Mental Health Professional/ Therapist
The Judge Group Inc.

Location: Glen Burnie, MD
Salary: $75,000.00 USD Annually - $80,000.00 USD Annually
Description: Our client is currently seeking a Mental Health Professional/ Therapist
Member of the ACT Team to assess, plan, develop, coordinate, and provide treatment and counseling, conduct program planning, conduct assessments, consultation and follow-up on direct services and rehabilitation to assist clients and their families in coping with health related social problems.

This job will have the following responsibilities:

• Conduct screening interviews and assessments using personal interviews, referral information, medical history, collateral contact and additional methods as needed.
• Recommend treatment plans to Physicians and/or other mental health professionals that address medical, psychiatric, and psychosocial needs/problems and specify modalities of treatment and support, to address specific goals. Modify the plan as necessary to reflect the needs of the client.
• Provide ongoing counseling to individuals, groups, or families as reflected in the treatment plan.
• Identifies gaps in service, barriers to treatment and the acquisition of community resources.
• Advocates for the reduction of such barriers and for the development of needed services.
• Build strong relationships with patients, families, co-workers and surrounding community. Provide education to families and other identified natural supports.
• Provide case management services as required for a group of assigned persons which includes coordinating and monitoring the Individual Treatment Plan for the team. Primary responsibility for a group of 10-12 persons will be assigned.
• Attain all benefits a person qualifies for under Local, State, and Federal law.
• Teach money management skills such as budgeting and banking. -Provide crisis intervention and rapid support services to circumvent hospitalization.
• Schedules medical treatments, dental treatments, and doctors visits as required.
• Visit the person when admitted to inpatient somatic and psychiatric treatment as well as plan for discharge at the beginning of admission.
• Meet all needs of the person starting with housing, food, and clothing before any other intervention occurs. Housing must be safe and affordable.
• Assist persons to carry out daily living skills including person hygiene, nutritional needs, shopping, and food preparation as well as house cleaning and laundry. Teach transportation skills.
• Develop and document psychosocial database.
• Document client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to COMAR and agency related requirements.
• Provide consultation and educational services to community agencies as needed. Coordinate with outside agencies to wrap services around the person.
• Participate in interdisciplinary conferences with appropriate medical, nursing, social work, and administrative staff.
• Provide ongoing assessment of client's issues and their response to treatment.
• Provide symptom education and illness management as prescribed by evidenced based practices or established guidelines.
• Provide group as well as family and individual therapy/treatment.
• Utilize evidenced based practices for co-occurring disorders when performing group substance abuse treatment and individual treatment.
• Be available at all times for the persons on the team as well as the persons being treated.
• Provide case management for an assigned group of clients including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment team; assume responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall treatment goals and plans in conjunction with the ITP; provide individual supportive counseling; assist in symptom management, ensuring immediate changes are made in the treatment plans as client's needs change. Educate and support client's families, and advocate for client rights and preferences.
• Conduct comprehensive assessment of all domains of a person's life.
• Provide on call crisis intervention when assigned covering nighttime and weekend hours.
• Become an expert of the ACT philosophy and follow and maintain high fidelity to the ACT Model of Care.
  

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Must be a licensed Mental Health Professional in Maryland.
• Must exhibit excellent organizational, problem solving, verbal and written communication skills. Must have a valid driver's license. Must have a clean driving record. Must have the ability to work independently with minimum supervision
  
• Masters Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Professional Counseling or related field preferred, and one of the following LCP, LCPC, LMSW, LCSW, or LCSW-C.
• 3 years clinical experience in a mental health setting.

Email: Acialone@judge.com

Contact: acialone@judge.com

This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Find us on the web at www.judge.com

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