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This position involves the practice of mental health therapy and the application of generally recognized psychotherapeutic and social work principles and practices obtained through education and training. Providing professional mental health services of a preventative and developmental nature through, direct or indirect consultation with patients, supervision of practice of a certified social worker or social service worker, and interns, and developing program criteria for area of specialization.

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HMHI day treatment programs provide 40 hours per week of clinical care to youth with mental health issues. Teenscope provides services for adolescents (12-18) and Kidstar provides services for children (6-12). We work on a multi-disciplinary team with psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, education specialists, music and recreation therapists, and psychiatric technicians. The therapist position would support youth primarily in Teenscope and intermittently in Kidstar.

The role of the social worker/mental health counselor in day treatment is to function as the primary therapist in creating and implementing treatment plans to build skills for young people and return them to the ability to function in daily life within 4-6 weeks. Therapists in day treatment run groups, conduct individual therapy, facilitate family therapy and help shape milieu inventions. They are also the primary contact for families during the child/adolescent’s admission to the program and often help to coordinate the team’s plan for intervention.

• Evaluates patients to determine status.
• Provides direct psychological services for hospital and/or Huntsman Mental Health Institute patients.
• Collaborates with University and community agencies and departments to provide psychological and social services through outreach and consultation programs.
• Develops mental health programs of a remedial, developmental, and preventive nature.
• Trains and supervises doctoral psychology interns and externs.
• Assists in directing or working within agency program and support areas, as assigned by director.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above.

• Program development and evaluation skills.

• Outreach consultation skills.

• Demonstrated human relation and effective communication skills.

• Ability to provide care appropriate to the population served.

• Ability to provide patient care to patients and families resistant to treatment and delivering quality care within the constraints of managed care.

Qualifications

Required

• Ph.D or Psy.D. degree from an APA accredited graduate program in counseling, school or clinical psychology.
• One year experience in psychotherapy, group or family therapy within a clinical setting.

Licenses Required

• Current RQI Healthcare Provider eCredential through the University of Utah Health RQI system. The eCredential is to be obtained within 30 days of hire.

• Current licensure as a Psychologist in the State of Utah.

* Additional license requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Preferred

• Experience with hospital- based psychological practices (inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization and / or outpatient).
• Experience with individual, family, and group psychotherapy; and a variety of assessment experiences including intellectual, neuropsychological, and affective/behavioral assessment.
• Licensed for two years or more, and experience, training, or interest in providing clinical supervision to interns and residents.
• Completion of an APA-approved doctoral internship.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

• This position involves intermediate work that may exert up to 50 pounds and may consistently require lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects while providing patient care to those with psychiatric conditions.

Carrying, Climbing, Color Determination, Crawling, Far Vision, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Tasting or Smelling, Walking