Mental Health Therapist

Company: Ohio Mentor
Location: Dayton
Posted on: November 26, 2022

Job Description:

*As part time Mental Health Therapist with Ohio MENTOR you will provide intensive, home-based therapy to children in foster care.**Why join us?** _$4,000 bonus_
* Free CEU's and supervision for social worker or counseling licensure
* Reimbursement for mileage, when in-person
* Reimbursement for passing of state social work or counseling test, when applicable.
* Complex work adding value to the organization's mission alongside a great team of coworkers
* Enjoy job security with nationwide career development and advancement opportunities
* Opportunity to strengthen your therapeutic experience through providing intensive, home-based therapy
* Unique full-time and part-time opportunities with extremely flexible hours, offering the ability to schedule your work around your life and work from home!
* Very flexible per diem opportunity, that could easily supplement other commitments
* No case management responsibilities; opportunity to focus solely on therapy
* Laptop provided *Responsibilities: ** Provide home-based, intensive therapy to children in foster care within Montgomery county.
* Conduct psychosocial assessments to document history and identify preliminary issues for treatment by interviewing the child and family (if applicable), and transcribing or dictating relevant information for client records.
* Provide therapy, family support, and crisis interventions to an individual, family and/or group using various treatment modalities as outlined in state/local contracts and/or state licensing standards.
* Provide mental health consultation to stakeholders and treatment team members.
* Develop individualized treatment plans in coordination with an interdisciplinary team
* Work with members of the interdisciplinary team to coordinate other treatment initiatives including school performance, permanency, and reunification planning.
* Develop and coordinate discharge plan based on treatment, indicating all relevant aftercare needs and plans.
* Conduct educational groups for clients, families and foster parents.
* Prepare and train the child's biological or legal parents to resume care of their child when reunification is the goal (if applicable to the population being served).
* Conduct regularly scheduled face-to-face meetings with the person served and caretaker to monitor progress and discuss treatment strategies and services.
* Maintain current, legible and adequate medical record documentation in client's chart.
* Attend regular staff meetings, clinical meetings and one-on-one sessions with direct supervisor to process current status of cases. _*Qualifications: *_* LSW or LPC
* Master's Degree in human services field
* Experience with early childhood mental health
* Exceptional communication skills with an ability to establish trust and rapport quickly
* A good listener with an ability to empathize while still providing guidance *We have meaningful work for you - come join our team - *_*Apply Today!*_ Job Type: Part-time Pay: $31.00 per hour Schedule:
* Self-determined schedule
Supplemental pay types:
* Bonus pay Education:
* Master's (Required) License/Certification:
* LPC or LSW (Required) Work Location: On the road

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