Therapist - IDD

Region; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Region seeks a Mental Health Therapist to provide direct services to consumers with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The role emphasizes crisis intervention, treatment planning, and collaboration with supervision and clinical leadership.

The position requires a Master's in a mental health field, an active license or eligibility for a DMH credential, and a valid driver’s license. Daily on-site work with ongoing training and community outreach is expected.

Qualifications

• Must possess a professional license (LPC, P-LPC, LMFT, LCSW, or LMSW) or be eligible to earn a DMH credential as a Mental Health Therapist, Intellectual and Developmental, Disabilities Therapist, or Addictions Therapist.
• Must maintain a valid MS driver’s license.
• Must pass a criminal background check.

Responsibilities

• Provides a minimum of 5 hours/day of direct face-to-face services to consumers.
• Provides 24-hour telephone on-call crisis intervention referral as scheduled.
• Develops and implements treatment plans.
• Provides therapy services to consumers in accordance with treatment plans.
• Participates in clinical staff meetings, general staff meetings and in-service training.
• Maintains a consumer-oriented focus in service provision and builds community relationships.

Skills

Professional license eligibility

MS driver's license

Criminal background check

Education

Master's Degree in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, or related field

Job description

MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

CHARACTERISTICS OF WORK

The Mental Health Therapist provides direct services to consumers in assigned program according to program requirements and participates in center programs as needed.

EXAMPLES OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains documentation as evidence that all duties are completed in accordance with program requirements contained in the Department of Mental Health Operational Standards.
• Maintains proper training, continuing education, qualifications, and other certifications required for this position as written in the Department of Mental Health Operational Standards.
• Provides a minimum of 5 hours/day of direct face-to-face services to consumers.
• Provides 24-hour telephone “on-call” crisis intervention referral (as scheduled).
• Completes intake evaluation interviews with responsibility for seeing that proper routing of consumers and records are performed.
• Responsible for development and implementation of treatment plans.
• Provides therapy services to consumers in accordance with treatment plans.
• Participates in clinical staff meetings, general staff meetings and in-service training.
• Provides immediate emergency crisis intervention services.
• Maintains a “Consumer-Oriented” focus in the provision services to Region 8 Consumers.
• Assists in providing and implementing consultation and education services as directed by the Center Coordinator and/or Clinical Director.
• Participates in continuing education by attending workshops, seminars and other professional meetings.
• Builds and promotes community relationships with referral sites.
• All other duties as assigned by supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's Degree in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, or related field.
• Must possess a professional license (LPC, P-LPC, LMFT, LCSW, or LMSW) or be eligible to earn a DMH credential as a Mental Health Therapist, Intellectual and Developmental, Disabilities Therapist, or Addictions Therapist (as appropriate to the service and population being served).
• Must maintain a valid MS driver’s license.
• Must pass a criminal background check

REPORTING SUPERVISOR

Center Coordinator/Director, County Administrator, Clinical Directors

POSITIONS SUPERVISED:

None