Behavioral Health Therapist

Behavioral Health Therapist

Job Description:

• Provides direct integrated co-occurring behavioral health and substance use services in support of integrated primary care and behavioral health services.
• Maintains a caseload of patients engaging in co-occurring behavioral health and substance use services to provide therapeutic support.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducts brief, evidence-based, and developmentally appropriate screenings.
• Conducts time-limited assessments.
• Applies knowledge of evidence-based practice to individuals, couples, groups, and families, including adults, children, and adolescents.
• Assesses both behavioral health and substance use needs to determine appropriate clinical interventions.
• Provides emergency assessment of patients in crisis and facilitates psychiatric hospitalization if needed.
• Assesses discharge readiness throughout the course of treatment.
• Creates and implements integrated treatment plans, ensuring access to services.
• Independently evaluates treatment progress and modifies planning as indicated.
• Provides referrals for internal and external services.
• Engages patients and/or families who are not engaged in services through outreach and follow-up.

Communication:

• Provides consultation to medical providers, other staff, and service providers to facilitate coordinated care.
• Participates in staff meetings.
• Ensures progress notes are accessible to the patient's care team.

Compliance, Policy, and Procedure:

• Documents all behavioral health services as directed by policy and professional standards.
• Adheres to departmental productivity standards and procedures.
• Assesses for risk using standardized measures.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to provide culturally relevant services.
• Adapt services to cultural norms and promote diversity among providers.
• Familiar with open access model to care in community mental health settings.

Education and/or Experience:

• Required: Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psy D, or PhD.
• Preferred Licensure: LCSW-C, LCPC, Psychologist.
• Required Licensure: Licensure in the state of Maryland.
• Preferred: Two years of experience in the provision of outpatient mental health and/or substance use services with adults, adolescents, and/or children. Experience in a primary care setting is strongly preferred.
• Preferred: Multi-Lingual.