Mental Health Therapist Job at Children's Wisconsin (Milwaukee)

Job Description

The Mental Health Therapist is critical to the success of the Children’s Wisconsin’s Mental and Behavioral Health strategy by increasing Access, reducing Stigma, engaging in Early Detection, Prevention and Education. Provides individual, group, and family therapy to children and their families in an outpatient clinic setting, using evidence based/informed, trauma informed, and inclusive practices. Actively engages the child, their family, and caregivers in treatment and recovery planning. Provides consultation, education, and outreach to colleagues, trainees, and community. Participates in activities and initiatives related to the MBH strategy.

Job Responsibility

Assesses, diagnoses and treats children, adults and families with mental health/emotional challenges
Develops and facilitates active, timely treatment plans with appropriate SMART goal setting and parent/child engagement
Maintains case files with complete, accurate, and timely documentation
Develops and nurtures partnerships and collaborative working relationships with referral sources, hospital system staff, and community organizations
Communicates and closely partners with each client’s established care team including parents/caregivers, school personnel, health care providers, and other identified individuals/teams
Provides case consultation/review, and professional development with colleagues
Collects and provides data for reports, donors, and funding sources and participates in other program specific projects and activities
Attends staff meetings and other organizational, committee, and community meetings
Participates in community engagement and other activities that support Children’s mission and MBH strategy
May supervise training of graduate students/Interns
Undertake training in family-based treatments and participates in consultation
Learn about additional behavior parent training modalities
Provide long-term therapy and participate in provision of behavioral parent training groups.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field, plus 3000 hours post Master’s experience or PhD or PsyD from an APA accredited program
Must have and maintain current licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Professional Counselor (LPC) from the State of Wisconsin and satisfy continuing education requirements
Demonstrated ability to provide quality individual, group and family therapy using Evidence-Based Practices
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with caregivers, colleagues, medical staff, and community partners
Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Nice to have

Experience working with children and families, diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, and trauma
Experience working with Electronic Health Record
No previous experience in working with this population is required.

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