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About South Lane Mental Health:
Located in Cottage Grove, Oregon with a secondary office in Springfield, Oregon, South Lane Mental Health is guided by an enduring commitment to provide individualized mental health services with compassion and respect. South Lane Mental Health’s staff of almost 100 provided a variety of therapeutic services to over 2,000 individuals in Cottage Grove and the surrounding community. Our employees have a wide range of backgrounds, educational attainment and skill sets. We strive to create an agency community characterized by empowerment, compassion and innovation.
About the Position:
The IOSS Therapist and Clinical Supervisor provides trauma-informed mental health therapy to youth clients of SLMH’s Intensive Outpatient Support Services (IOSS) program as well as providing crisis support and intake assessments. The IOSS Therapist is imbedded in the IOSS Treatment team and provides clinical supervision to QMHA Behavioral Support Specialists and collaborates with team members on clinical details of treatment for the client and family/community systems. This position will be based at our Springfield office, with some days spent in Cottage Grove.
Position Duties:
- Build therapeutic relationships and provide individual therapy to youth clients of the SLMH’s IOSS program with emotional problems and/or psychiatric disabilities. Help these youth clients identify personal strengths and resources needed to acquire skills and supports while healing from past traumas and assist in developing and implementing culturally appropriate individualized and family plans in collaboration with other IOSS team members.
- Provide family support as necessary and appropriate, including providing support for parents and other caregivers of clients.
- Work with clients and IOSS Team members to provide therapy and support in the environment that provides the best opportunity for success. This may include conducting therapeutic sessions in the community or schools, over the phone, and/or conducting home visits as necessary and appropriate.
- Provide crisis service and assistance to other members of the IOSS team who are providing crisis support as needed.
- Conduct in depth mental health assessments, intakes, and updates for IOSS clients, develop individualized support plans, and document services as appropriate.
- Participate in Child and Family Team Meetings and work with adult care providers (parents, foster parents, teachers) when appropriate to assist with improving the family system.
- Regularly attend IOSS team meetings and team leadership meetings, and collaborate with other IOSS team members to identify strategies to provide quality care to IOSS clients. Coordinate care with other members of the IOSS team, other providers, family members, courts, schools, etc. as required to assist the client in successfully meeting individual goals.
- Support Team Managers with ensuring adherence to and provide clarification on agency policy, procedures, standards, and practice in accordance with applicable administrative rules and requirements and in line with the agency mission and values.
- As requested, identify clinical decisions, information, concerns, etc. that are happening within the team that can be addressed within the team, and work with the team to identify and implement solutions and actions.
- Provide clinical supervision to assigned supervisees, including developing a collaborative relationship with supervisees and reviewing clinical and administrative work with supervisees. Support and advise supervisees surrounding specific client and clinical concerns, as well as self-care topics.
- Coach and mentor supervisees to meet expectations surrounding client care. Provide one-on-one training to assist supervisees with developing and mastering new skills.
- Oversee and coordinate group supervision sessions and group trainings.
- Schedule appointments with assigned clients, and coordinate and maintain appointment calendar.
- Complete all required paperwork, including notes on each session, individual client paperwork, annual assessments, and documentation of clinical supervision in a timely manner.
- Meet requirements regarding productivity and dependability. Participate in compliance and quality reviews as required.
- Actively participate in both group and individual clinical supervision, as well as team and staff meetings. Engage in continuing education activities and trainings, maintain appropriate continuing education credits as required by board and licensure, and continually build therapeutic skills
- Understand that many individuals have been traumatized and work to provide services from a culturally appropriate, respectful, trauma-informed perspective.
- Positively represent SLMH in the community and with other service providers, and act as a liaison with other organizations or with internal committees/cross-departmental teams.
- Perform all duties in a respectful and responsible manner, with clients, their families and coworkers, and in a manner that meets all professional ethical standards.
Position Requirements:
- Master’s degree in the related fields of therapy to include social work, professional counseling, or couples and family therapy.
- At least 2 years of experience providing mental health therapy as a QMHP, or LCSW, LPC, or LMFT.
- Local travel during the work day to client appointments and community meetings required.
- Experience working with youth preferred
Competencies:
- Skill in building therapeutic relationships with clients in individual, family, or group settings and provide therapy within scope of training.
- Ability to conduct DSM 5 diagnoses and mental status examinations.
- Knowledge of theoretical frameworks for psychotherapy, as well as case management and skills training techniques and resources.
- Ability to determine appropriate treatment modalities and level of care for each client, including identifying when to focus on solution-oriented symptom management and when to focus on addressing underlying causes as the path to symptom reduction. Ability to write and implement an integrated service plan.
- Skill in de-escalating stressful situations and providing appropriate support to clients in crisis.
- Ability to clear conceptualize a case, and clearly communicate that conceptualization to others.
- Knowledge of best practice suicide risk assessment and safety planning techniques, and ability to assess health and safety risks.
- Ability to conduct mental health assessments according to standards set in Oregon Administrative Rules including identifying precipitating events, gathering histories, and assessing relationships.
- Strong oral communications skills, and ability to write in clear, clinically appropriate language.
- Ability to balance clinical, cultural, and ethical values, particularly as relates to client and staff needs.
- Ability to interact positively with people of all ages and cultural background.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team environment.
- Sound computer skills.
Benefits of Working for South Lane Mental Health:
- Exceptional culture where employees are supported, trusted and treated as adults.
- 100% employer payment of health insurance premium for the employee.
- Dental, vision, and prescription drug insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Robust Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunity to contribute to a 403(b) retirement account
- Opportunities for training and reimbursement for licensure and certification costs
- Eligibility for state and federal student loan repayment programs
- Administrative and clinical supervision, including that for licensure candidates
To Apply:
Please complete the application at www.slmh.org/careers
Resume and Cover letter are required. No phone calls, please.
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