments in the field by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminar, and establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies.

Special Requirements for School Based Therapist:

• BSRB Licensed LPC, LMSW, LMFT; Play Therapy training preferred but not required 
• Independence, flexibility, mobility, ability to carry 25-50 pounds of therapy materials in and out of various schools, excellent communication skills, assertiveness, dependability, consistency and good organization skills. 
• Position requires reliable transportation, frequent transition between schools, transportation of therapy materials, laptop, etc. between schools, office and home, physical mobility within schools is necessary to transport students to and from therapy sessions as needed

Position Requirements:

• Must have a Master's degree (or above) and possess licensure in their respective field of study.
• Must be eligible for approval of 3rd party payer systems and apply for a variety of insurance panels.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions.
• Valid KS driver's license and access to personal vehicle required.

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