Therapist - ACT New Mexico ALB - Military veterans preferred

Under the direction of the Program Manager, the ACT Clinician is responsible for assessing, planning, developing, coordinating and providing treatment, rehabilitation, and therapeutic support services for program participants.

Essential Functions:

Clinical Service Provision: Provides therapeutic clinical services to ACT program clients evidenced by:

• Conducting comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history, mental status, and diagnosis; physical health and dental health, use of drugs or alcohol; education and employment; social development and functioning; activities of daily living and family structure and relationships.
• Providing direct clinical services including individual supportive therapy and psychotherapy to Participants on an individual, group, and family.
• Assisting individuals in accessing resources and education related to basic needs such as benefits, food/nutritional support, financial support/education, transportation, and stable housing.
• Demonstrating the ability to recognize and assess suicide potential and risk and provide appropriate responses to the situation.
• Supporting individuals served and their families in crisis situations.
• Provides on-call crisis intervention as scheduled.
• Plans, structures, and prompts social and leisure-time activities on evenings, weekends, and holidays as assigned.

Service Team Approach: Participates as an active treatment team member serving individuals in the ACT program as evidenced by:

• Demonstrating the ability to recognize and identify symptoms of mental illness and substance use.
• Participating as a member of a multi-disciplinary team approach to treatment and recovery.
• Coordinating with both internal and external providers regarding service provision.

Outreach, Engagement, Follow-Up: Provides comprehensive outreach, engagement, and follow up to assigned individuals as evidenced by:

• Providing comprehensive outreach and follow up to all assigned individuals including contact attempts over the phone, in-person, in the home etc.
• Demonstrating the ability to engage and develop rapport with individuals presenting with a variety of symptoms/presentations.

Cultural Competence and Diversity: Provides culturally appropriate services to diverse populations as evidenced by:

• Providing services that are person-centered.
• Providing services that are culturally relevant.
• Providing a non-judgmental, open, and welcoming approach to diverse populations.

Documentation: Completed documentation that meets identified expectations as evidenced by:

• Documenting all services provided within expected time frames.
• Documenting all services provided in a manner that meets service definitions, regulatory standards, and agency expectations.
• Documenting all services provided in a manner that is person-centered and meets quality improvement goals.

Efficiency and Productivity: Consistently meeting established productivity standards as evidenced by:

• Demonstrating excellent organizational skills.
• Demonstrating effective use of time management techniques.
• Demonstrating the use of effective engagement skills.
• Consistently meeting established productivity standards.

Staff Development Activities: Participates in staff development activities to increase skills and professional development as evidenced by:

• Participating in and completing all required trainings in an accurate and timely manner.
• Identifying and requesting training or skill enhancement opportunities.
• Engaging in cross-training activities with other team members.
• Attending and participating in supervision sessions and demonstrating the ability to apply supervisory recommendations to work performance.

Other: Completes other administrative support duties and special projects as developed and assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a human service-related field and a minimum of 1 year working with the target population preferred.OR
• Master’s degree in a human service-related field

LICENSURE:

• Licensed clinician or working toward clinical licensure (LCSW, LMSW, LPCC, etc).

EXPERIENCE:

• Dependent on education (see above). At least one year of experience working with the target population preferred.

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Knowledge and Skills:

Demonstrated success in the following areas:

• Ability to manage time to meet all deadlines.
• Ability to recognize and identify symptoms of mental illness and suicide and risk potential and respond appropriately.
• Good verbal and written skills.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is preferred but not required.