About This Role: Mental Health Practitioner
The role of a Mental Health Practitioner involves working under the guidance and clinical supervision of a Mental Health Professional to administer Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS) to adults grappling with mental illness. This role encompasses various responsibilities, including but not limited to the following:
- Developing and maintaining the client’s Level of Care Utilization System (LOCUS), functional assessment, and Individual Treatment Plans.
- Providing instruction, modeling, and guidance to teach skills that support clients in achieving their specified goals as outlined in the Individual Treatment Plan.
- Ensuring that accurate and up-to-date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained, aligning with professional and agency standards.
- Demonstrating an understanding of and adherence to confidential record-keeping practices.
Mental Health Practitioners collaborate with clients in their home or community settings to work on person-centered objectives aimed at restoring psychiatric stability, managing mental health symptoms, and enhancing overall functioning in their daily lives.
About You:
Qualifications for Mental Health Practitioners:
To be eligible for this role, candidates must meet one of the following criteria:
Mental Health Practitioners must be qualified in one of the four following ways:
- Possess a bachelor’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university, and fulfill one of the following conditions:
- Accumulate a minimum of 2,000 hours of supervised experience in delivering services to individuals with mental illness. OR
- Be proficient in the non-English language spoken by the ethnic group to which at least 50 percent of the practitioner’s clients belong, complete 40 hours of training in providing services to persons with mental illness, and receive clinical supervision from a mental health professional at least once a week until achieving the 2,000-hour supervised experience requirement.
- Have accrued at least 4,000 hours of work experience in providing services to individuals with mental illness.
- Be a graduate student in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields, formally assigned by an accredited college or university to an agency or facility for clinical training.
- Hold a master’s or other graduate degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university.
Preferred Knowledge Areas:
Preferred qualifications for this role include expertise in the following areas:
- Understanding the causes and symptoms of mental health issues, coping skills, risk assessment, family dynamics, and support systems.
- Proficiency in crisis management, relapse prevention, and conflict resolution skills.
- Knowledge of substance abuse and co-occurring mental illness and their intersections.
- Familiarity with crisis management, including the ability to handle life-threatening situations and prevent suicide.
- Experience in creating treatment plans, writing progress notes, and conducting client assessments.