MHCCI - Outpatient Therapist FT - Jacksonville In Illinois Job Details

Department: MHCCI - AOP Jacksonville
Category: Professional
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Evenings
Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with On-Call Rotation

Master's or doctoral degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or closely related human service field.  Completion of 1,000 hour clinical practicum required. LCPC or LCSW licensure and prior experience preferred. Must pass DCFS fingerprinting background check. Must have keyboarding and computer skills as required by position. Must be able to participate in Jacksonville after-hours psychiatric response team rotation.

Provides age-appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic outpatient services to a caseload of approximately 50% adults and 50% children and/or their families.  Plans, organizes, and provides therapeutic services to clients whose level of functioning indicates they can benefit from outpatient treatment. 

Develop initial comprehensive assessment data including clients presenting problems, mental status, relevant psychiatric, medical and developmental histories to make decisions regarding diagnosis (per DSM-IV-TR), treatment objectives and ongoing treatment plans and/or to provide information and make appropriate referrals to other treatment resources in the community.

Date posted: 03/15/2010