Licensed Mental Health Professional - Lenoir YDC
Core
Provide advanced mental health services, including screenings, evaluations, psychotherapy, and crisis intervention for court-involved youth in Youth Development and Detention Centers.
Role type
Licensed Mental Health Professional (Clinical Therapist)
Builds
Individual and group treatment plans, behavioral assessments, and crisis interventions for juvenile offenders.
Domain
Juvenile Justice / Mental Health
Required skills
Clinical interviewing, mental status examinations, diagnostic evaluations, behavioral programming, individual and group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, treatment plan development, criminogenic needs assessment.
Preferred skills
Substance abuse/addiction knowledge, multi-disciplinary team collaboration, experience treating youth with co-occurring disorders.
Technologies
NC-JOIN, Mental Health Practice Management System, DPS Learning Management System
Responsibilities
Perform evidence-based mental health screenings and diagnostic evaluations for new admissions; develop and implement individual and group treatment plans; conduct crisis assessments and interventions; identify and target criminogenic needs to reduce recidivism; provide training to staff.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC