Mental Health Clinician

Strategic Therapy Associates is an established mental health provider with offices throughout Virginia. We are seeking QMHP-level Mental Health Clinicians to help children and their families resolve mental health issues that are putting them in an at-risk status, as we work toward eliminating the cause for out-of-home placement or institutionalization while moving them toward positive change and self-sufficiency. We help children and their families resolve their own problems and restore appropriate hierarchy within families using family systems counseling approaches. Flexibility is required as most client appointments occur in the afternoons and evenings, and sometimes weekends.

Benefits:

• Flexible Schedule (as it relates to client availability)
• Lucrative Earning Opportunities Including Regular Bonuses
• *$1,500.00 Signing Bonus for Full-Time Hires
• On-going Training and Learning Opportunities
• Mileage Reimbursement
  
• Medical Insurance (company pays 75% of employee premium)  
  
• Dental & Vision Insurance
  
• Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, & Long Term Disability Insurance
  
• Supplemental Insurance Benefit Options
  
• Paid Holidays
  
• Paid Universal Leave
  
• Bereavement leave
  
• 401K Retirement Plan With Company Match
  
• Tuition Discounts With Partnering Universities
  
• Free CEUs Through Partnering Universities
  
• *Clinical supervision toward professional licensure (LCSW, LPC and/or LMFT)
  

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provide home, community, and/or school-based counseling, therapeutic mentoring and/or psycho-social education for children, adolescents, adults, and families. 
  
• Empower clients to resolve the issues that can lead to out-of-home and/or out-of-community placements, or that may result in institutionalization if not effectively remedied via lesser restrictive measures.
  
• Establish rapport quickly and employ creative, appropriate therapeutic techniques to best meet the needs of the individual client.
  
• Complete the required clinical documentation.
  

Attributes:

• Family-oriented
• Hopeful and optimistic that people can change
• Flexible and willing to adjust practice for the betterment of clients
• Open-minded and willing to learn and apply new strategies
• Humble and good-humored
  

Required Education and Qualification:

• Previous work experience in mental health settings; previous work experience in community-based mental health settings preferred.
• At least a Bachelor's degree in a human services related field of study (i.e. psychology, social work, human services, counseling, etc).
• Ability to successfully register as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) with the Virginia Board of Health Professions. Please visit this link for more information: https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Counseling/counseling_QMHP.htm 
• Valid driver's license, auto insurance, own vehicle, satisfactory driving record & willingness to transport clients within the community.

*Conditions apply. Also, licensure supervision is offered to masters-level staff at Strategic working in the intensive in-home program and is based on supervisor availability and after a period of employment (as determined by the director) in which the potential "resident" has been observed in clinical skill and in interactions in regular clinical supervision.