Therapist (Georgia APEX program)

Highland Rivers Health; Bremen (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Public Student Loan Forgiveness

NHSC loan forgiveness

Clinical Supervision

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is seeking clinicians to deliver school-based mental health services under the Georgia Apex Project. You will perform assessments and provide individual, family, crisis, and group counseling aligned with treatment plans, while coordinating with schools and other agencies.

You will maintain documentation, participate in required trainings, and help develop a calendar of groups for crisis intervention, with a focus on recovery and continuity of care within the

Qualifications

• Ability to provide assessments and a range of counseling modalities (individual, family, crisis, group).
• Capable of maintaining required paperwork per policy and procedure.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and direct counseling per treatment plans.
• Develop and maintain a collaborative service environment within the community.
• Work with DFCS, School, DJJ, and Juvenile court personnel to ensure continuity of care.
• Provide billable direct service to individuals in school settings.
• Attend required meetings and trainings related to the APEX contract.
• Complete paperwork and ensure eligibility determination or referrals as needed.
• Manage caseload with proper authorization and up-to-date charts.
• Build group curricula and schedule groups for crisis intervention.
• Link and advocate with other agencies for resources.
• Contribute to comprehensive recovery plans using multidisciplinary assessments.

Skills

Counseling

Crisis Intervention

Case Management

Collaboration

Job description

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health! Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

JOB SUMMARY

The Georgia Apex Project, supported by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), is a program to build infrastructure and increase access to mental health services for school-aged youth throughout the state. The Georgia Apex program recognizes that schools are a natural environment for identification and intervention and aims to reduce the number of youths with unmet mental health needs. The program supports community mental health providers to partner with schools and provide school-based mental health programs, including professional development for school staff to increase early detection of mental health needs. In addition, the program increases coordination between local schools and the state's community behavioral health system.

Are you ready to make a Difference?

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Provides assessments, individual, family, crisis, and group counseling for individuals according to their treatment plans; completes paperwork according to Policy and Procedure.
• Participates in developing and maintaining a collaborative and cooperative service environment in the community at large.
• Works closely with DFCS, School, DJJ, Juvenile court personnel to ensure continuity of care.
• Provides billable direct service to individuals in a school setting.
• Attends required meetings or trainings according to the APEX contract including: Youth MH First Aid, annual SOC Academy and APEX technical assistance meetings.
• Completes all necessary paperwork according to Policy and Procedure; ensures individuals meet eligibility criteria or refers to appropriate provider in the community.
• Manages a caseload by ensuring all services are authorized, chart paperwork is complete and current, and consumer charts are closed according to Policy and Procedure.
• Builds group curriculum and organizes a calendar of groups for intensive crisis intervention.
• Link and/or serve as advocate with other agencies to garner needed resources for individuals.
• Utilizes the multidisciplinary assessment to participate in the development of a comprehensive individualized service/recover plan with a focus on recovery.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
• Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.