Mental Health Therapist
Company: STARS Nashville
Location: Nashville
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
TITLE: Mental Health Therapist ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: Voted Top
Workplace 2013-2021! Awesome work culture, great benefits,
inclusive, welcoming, and compassionate team.STARS mission is to
help young people pursue their unlimited potential by providing
hope, health, and connection. STARS has served some of our most
disenfranchised populations by providing school-based prevention
and intervention services, as well as intensive outpatient
treatment services for adolescents with substance use and
co-occurring disorders. EOE STATEMENT: We are an equal employment
opportunity employer. STARS Nashville does not discriminate against
a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color,
religion, sex (including pregnancy, transgender status, and sexual
orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or
genetic information. CATEGORY: Mental Health LOCATION: Davidson Co
DESCRIPTION: The STARS Mental Health Therapist will be responsible
for providing school-based individual therapy and related clinical
services for students in their assigned schools. In cases in which
schools are closed temporarily due to health concerns, as is the
case with Covid-19 pandemic, these services may be provided
remotely via telehealth.As a STARS Mental Health Therapist:
- Provides weekly individual therapy for a caseload of students
referred to services for a range of presenting issues, which may
include the following:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Trauma-related symptoms
- Self-injurious behaviors
- Struggles related to family transitions, such as divorce or
adoption
- Grief and loss
- Engagement in oppositional or defiant behaviors
- Significant challenges with staying focused or on task in the
classroom
- Difficulties with emotion regulation and communication
skills
- Struggles with a range of social/emotional skills
- Conflicts with peers, teachers, or family members
- Provides case management and follow-up services with students,
parents, school personnel and community professionals, which
includes making appropriate referral services, as needed.
- Collaborates closely with school counselors and/or
administrators to identify referrals to the program
- Meets with parents/guardians for orientation and intake
meetings to review and sign consents and initiate services
- Maintains ongoing contact with parents/guardians related to
progress toward treatment goals and any other significant
developments in treatment
- Completes all required clinical paperwork according to
deadlines (including assessments, interpretive summaries, treatment
plans, safety plans, progress notes, and any other required
paperwork) and maintains clinical files
- Collaborates with teachers and offers strategies for supporting
student's progress toward treatment goals in their classrooms
- Meets weekly with the Clinical Supervisor or Director of
Clinical Services to review cases and any issues related to the
delivery of services or the ESAP program
- Engages in all of these services via telehealth in cases in
which in-person meetings and interventions are not possible
- Collaborates with STARS Counselor and school counseling
departments to develop and deliver trainings/presentations as
needed on topics related to mental health and wellbeingPM22
POSITION REQUIREMENTS: STARS Mental Health Therapist
Qualifications:To perform this job successfully, an individual must
be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- Master's degree in counseling, social work or related field
required.
- Licensure as LPC-MHSP, LCSW, or LMFT strongly preferred;
minimum licensure as LMSW or temporary LPC-MHSP required.PM22
BENEFITS: Health, Vision, Dental, Employee Assistance Program,
401K, 401K match, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings
Account, Paid time off COMPANY WEBSITE:
www.starsnashville.orgPI200799081
Keywords: STARS Nashville, Nashville , Mental Health Therapist, Other , Nashville, Tennessee
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