Psychotherapist

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Join our team and make a difference in your community

as a Psychotherapist within our Human Services team. A career with Sauk

County will bring unlimited opportunities to provide support,

assistance, and growth to local communities. Sauk County is the ultimate

destination where anyone can happily live, work, and play. We are

looking for someone who has the desire to support local communities and

be a part of the Human Services team. The purpose of this

Psychotherapist position is to focus on Children and Family within the

Mental Health and Recovery Services (MHRS) unit. The position will

provide mental health treatment services to children and families and

adults, provide clinical support and consultation to agency staff and

community partners, and provide mental health education and prevention

to the public for Sauk County Department of Human Services. Essential

Duties Provide mental health services to children, families, and

parent/primary caregivers by conducting mental health assessments and

develop person centered goals within the individuals\' recovery plan.

Participate in team-based services (Comprehensive Community Services and

Coordinated Services Teams) in the role of psychotherapist, service

coordinator, or consultant. Identify, develop, adapt, and implement

treatment methods according to the unique needs of children and families

using tools and approaches that are strength based, evidence-based and

person centered such as Child-Parent psychotherapy, play therapy, family

therapy, motivational interviewing, trauma focused cognitive-behavioral

therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy. Provide children and their

parents/primary caregivers with supportive psychotherapy, symptom

management support, case management, and life skills education to allow

them to attain and maintain their highest level of independent living.

Advocate on behalf of children and families when appropriate for needed

benefits and services, including applying for social security disability

income, housing subsidies, and medical services. Review evaluations,

test results, substance use assessments, medical reports,

neuropsychological evaluations, and psychiatric/psychological

evaluations and incorporate information into a coordinated plan of care.

Consult, collaborate, and coordinate services with internal and external

service providers/partners regarding the needs of children and families

to ensure an integrated, developmentally appropriate approach to

services and supports. Provide court-ordered services requested through

internal and external partners including but not limited to Child

Protection and Youth Justice. Educate partners about scope of MHRS

services and roles. Intervene in crises and participate in mobile crisis

response. Collaborate with agency staff and recommend immediate

remediation including residential placement, respite and stabilization,

and safe community-based options, and create crisis and safety plans

including intervention and prevention steps to avoid unnecessary

out-of-home placement and/or hospitalization. Screen and triage mental

health referrals coming into the MHRS unit by accessing for appropriate

levels of intervention/care, referring to services including higher

levels of care as necessary, monitoring consumers\' progress in

county-authorized and/or funded treatment, and assist with

discharge/aftercare planning and return to the community. Lead or

co-lead therapeutic, psycho-educational, or social groups for children

and parents or caregivers. Complete documentation within the electronic

health record, including but not limited to screening measures,

assessments, recovery plans, progress notes, referral and discharge

forms, supervision/consultation notes, and daily activity logs.

Participate in program development and evaluation. Maintains knowledge

of current professional counseling techniques and skills. Participates

in ongoing profess on training and development. Provide

information/outreach regarding mental health and/or substance use to

internal and external partners. Provide supervision to bachelor\'s or

master\'s level student interns. And other duties as assigned.

\*\*\*\*\* OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS: Education, training,

and/or experience providing developmentally informed and evidenced based

treatment services to children and families 3 years of individual and

group therapy experience Experience with Comprehensive Community

Services (CCS) and Coordinated Service Team (CST) \*\*\*\*\* APPLICATION

INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: www.governmentjobs.com/careers/saukwi