Clinical Therapy Fellow Behavioral Health Consultant Psychiatry

University of Iowa Health Care Department of Psychiatry is seeking qualified post- masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling applicants to join our amazing team of Behavioral Health workers in a fellowship program.

The Clinical Therapy Fellowship is a specialized opportunity for individuals who have obtained a Masters Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and who are seeking additional training as a therapist. The successful candidates will be hired and assigned to the Department of Psychiatry as Behavioral Health Consultants and will work closely in fellowship with a board-approved clinical supervisor to accrue hours toward independent licensure. The Fellows will divide their work hours providing therapy within a wide variety of treatment needs as well as participate in a host of training lectures groups and projects catered toward professional interests. The Clinical Therapy Fellow will gain exceptional interdisciplinary connections professional growth confidence and professional direction available to them through this large academic setting.

Our program includes a first and second-year training protocol. At the time of acceptance fellows will be provided a one-year employment contract. The successful fellow would be eligible to progress to the second year and provided another one-year contract if they meet satisfactory performance. Upon completion of their second year Fellows are expected to have completed their supervision contracts be prepared to sit for the LMHC exam and to present superior qualifications for practice at the independent level.

Basic Function
Work as a therapist in the Department of Psychiatry while receiving essential clinical supervision and interdepartmental training to facilitate licensure at the Independent level of Behavioral Health Clinician (LMHC).
Provide specialized practice skills in the following areas: 1. Child adolescent and adult psychosocial assessment; 2. child adult and family psychotherapy; 3. group therapy; 4. consultation.
Advanced opportunities for research teaching and leadership exist.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities
Active participation in Fellow education and training curriculum including but not limited to 1:1 and group Clinical Supervision.
Commitment to a related departmental project involving proposal and approval planning and implementing data collection and outcomes report to department.
Provide planned and emergent mental health assessments of child and adult patients presenting with a range of behavioral health complaints and concerns in an outpatient clinic.
Formulate diagnostic opinions and treatment plans utilizing the criteria of the DSM 5.
Provide individual family and group psychotherapy services to extremely distressed highly emotionally charged patients - including those diagnosed with eating disorders disruptive behavior disorders serious and persistent mental illnesses mood disorders anxiety and bipolar disorders.
Provide risk assessment for child and adult self-harm and harm to others.
Differentially provide a wide range of therapeutic interventions including behavior modification dialectical behavior therapy cognitive behavioral therapy and interpersonal modalities of treatment.
Collaborate with members of the multi-disciplinary clinic treatment team to implement patient care recommendations.
Comply with standards regarding attendance documentation and continuous quality improvement data collection clinic policies and the Code of Ethics.
Keep current with behavioral health work and health care knowledge base and to pursue further enhancements of job-related knowledge.
Provide program development teaching and research services.

Position Expectations
Maintain effective working relationships with faculty staff students and the public.

Demonstrate respect for all members of the University community in the course of performing ones duties and in response to administrators supervisors coworkers and customers; constructively brings forward workplace concerns to coworkers and/or supervisor.

Welcomes the richness of talent from a workforce of all backgrounds and recognizes that a variety of backgrounds and perspectives brings stimulation challenge and energy that contribute to a productive and effective workplace.

Represent the interests of the University and of unit leadership in the use of resources to meet service and productivity demands within unit goals and budgets; strives to promote continual process and quality improvement.

Seek opportunities to enhance ones own professional knowledge skills and abilities as they relate to ones current position and/or to prepare for potential future roles and overall career development.

Supervision
Supervision is received from the Sr. Behavioral Health Consultant or designee and Fellows may provide advanced opportunities to supervise clinical therapy practicum students.

Percent of Time: 100%
Classification: Behavioral Health Consultant
Staff Type: Professional and Scientific
Type of Appointment: 12-month term position with opportunity to advance to second year.