Mental Health Specialist

Rehab Services of Louisiana; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Rehab Services of Louisiana seeks a Mental Health Professional to deliver strength-based, solution-focused PSR services within the community, addressing clients in their natural environments and prioritizing family involvement.

You will assess strengths and goals within 30 days, participate in reviews, document thoroughly, and collaborate with a team to ensure safe and effective care while maintaining timely notes and completing required trainings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field as listed.
• Minor in counseling, social work, sociology, or psychology optional.

Responsibilities

• Provide strength-based, solution-focused supportive therapeutic services in the community.
• Deliver consumer-driven and family-oriented services within the consumers' natural environment.
• Offer client-centered, individual PSR services in the community.
• Understand clients' strengths, diagnosis, treatment goals, and treatment plans.
• Assess each recipient for strengths, resources, and goals within the first 30 days of treatment; provide ongoing strength-based planning and treatment.
• Assist with 90-day reviews.
• Participate in collaborative meetings with Rehabilitation Services staff, other agencies, or community and natural supports as needed.
• Regularly communicate clients' status, including mood or functioning changes, medical issues, and crisis/health and safety issues.
• Produce effective, clinical documentation of every contact with recipients.
• Submit notes on time according to policy and document all "no shows."
• Use computer interface for documentation for billing or other purposes as needed.
• Attend all office trainings and regular clinical supervision sessions with Clinical Manager and/or Team Manager.
• Document services provided regularly, concisely, and completely in accordance with clinical standards by office deadline.
• Return phone calls promptly and follow all safety rules.
• Obtain 20 training hours as required for a full-time MHP or 16 training hours for a part-time MHP yearly.
• Actively participate in all evaluations conducted by Rehabilitation Services.

Skills

Strength-based approach

Solution-focused

Community-based services

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Rehabilitation Services, Special, Early Childhood, or Secondary Education, Family & Consumer Sciences, Criminal Justice, or Human Growth & Development

Bachelor's degree with a minor in counseling, social work, sociology, or psychology

Tools

Electronic documentation system

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide strength-based, solution-focused supportive therapeutic services in the community.
• Deliver consumer-driven and family-oriented services within the consumers' natural environment.
• Offer client-centered, individual Psychosocial Skills Rehabilitation (PSR) services in the community.
• Understand clients' strengths, diagnosis, treatment goals, and treatment plans.
• Assess each recipient for strengths, resources, and goals within the first 30 days of treatment; provide ongoing strength-based planning and treatment.
• Assist with 90-day reviews.
• Participate in collaborative meetings with Rehabilitation Services staff, other agencies, or community and natural supports as needed.
• Regularly communicate clients' status, including changes in mood or functioning, medical issues, and all crisis and health and safety issues.
• Produce effective, clinical documentation of every contact with recipients.
• Submit notes on time according to policy and document all "no shows."
• Use computer interface for documentation for billing or other purposes as needed.
• Attend all office trainings and regular clinical supervision sessions with Clinical Manager and/or Team Manager.
• Document services provided regularly, concisely, and completely in accordance with clinical standards by office deadline.
• Return phone calls promptly and follow all safety rules.
• Obtain 20 training hours as required for a full-time MHP or 16 training hours as required for a part-time MHP yearly.
• Actively participate in all evaluations conducted by Rehabilitation Services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Rehabilitation Services, Special, Early Childhood, or Secondary Education, Family & Consumer Sciences, Criminal Justice, or Human Growth & Development.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college with a minor in counseling, social work, sociology, or psychology.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off