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This position focuses on clients in our outpatient program in Santa Fe providing individual and group therapy. Candidates should have experience providing individual and group therapy to youth, adults and families. This position will primarily provide individual and group counseling to clients with a wide range of backgrounds and disorders and have an average of 20-25 client hours a week (or agreed amount by Clinical Director) Depending on the needs of the organization and program.
Reports to: Clinical Director
WORK PERFORMED:
Provide individual, group, and family therapy, psycho-education cognitive/behavioral methods, motivational methods, CRA, or other therapeutic modalities as assigned.
Perform assessments on clients utilizing ASAM levels of care, a biopsychosocial assessment and other evaluation tools as assigned.
Provide culturally fluent counseling support for Spanish-speaking families.
Assist clients in the development and implementation of their personalized, individual treatment plans, which address their self-identified co-occurring treatment issues. Client treatment plans will be executed using various treatment techniques and therapeutic counseling skills associated with established national treatment standards for the treatment of co-occurring disorders.
Prepare and maintain complete case files on all assigned clients, making sure that all required services, forms, and reports are included and complete.
Enforces and maintains policies, procedures, rights, rules, regulations, guidelines and adherence to and compliance with client service delivery, confidentiality, and ethics.
Record client progress notes that are reflective of the treatment goals and objectives.
Provides intake/admission services.
Assists other staff in the management of clients in emergencies according to TMC policies and procedures and in accordance with training.
Responsible for creating and maintaining a therapeutic and safe environment for clients.
Provides and coordinates referral services for clients to other agencies for services not provided by TMC.
Attends all mandatory Staff Meetings/Trainings as assigned.
Participates in initial and ongoing training and other EBP’s utilized for client service delivery. Maintains fidelity to the EBP’s being utilized.
Maintains confidentiality in accordance with State and Federal law, the Social Work Code of Ethics and TMC policies and procedures.
Participates in weekly and bi-weekly group supervision with Clinical Director.
Performs other related duties as required by Supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Master’s level actively licensed in the state of New Mexico as a mental health/substance abuse Counselor or Therapist, LMSW, LISW, LMHC, LPCC, LSAA, LADAC, etc.
NPI number and NM Medicaid number.
Experience working with clients with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse assessment and diagnosis specifically with opioid-dependent clients.
Experience providing individual and group psychotherapy.
Must have and maintain a current, valid NM Driver’s License. Must also have and maintain clean driving records, as well as auto insurance.
Pass CYFD and other background checks.
Must identify with TMC mission and purpose.
Have a strong desire to reduce the harm associated with substance use and helping our clients into a healthy pathway into recovery.
Preferred Qualifications
Bi-lingual/Bi-cultural preferred. (English/Spanish/other local languages).
Experiential Education and or Adventure Therapy background.
The position provides 40 hours of work per week/weekends; salary range is $45,000-$52,000 annually depending on experience and qualifications. Paid Time Off and health insurance benefits are offered immediately, and retirement benefits offered after one year of employment. The Mountain Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our work centers around LGBTQ+ individuals, people of color, individuals in recovery, people with various diagnoses and abilities, and other marginalized communities. Therefore, we strongly encourage people with these identities to apply.
To apply for the position, please complete an application form found at: https://themountaincenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/TMCGeneralApplication032020.pdf
AND please provide a cover letter and resumé. No phone calls, please. Position open until filled.
