School Mental Health Therapist - PGCPS Youth First Care Program (Prince George's County) - $1K Sign on Bonus, Sheppard Pratt, Gaithersburg, MD
Sheppard Pratt -
Gaithersburg, MD,
US
School Mental Health Therapist - PGCPS Youth First Care Program (Prince George's County) - $1K Sign on Bonus
Date Posted: 2024-05-18
Job description
The School Mental Health Therapist provides clinical services to assigned clients within his or her assigned school-based office or in the school building. Services may include: clinical assessments; treatment planning; individual, family, play and group psychotherapy/counseling; crisis intervention; consultation to teachers, administrators, and other school personnel; maintenance of medical records and documentation; and development of summer or after school therapeutic programing.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Responsibilities:
- Maintains demonstrated proficiency in child-oriented psychotherapies and childhood disorders by submitting documentation of continuing education in this area.
- Maintains at least the required minimum caseloads and productivity requirements of PGCPS, as interpreted by our County Contract Monitor.
- Obtaining necessary insurance validations and authorizations for services for assigned clients within required timelines
- Completing clinical psychosocial assessments for each new client within required timelines and updating assessments on an annual basis
- Completing initial and subsequent Individual Treatment Plans (ITPs) within required timelines
- Documenting and filing progress notes within 48 hours of each psychotherapy / counseling sessio
- Obtaining and maintaining accurate client personal data, consents, and relevant collateral documentation
- Completing accurate and timely billing tickets for each billable service delivered
- Responding to failed appointments by clients with documented outreach and/or timely notification of discharge
Qualifications:
- Maintains any one of the following licenses in good standing in the State of Maryland: Licensed Certified Social Worker - Clinical (LCSW-C), Licensed Certified Professional Counselor (LCPC), Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW), or Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC).