Licensed ASL Fluent Clinician - WellPower

How to Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mentalhealthcenterofdenver/jobs/6216221003

Job Description: Provide unique direct clinical care for Deaf, DeafBlind, and hard of hearing children, adolescents, and adults in an outpatient setting. This position actively participates in a multi-disciplinary team that provides comprehensive clinical services. The approach of the team is strengths-based, person-centered, and culturally responsive.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Knowledge or ability to learn and practice trauma informed principles and practices.
• Provide diagnostic mental health assessments as well as individual, family, play, couple, and/or group psychotherapy along with crisis intervention and case management.
• Develop treatment plans, monitor treatment progress and follow-up as clinically indicated.
• Facilitate the coordination of medication needs of people served with psychiatric, case management, and medical resources.
• Facilitate the individual’s and family’s growth and development with an emphasis on strengths and resiliency.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners in support of the individual’s and family’s growth and development.
• Ability to effectively deliver services over both telehealth video platforms and in-person settings.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation consistent with agency standards.
• Participate in team meetings, in-services and supervisory sessions as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Master’s Degree in social work or doctorate in psychology.
• Licenses: Current license as a LCSW or Licensed Psychologist in the State of Colorado or imminently license eligible. LAC a plus.
• Experience: At least 2 years of experience providing individual, family, and/or group therapy. Experience providing clinical behavioral health services to deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind children and adults.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Play therapy and substance use treatment experience preferred.
• Familiarity with use of auxiliary services including sign language interpreting, CART services, hearing assistive technology, communication access technology such as videophones and captioned phones.
• Strong knowledge of the diverse linguistic, cultural, psychosocial, access and communication needs of deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind populations.

Compensation: LCSW/LPC/LMFT: $32.15/hr ASL Language Differential - $2.50/hr

Benefits: https://www.wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice/#benefits

About the Employer: WellPower is known nationally as a model for innovative community mental health care. For over 30 years, we have provided mental health and support services to enhance the well-being of children, families and adults in the Denver metro area. We are a private, not-for-profit community mental health center that primarily serves the City and County of Denver. Working together with our partners, we create opportunities for people to overcome challenges and impact communities.