What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Therapist-Juvenile Court Based position at Mental Health Services for Clark & Madison Counties?
Mental Health Therapist
- Youth Juvenile Court Based Therapist
The Juvenile Court-based Therapist provides both comprehensive substance use and mental health diagnostic assessments and Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessments. This position requires licensure through the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board and provides services to justice-involved youth, both detained and not detained, in Clark County. Some ongoing care and crisis services will also be required at times. The Juvenile Court-based Therapist is responsible for working with probation officers and court personnel to evaluate youth and make recommendations. Data collection is also an essential function for the therapist in this role.
- Screens and completes diagnostic assessments independently or under supervision in accordance with licensure requirements. Makes recommendations about patient’s treatment needs based on screening and diagnostic assessment.
- Employs a variety of treatment modalities including individual, group, and family therapy for children and adolescent populations. Psychotherapeutic techniques and modalities are appropriately matched for clinical needs.
- Develops the treatment plan with patients by assessing their strengths and weaknesses, defining their mental health and substance abuse problems, and setting specific goals and objectives to be accomplished in the course of treatment.
- Meets with their supervisor and with the treatment team to discuss a patient’s treatment process.
- Is available for crisis work with individuals, groups and families under supervision. Continuously and accurately assesses each patient’s potential for harming self or another in order to take appropriate action to prevent serious incidents from occurring.
- Works with patient’s families and social networks to accomplish the goals of treatment.
- Consults with other community caregivers to strengthen and coordinate social intervention programming.
- Charts the patient’s progress in the clinical record and completes all paperwork necessary by MHS policy for professional, administrative, financial and evaluative purposes of monitoring clinical care and of assuring efficient and effective agency operations.
- Participates in quality improvement activities in which the quality of clinical care for the entire agency is monitored by reviewing the clinical charts, reviewing the criteria for admission/continued stay/discharge, performing patient care audits, and investigating adverse occurrences in treatment.
- Screens for pain and encourages patient to follow up with a health care provider of their choice.
- Reads relevant professional literature, attends conferences, seminars, workshops, and in-service training as required to remain current on best treatment protocols and techniques.
- Is responsible for delivery of number of units of service budgeted in order to assure the fiscal viability of MHS.
Education/Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related field (Required)
- Master’s Degree Social Work, Counseling or related field or Ph.D./Psy.D in (preferred)
- Experience with mental/behavioral health and /or SUD/dual diagnosis (preferred)
Licensure/Certifications
- Valid Ohio licensure (LSW/LISW/LPC/LPCC/MFT/IMFT)
- NVCI (as required per department)
- CPR/First Aid
MHS provides CPR/First Aid and NVCI (CPI Blue) for all new staff, along with on-going education and on-the-job training opportunities.
All MHS candidates are required to have an Ohio BCI/FBI check (FBI check required if you have lived in Ohio for less than 5 years, or for working with children) and a 5-panel drug screen upon conditional offer of employment. Residential candidates must have a 2-step TB or evidence of a TB test done previously and in good standing.
Salary : $52,000 - $65,000