About Job

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

To qualify as a QMHP (Qualified Mental Health Professional) to provide services, the individual must have the designated clinical experience and must :

Be actively registered as a Qualified Mental Health Professional through VDHP, Board of Counseling
Be a physician; or
have master’s degree in psychology from an accredited college or university with at least one year or clinical experience; or
have master’s degree in human services or counseling from an accredited college or university with at least one year or clinical experience; or
have a social work bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited college or university with at least one year of clinical experience with client’s: or
be a registered nurse with at least one year or clinical experience with children, adults, and/or adolescents;

Additional Requirements

Employee must be certified as tuberculosis free
Employee must clear criminal background and CPS registry checks

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include but not limited to the following:

Ongoing assessment of the treatment needs of assigned clients
Assist in the development and ongoing monitoring and implementation of Individual Service Plan
Assist clients to foster the development of new improved coping, problem solving, and communication skills
Case management functions of linking, arranging for services and referrals
Maintain continuous contact with the identified consumer and other key stakeholders (with signed authorization to release information) in planning and service delivery. These stakeholders might include but are not limited to social workers, psychiatrists, court official, police and teachers in (if applicable) and other human service professionals
Educate client and if applicable caregivers/family members regarding existing community services, and act as an advocate in connecting client/families to these services
Respond to family crisis on a 24-hours, seven days a week basis
Maintain up-to-date client records, and prepare required/ necessary reports in a timely and accurate manner
Attend court and appointments as necessary
Establish a good working relationship with other public and private agencies/services and interface collaboratively with them
Case Documentation

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

The Mental Health Specialist (Counselor or QMHP-A) is required to provide service coordination activities for the ISP development and implementation as follows:

Ability to provide and / or deliver various skills building activities
Ability and skills for enhancing caregiver roles
Ability to assist consumers in developing daily and community living skills
Ability to assist consumers in development of leisure time interests/activities
Knowledge and ability for symptoms monitoring and management
Ability to assist consumers in developing behavior and anger management skills
Ability and skills to maintain required confidentiality regarding client case materials in compliance with the Commonwealth of Virginia Human Rights Code 2007 and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
Knowledge skills and abilities to provide closure and aftercare planning for each family/client
Ability and skills to work with individuals who have serious emotional disturbances and who may be hostile, oppositional and volatile, while at all times maintain composure and behave in a dignified manner,
Knowledge about normal adolescent development
Knowledge about abnormal adolescent behavior
Knowledge and a firm understanding of family development issues
Skills and abilities necessary to develop/ write the required direct or collateral/ stakeholders contact in progress note format
Knowledge of effective parenting skills

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www.growingcareservices.org

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

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