Mental Health and Behavioral Professional

What You Get To Do:

The Mental Health and Behavioral Professional will develop and implement programs and services to remediate behavioral and social problems for persons served.  The Mental Health and Behavioral Professional must have competencies in areas related to:

• Behavior reduction/elimination strategies that promote least restrictive approved alternatives.
• Co-occurring mental health or neurocognitive disorders.
• Data collection tracking and reporting; demonstrated expertise with populations of mental health and cognitive impairments.
• Ethical considerations related to behavioral services.
• Functional analysis.
• Functional assessment; measurement of behavior and interpretation of data.
• Identifying desired outcomes.
• Selecting intervention strategies to achieve desired outcomes.
• Staff/caregiver training.
• Support plan monitoring and revisions.

Qualifications :

What Makes You A Great Fit:

Must communicate effectively in written and oral form using positive interpersonal skills.  Experience with functional behavior assessment/functional behavior analysis.  Experience in the development and implementation of affective/social skill lessons.  Must have good decision-making and communication skills be responsible mature flexible and have management experience.  Must be qualified in one of the following ways:

• Have four years of supervised experience working directly with people who exhibit challenging behaviors as well as co-occurring mental disorders and neurocognitive disorders; and meet one or more of the following requirements:
   
• Minimums Qualifications:
  • A person with a graduate degree from an accredited college or university in psychology counseling marriage and family therapy social work nursing or a closely related field and either has completed the applicable supervised practice requirements under ch MPSW 4 12 or 16 OR
  • Psy 2 or has 3000 hours of supervised clinical post-graduate degree experience including at least 1000 hours of face-to-face contact with consumers and who commences work at a clinic required to be certified under this chapter no later than January 1 2013.
  • Graduate student who is enrolled in an accredited institution in psychology counseling marriage and family therapy social work nursing or a closely related field OR
  • A person with a graduate degree from an accredited institution and course work in psychology counseling marriage and family therapy social work nursing or a closely related field who has not yet completed the applicable supervised practice requirements described under ch. MPSW 4 12 or 16 or Psy 2 as applicable OR
  • An individual who may lawfully practice psychotherapy within the scope of a license permit registration or certificate granted by Wisconsin other than under ch. 455 or 457 Stats.

• Preferred Qualifications:

  • Psychologist or private practice school psychologist licensed in Wisconsin under ch. 455 Stats OR
  • Marriage and family therapist licensed in Wisconsin under s. 457.10 or 457.11 Stats OR
  • Professional counselor licensed in Wisconsin under s. 457.12 or 457.13 Stats OR
  • Advanced practice social worker granted a certificate in Wisconsin under s. 457.08 (2) Stats OR
  • Independent social worker licensed in Wisconsin under s. 457.08 (3) Stats OR
  • Clinical social worker licensed in Wisconsin under s. 457.08 (4) Stats OR

Additional Information :

Hours Worked:

The typical hours worked are Monday to Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm; however work schedule may change depending on the scheduling needs of individuals. Appointments may occur in the early morning evening or on the weekend to best meet the needs of the person served. 

At Dungarvin diversity and inclusion are a part of what makes our organization strong. Together we can continue to work towards an inclusive culture that supports our employees and persons served. Dungarvin is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time