Behavioral Health Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

Description : PLEASE NOTE : THIS IS A SCHOOL-BASED POSITION

POSITION SUMMARY

Behavioral Health Therapist (BHT) works on a multidisciplinary team to enhance the lives of individuals and their families living with severe mental health illness. BHT provides appropriate, evidence-based therapeutic services based upon comprehensive assessments of clients’ and families’ strengths, abilities, needs, and preferences. This is a community-based service position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions :

• Assists clients in identifying strengths, needs, and realistic goals to develop a service plan.
• Accurately identifies risk and responds appropriately, and provides consultation to peers regarding high-risk situations and appropriate interventions.
• Effectively teaches social skills and household management skills.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of behavioral health symptoms, diagnoses, interventions, and impact.
• Collects and analyzes data to determine service efficacy, client needs, and program / staffing needs and provides reports to clinical director or administration as directed.
• Maintains professional boundaries and operates within agency / ethical guidelines.
• Knowledge of agency and community resources and referral processes.
• Provides appropriate, evidence-based therapeutic services based upon comprehensive assessments of clients’ strengths, abilities, needs, and preferences.
• Provides supportive services for clients and arranges for the provision of services from community resources based on the service plan.
• Coordinates and ensures proper authorizations for services as necessary.
• Coordinates ongoing service plan development and revision with clients to develop service plans that meet accreditation requirements.
• Completes accurate clinical documentation according to policy and as needed to ensure reimbursement for services.
• Performs regular evidence-based practice activities to assist clients with basic needs, referrals, service coordination, and skills training as necessary.
• Attends supervision, program, and agency-wide meetings as indicated.
• May assist with clinical consultation, clinical review, or auditing of clinical records.
• Performs other duties as requested within scope of license.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Requirements : SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education :

Computer Skills :

Other Requirements :