Mental Health Practitioner

Join our Day Treatment team as a Mental Health Practitioner in Winona, MN!

BASIC PURPOSE: Reporting to the Program Coordinator, the Mental Health Practitioner is responsible for delivering mental health interventions to youth involved in the day treatment programs. The Mental Health Practitioner assists the clients in moving forward with treatment and accomplishing their treatment goals. The Mental Health Practitioner allows the day treatment programs to bill for skills training under the supervision of a licensed mental health professional.

This position typically starts at the mid wage range which can vary based on education and experience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provide mental health interventions for clients as directed by Case Manager and Clinical Supervisor while assisting in day-to-day requirements of Day Treatment programming.
2. Review treatment paperwork/assessments and ensure skills are being taught accordingly.
3. Ensure that all documentation is completed according to Day Treatment policies and procedures and current governing standards.
4. Participate as a member of the Day Treatment team including, but not limited to, assisting in the coordination of the daily program operations, attending weekly staff meetings and maintaining relationships and communication to assure appropriate care for clients.
5. Provide family and/or individual skills training as directed by the Clinical Supervisor and document sessions according to governing standards.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ENVIRONMENT:

Education, Training & Work Experience: 
An individual who is qualified in at least one of the ways described in paragraph (b) to (d) may serve as a mental health practitioner.
(b) An individual is qualified as a mental health practitioner through relevant coursework if the individual completes at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in behavioral sciences or related fields and: 

1. Has at least 2,000 hours of experience providing services to individuals with: 
   • A mental illness or a substance use disorder; or 
   • A traumatic brain injury or a developmental disability, and completes the additional training described in section 245I.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), before providing direct contact services to a client; 
2. Is fluent in the non-English language of the ethnic group to which at least 50 percent of the individual's clients belong, and completes the additional training described in section 245I.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), before providing direct contact services to a client; 
3. Is working in a day treatment program under section 256B.0671, subdivision 3, or 256B.0943; or 
4. Has completed a practicum or internship that (i) required direct interaction with adult clients or child clients, and (ii) was focused on behavioral sciences or related fields. 

(c) An individual is qualified as a mental health practitioner through work experience if the individual: 

1. Has at least 4,000 hours of experience in the delivery of services to individuals with: 
   • A mental illness or a substance use disorder; or 
   • A traumatic brain injury or a developmental disability, and completes the additional training described in section 245I.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), before providing direct contact services to clients; or 
2. Receives treatment supervision at least once per week until meeting the requirement in clause (1) of 4,000 hours of experience and has at least 2,000 hours of experience providing services to individuals with: 
   • A mental illness or a substance use disorder; or 
   • A traumatic brain injury or a developmental disability, and completes the additional training described in section 245I.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), before providing direct contact services to clients. 

(d) An individual is qualified as a mental health practitioner if