Mental Health Therapist - Birth to Five

Valle del Sol; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Valle del Sol is seeking a Birth to Five Mental Health Therapist to provide developmental screenings and behavioral assessments, and to deliver individual, family, and group therapy. You will coordinate care with caregivers, schools, and community partners, and develop comprehensive service plans.

Services may occur in homes, preschools, clinics, or community settings, including virtual options. The role emphasizes culturally responsive, trauma-informed care and collaboration with

Qualifications

• Master's degree required in counseling, social work, or related field.
• Specialized trauma-informed or integrated care training preferred.
• Experience in early childhood services and diverse populations is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Conduct developmental screenings and behavioral health assessments.
• Provide individual, family, and group therapy using evidence-based approaches.
• Coordinate care with caregivers, schools, and community partners.
• Develop and update individualized service plans and safety plans.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and comply with regulations.
• Deliver services in home, school, clinic, or community settings.

Skills

Therapy

Care coordination

Trauma-informed care

Cultural responsiveness

Education

Master's degree in Counseling

Job description

Job Description:

Mental Health Therapist provides therapeutic services and care coordination using individual, group, family, and evidence-based treatment approaches based on patient needs. Mental Health Therapists conduct comprehensive behavioral health assessments, develop individualized treatment plans, provide clinical interventions, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support whole-person wellness and recovery.

Using a strengths-based, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, recovery-oriented, and patient-centered approach, the Mental Health Therapist promotes patient engagement, symptom reduction, improved functioning, and positive health outcomes through integrated behavioral health services.

Birth to Five Mental Health Therapist

• Conduct developmental screenings and age-appropriate behavioral health assessments.
• Provide attachment-based, dyadic, and caregiver-focused therapeutic interventions.
• Conduct services in homes, childcare settings, preschools, and other natural environments as appropriate.
• Collaborate with caregivers, DDD, AzEIP, schools, pediatric providers, and community partners.
• Support healthy child development, caregiver-child attachment, and family functioning.

Clinical Assessment & Treatment Planning

• Conduct comprehensive behavioral health assessments, reassessments, screenings, and evaluations to identify patient needs and determine appropriate levels of care.
• Conduct biopsychosocial assessments, annual reassessments, diagnosis, and treatment planning.
• Develop, implement, and update individualized service plans, safety plans, crisis plans, and treatment interventions.
• Assign diagnoses and formulate clinical recommendations consistent with licensure, credentialing, and organizational standards.
• Monitor patient progress, acuity, and treatment outcomes, adjusting interventions as clinically indicated.

Therapeutic Service Delivery

• Provide individual, family, and group therapy utilizing evidence-based and trauma-informed treatment approaches.
• Deliver specialty interventions and services based on program assignment and clinical competency.
• Provide crisis intervention, safety planning, stabilization, and care coordination.
• Provide psychoeducation, skill development, crisis intervention, stabilization, and therapeutic support to patients and families.
• Maintain a clinically appropriate caseload while meeting quality, productivity, and service expectations.

Care Coordination & Collaboration

• Coordinate care with patients, families, medical providers, psychiatric providers, schools, community agencies, and other stakeholders to support integrated, whole-person care.
• Participate in Child and Family Team (CFT), Adult Recovery Team (ART), interdisciplinary staffing, and treatment planning meetings.
• Facilitate continuity of care through referrals, transitions, discharge planning, and coordination of services.
• Assess and address social determinants of health and barriers impacting patient wellness and treatment engagement.

Documentation, Reporting & Compliance

• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete clinical documentation in accordance with agency, payer, accreditation, and regulatory requirements.
• Complete required assessments, screenings, treatment updates, and outcome measures within established timelines.
• Adhere to documentation standards, productivity expectations, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintain compliance with Arizona Vision, the 12 Principles, and applicable behavioral health regulations.

Patient & Family Engagement

• Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships that support patient engagement, recovery, and treatment participation.
• Utilize culturally responsive, person-centered, and trauma-informed approaches in all patient interactions.
• Engage caregivers, family members, and natural supports in treatment planning and service delivery as clinically appropriate.

Professional Responsibilities

• Participate in supervision, training, credentialing, and professional development activities.
• Contribute to quality improvement, committee work, program development, and organizational initiatives.
• Demonstrate ethical, professional conduct consistent with Valle del Sol's mission, values, policies, and standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Services may be provided in the office, in the home, in the school, or in the community, as well as virtually.

Job Qualifications:

Education

Required: Master's degree in Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, Addiction Counseling, or a related behavioral health field from an accredited institution.

Preferred Specialized coursework or training in trauma-informed care, integrated healthcare, child and family services, substance use treatment, or evidence-based practices.

Experience

• Experience providing behavioral health services in community behavioral health, substance use treatment, or early childhood settings.
• Experience facilitating individual, family, and group therapy.
• Experience working with diverse and underserved