Mental Health Therapist

• Provides comprehensive mental health and/or dual diagnosis services for individuals who have a diagnosable mental illness
• Functions as the primary clinician and is responsible for assessment, treatment planning, and therapy/counseling, for patients and families
• Systematically and continually assesses the patient’s mental health concerns and strengths in collaboration with the patient and family
• Provides direct evidence-informed clinical treatment to assigned patients, including individual and family therapy, as well as crisis intervention
• Assesses successful completion of therapeutic goals (i.e., progress monitoring) and plans patient discharge accordingly
• Meets minimum target for clinical productivity set by service director
• Under general direction and with considerable latitude for independent judgment performs complex psychosocial assessments and diagnostic formulations for patients and their families
• Documents treatment in patients’ electronic medical record in compliance with Program, Department and Hospital regulations
• Develops family centered, comprehensive and individualized treatment plans for patients with clearly defined therapeutic goals with patients and families
• Provides group therapy services to assigned patients
• Participates collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team to provide coordinated care
• Collaborates with referral sources and other professionals both internal and external throughout patient care activities (e.g., PCPs)
• Mobilizes family and natural support networks when clinically indicated
• Establishes and regularly maintains cooperative working relationships with community and health care agencies, as well as professional and administrative staff of the Medical Center and University
• Coordinates with support staff regarding patient scheduling, fees, and insurance issues
• Maintains professional CEU requirements by reading, attending seminars, workshops and conferences

• Master’s degree from a Counsel for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) accredited program with major course work in mental health counseling
• Experience providing clinical services to children and families (Preferred)
• Knowledge, skills and abilities to provide mental health services to children and families
• Requires NYS licensure as a mental health practitioner (e.g., Mental Health Counselor, Creative Arts Therapist)
• If licensure has not been obtained upon employment, an active limited permit or submitted application to the NYS Department of Education upon hire is required
• NYS licensure as a mental health practitioner (e.g., Mental Health Counselor, Creative Arts Therapist) within 36 months required

Experience providing clinical services to children and families