Behavioral Health Therapist

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. - Collect...