DBT Mental Health Therapist

Volunteers of America Minnesota & Wisconsin; New Hope (MN); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b) Retirement Plan

Employer Paid Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Federal Student Loan Forgiveness

Quality training

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Volunteers of America Minnesota & Wisconsin seeks a DBT Mental Health Therapist to serve youth, adolescents, adults and families in a hybrid model from the Vona clinic in New Hope, MN, or a confidential home office for telehealth.

The role requires full-time hours with a schedule negotiated with the supervisor, including some late starts to improve access, and a probationary period for in-person onboarding. Compensation ranges accommodate both trainees and independently licensed professionals.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Counseling, Psychology, or Social Work or PsyD/PhD.
• Working to obtain clinical contact and supervision hours to achieve Mental Health Professional licensure.
• Licensed with a pre-professional license when the corresponding licensing Board requires it.
• If licensed as a clinical trainee, must be on track towards independent clinical licensure.
• Intensive DBT training and experience providing DBT services preferred.
• Independently licensed as a LP, LICSW, LPCC, or LMFT preferred.
• 2 years clinical work with school-aged youth and their families preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate as a member of the DBT team, providing individual DBT therapy, DBT skills training to individuals, families, and groups, phone coaching, and participate in weekly DBT clinical consultation team meetings.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team providing mental health services including diagnostic assessment, individual and family assessment, treatment planning, individual therapy, family therapy, group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, skills training, and case consultation.
• Develop treatment plans with clients and guardians, conduct reviews to determine ongoing care needs, and assist with data collection and reporting.
• Provide professional documentation reflecting clinical service per standards.
• Coordinate care with social workers, case managers, probation officers, medical professionals, and family members.

Education

Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Counseling, Psychology, or Social Work or PsyD/PhD

Job description

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DBT Mental Health Therapist

Locations

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Vona
New Hope, MN 55428, USA

• Hybrid
• Mental Health/Chemical Health
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: DBTME002332

Description

Come join our life-changing team building hope, resilience and well-being serving the community as an DBT Mental Health Therapist serving youth, adolescents, adults, and families!

Shift Details: FT - 40 hours/week

Schedule: Your normal hours of work will be negotiated between you and your supervisor; however, they will range between 8:00am and 6:00pm Monday through Friday to include four appointments starting at 4:30pm or later per week to provide increased accessibility for clients. Your offices will be at the Vona clinic office in New Hope, MN, or your confidential home office where you may provide telehealth services. After a probationary period of in person services for training and onboarding, you are expected to work a minimum of 50% of your scheduled hours per week providing in-person services at the Vona clinic, subject to change based on the needs of the business.

Compensation: $58,000 - $62,000 for clinical trainees and $66,000 - $70,000 for independently licensed professionals

Location: 9220 Bass Lake Rd, Suite 255, New Hope, MN 55428

About the job:

Seeking experienced Mental Health Therapist to provide Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) mental health services to individuals and their families, in a hybrid model of remote from confidential home office and in person services at New Hope clinic.

• Participate as a member of the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) team, providing individual DBT therapy, DBT skills training to individuals, families, and groups, phone coaching, and actively participate in weekly DBT clinical consultation team meetings.
• Participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team, providing mental health services including: diagnostic assessment, individual and family assessment, treatment planning, individual therapy, family therapy, group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, skills training, and case consultation with primary focus on serving adolescent and adult DBT clients and their families.
• Collaboratively develop treatment plans with clients and guardians/caregivers, conducting treatment plan reviews routinely to determine ongoing care needs, and assist with clinical data collection and reporting.
• Provide documentation in a professional and timely fashion that accurately reflects clinical service consistent with internal and external documentation standards.
• Collaborate with other professionals including social workers, case managers, probation officers, medical professionals, and family members/natural supports to coordinate care for assigned clients.
• Participate in case consultation and provide input to the multidisciplinary team, representing the disciplines of social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, or clinical counseling in client’s treatment plans.
• Willing to have a minimum of four appointments scheduled to begin at 4:30 or later per week to provide increased access for services to clients and their families.
• Caseload will include DBT clients and traditional outpatient clients which could include providing individual, family, or couples therapy to school aged, adolescent, young adult, and adult clients.

Job Highlights:

• Billable hours target that recognizes the value of time for collateral contact with client's support system, supervision, consultation, continuing education training, and documentation.
• Individual and group supervision is provided free of charge and built into your schedule for those pursuing LICSW and LPCC licensure.
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Employer Paid Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability
• Qualify for the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness plan
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days)

Required Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Counseling, Psychology, or Social Work or PsyD/PhD
• Working to obtain clinical contact and supervision hours to achieve Mental Health Professional licensure through the corresponding licensing Board requirements.
• Licensed with a pre-professional license when the corresponding licensing Board requires it.
• If licensed as a clinical trainee, must be on track towards independent clinical licensure
• Intensive DBT training and experience providing DBT services preferred

OR

• Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Counseling, Psychology, or Social Work or PsyD/PhD
• Independently licensed as a LP, LICSW, LPCC, or LMFT preferred
• 2 years clinical work with school-aged youth and adolescents and their families preferred
• Intensive DBT training and experience providing DBT services preferred

About Us:

Vona Center for Mental Health is part of VOA Minnesota & Wisconsin which serves as an affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.
VOA Minnesota & Wisconsin is a nonprofit health and human services organization that annually serves more than 25,000 children, adolescents and their families, older adults, students, persons with disabilities and special needs, and adults completing incarceration. Since 1896, we have helped people gain self-reliance, dignity, and hope.

Take pride in helping others and join us today!

At VOA Minnesota & Wisconsin, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations’ shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.

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