Springdale, Arkansas
Mental Health Professional Job Opening in Springdale, Arkansas - Unique Behavioral Healthcare Opportunity
We are currently seeking a dynamic Mental Health Professional with experience providing services in a Behavioral Health organization or have experience with a community mental health or healthcare organization. Candidates must show a strong employment history with progressive growth throughout their career. Job Duties/ Responsibilities (Scope of Practice): Interview/assess clients for mental health needs and perform individual, family conjoint and group therapy services. The MHP may provide consultation, training, education, and public relations in community, agency, or business settings. Document, review, and maintain accurate case records and relevant clinical information. Provide counseling and appraisal services to individuals or groups designed to develop an understanding of personal problems, to define goals, to plan activities reflecting his or her interests, abilities, aptitudes, and to assess an individual?s aptitudes, attitudes, abilities, achievements, interest, and personal characteristics as these are related to personal social concerns, educational progress, occupation and careers.
Requirements : Master's degree in professional counseling/social work from an accredited institution. * Current Arkansas license (LAC, LPC, LPE, LMSW, LCSW)
This opportunity offers the following : * Challenging and rewarding environment * Competitive compensation * Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans * 401K plan * Paid Time Off.
Below is a list of the programs offered by Ozark Guidance which may have Mental Health Professional openings:
Adult Services Programs include :
Adult Outpatient Treatment : Our professional staff brings lives into focus by helping people manage their problems and concerns through such services as Individual and group therapy, Psychiatric assessment, Medication management, Marriage and family counseling, Substance abuse treatment and Pain Management.
Child Services Programs include :
School Based Services : Ozark Guidance was the first in Northwest Arkansas to provide mental health counseling to children inside the school system. School Based Services are designed to help students in kindergarten through high school who are faced with emotional and/or behavioral problems that are keeping them from doing well in class. Through individual, group and family therapy, support services, and case management, the School Based counselors help children and families reduce the barriers to learning and improve the emotional and behavioral development of the child. By placing counselors in the schools, Ozark Guidance is able to serve children in a familiar place and with less interruption to their school day. This also helps reduce the costs and travel time by family members. Common problems addressed in school based sessions include: Difficulty adjusting to a stressful event such as divorce or loss of a loved one; Behavioral problems such as oppositional defiant disorder; mental health issues such as depression, anxiety; and attention deficit disorder. Ozark Guidance?s School Based program was cited as the ?model? for such programs by the Arkansas Department of Education.
Therapeutic Day Treatment : Sometimes children experience the burdens of depression, problems at home, or some additional trauma that lead to problems in school. Children in this situation need a new place to grow, learn, and succeed. Ozark Guidance provides an accredited school program that gives children this opportunity. Therapeutic Day Treatment, or TDT, is a comprehensive integration of academic and clinical programs that serve children and adolescents aged 5-18. The goal of TDT is to stabilize a child?s behavior in a structured behavioral management environment so that when appropriate, he or she can remain with their family and return to school better able to succeed academically and emotionally.
Child Outpatient Treatment : Ozark Guidance offers outpatient clinical services designed to help children who are faced with emotional and/or behavioral problems. Through individual, group and family therapy, support services, and case management, the counselors help children and families improve the emotional and behavioral development of the child. Common problems addressed include: Difficulty adjusting to a stressful event such as divorce or loss of a loved one; Behavioral problems such as oppositional defiant disorder; and mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and attention deficit disorder.
Ozark Guidance is a private local, Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities accredited, non-profit community mental health center. We are committed to meeting the needs of the individual, family, and community for better mental health in Northwest Arkansas. Since 1970, Ozark Guidance has helped tens of thousands of children, adults, and families in Washington, Benton, Madison, and Carroll Counties live better lives by providing high quality, affordable mental healthcare services. This is a unique clinical opportunity with a complex behavioral healthcare organization with a staff of 450 employees. Northwest Arkansas is one of the fastest growing and most dynamic regions in the United States. With the beautiful Beaver Lake and the majestic Ozark Mountains that define the Natural state, our Northwest Arkansas region, inspired by its surroundings, is the up-and-coming leader in business, education, sports, tourism and arts and culture. Home to Wal-Mart, Tyson Foods, J.B. Hunt, and the University of Arkansas, Northwest Arkansas fosters the entrepreneurial spirit and drives the growth of the region. Our Northwest Arkansas region has also inspired the visions of E. Fay Jones and world leaders such as J. William Fulbright and William Jefferson Clinton who have also called the region home. Today, the area?s unique and historic downtowns are thriving and recognized as top destinations for the arts. With Eureka Springs? incredible living arts culture, Fayetteville?s Walton Arts Center, Springdale?s Arts Center of the Ozarks, and Bentonville?s awe-inspiring Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Northwest Arkansas provides endless enjoyable cultural experiences. Ozark Guidance is currently seeking a Mental Health Professional to practice at our non-profit community mental health center that has been meeting the behavioral health needs of Northwest Arkansas over forty years, with a longstanding reputation for stability and quality care. Ozark Guidance is a strong community mental health provider focused on our mission of ?Saving and Changing Lives by Providing Compassionate Quality Mental Health Services.? That mission happens every day in the stories of all the lives touched by the caring staff members of Ozark Guidance.
Ozark Guidance considers applicants for all open positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Ozark Guidance is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Ozark Guidance via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Ozark Guidance. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Ozark Guidance as a result of the referral or through other means.
Job Type: Full-time
Required education:
Master's
Required license or certification:
LAC, LPC, LPE, LMSW, or LCSW
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