What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Clinician (QMHP) position at Strategic Therapy Associates Inc?
Strategic Therapy Associates is an established mental health provider with offices throughout Virginia. We are seeking QMHP-level Mental Health Clinicians to help clients resolve mental health issues that are putting them in an at-risk status, as we work toward eliminating the cause for out-of-home placement or institutionalization, while moving them toward positive change and self-sufficiency. We help clients resolve their own problems and restore appropriate hierarchy within families using family systems counseling approaches.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Provide home, community, and/or school-based counseling, therapeutic mentoring and/or psycho-social education for children, adolescents, adults, and families.
- Empower clients to resolve the issues that can lead to out-of-home and/or out-of-community placements, or that may result in institutionalization if not effectively remedied via lesser restrictive measures.
- Establish rapport quickly and employ creative, appropriate therapeutic techniques to best meet the needs of the individual client.
- Complete required clinical documentation.
Attributes:
- Family-oriented
- Hopeful and optimistic that people can change
- Flexible and willing to adjust practice for betterment of clients
- Open minded and willing to learn and apply new strategies
- Humble and good-humored
Required Education and Qualification:
- Previous work experience in mental health settings.
- Previous work experience in community-based mental health settings preferred.
- Ability to successfully register as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) with the Virginia Board of Health Professions. Please visit this link for more information: https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Counseling/counseling_QMHP.htm
- Valid driver's license, auto insurance, own vehicle, satisfactory driving record & willingness to transport clients within the community.
Benefits:
- Flexible Schedule (as it relates to client availability)
- Lucrative Earning Opportunities Including Regular Bonuses
- **$1,500.00 Signing Bonus for Full-Time Hires
- On-going Training and Learning Opportunities
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Medical Insurance (company pays 75% of employee premium)
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Long Term Disability
- Supplemental Insurance Benefit Options
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Universal Leave
- Bereavement leave
- 401K Retirement Plan With Company Match
- Tuition Discounts With Partnering Universities
- Free CEUs Through Partnering Universities
- Tuition Repayment Program
- *Clinical supervision toward professional licensure (LCSW, LPC and/or LMFT)
Conditions apply. Licensure supervision is offered to masters-level staff at Strategic working in the intensive in-home program and is based on supervisor availability and after a period of employment (as determined by the director) in which the potential "resident" has been observed in clinical skill and in interactions in regular clinical supervision.
**Conditions apply. Signing bonus is paid in 3 installments over the course of the first year of employment and is taxable income.
