Mental Health Professional/ Therapist at The Judge Group Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland

Posted in Other 14 days ago.





Job Description:

Location: Baltimore, MD

Salary: $75,000.00 USD Annually - $80,000.00 USD Annually

Description: Our client in Baltimore, MD (and also for their Glen Burnie, MD location) is currently seeking a Mental Health Professional / Therapist.


This role requires:





  • A 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 post-masters clinical experience in a mental health setting.




This job will have the following responsibilities:





  • Conducting screening interviews and assessments using personal interviews, referral information, medical history, collateral contact and additional methods as needed.

  • Recommending 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.

  • Providing ongoing counseling to individuals, groups, or families as reflected in the treatment plan.

  • Identifying gaps in service, barriers to treatment and the acquisition of community resources.

  • Advocating for the reduction of such barriers and for the development of needed services.

  • Building strong relationships with patients, families, co-workers and surrounding community.

  • Providing education to families and other identified natural supports.

  • Providing case management services as required for a group of assigned persons which includes coordinating and monitoring the Individual Treatment Plan for the team.

  • Attaining all benefits a person qualifies for under Local, State, and Federal law.

  • Teaching money management skills such as budgeting and banking.

  • Providing crisis intervention and rapid support services to circumvent hospitalization.

  • Scheduling medical treatments, dental treatments, and doctors visits as required.

  • Visiting the person when admitted to inpatient somatic and psychiatric treatment as well as plan for discharge at the beginning of admission.

  • Meeting all needs of the person starting with housing, food, and clothing before any other intervention occurs. Housing must be safe and affordable.

  • Assisting persons to carry out daily living skills including person hygiene, nutritional needs, shopping, and food preparation as well as house cleaning and laundry.

  • Teaching transportation skills.

  • Developing and document psychosocial database.

  • Documenting client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to COMAR and agency related requirements.

  • Providing consultation and educational services to community agencies as needed.

  • Coordinating with outside agencies to wrap services around the person.

  • Participating in interdisciplinary conferences with appropriate medical, nursing, social work, and administrative staff.

  • Providing ongoing assessment of client's issues and their response to treatment.

  • Providing symptom education and illness management as prescribed by evidenced based practices or established guidelines.

  • Providing group as well as family and individual therapy/treatment.

  • Utilizing evidenced based practices for co-occurring disorders when performing group substance abuse treatment and individual treatment.

  • Being available at all times for the persons on the team as well as the persons being treated.

  • Providing 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.

  • Educating and support client's families, and advocate for client rights and preferences.

  • Conducting comprehensive assessment of all domains of a person's life.

  • Providing on call crisis intervention when assigned covering nighttime and weekend hours.

  • Becoming an expert of the ACT philosophy and follow and maintain high fidelity to the ACT Model of Care.

Qualifications & Requirements:



Skills Requirements:




  • One to three months OJT required for efficient job performance.



Job 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



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Contact: acialone@judge.com@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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