Mental Health Therapist Jobs

The Trauma Academy Northwest, LLC is a mental health group practice with like-minded therapists located in Salem, Oregon. We currently provide both in-person and virtual mental health services and specialize in holistic treatment interventions including body-oriented treatment such as Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to treat childhood and adulthood trauma and trauma-related disorders.

Seeking full time therapists to join our practice as a Contractor to provide outpatient mental health therapy to your specified preferred population. Preference for candidates who are trained in a body-oriented treatment however is not required. After working with TTANW for six months, leadership will consider financial assistance towards body-oriented training as desired and available.

Requirements:

Complete clinical documentation in a timely manner

Act responsibly and courteously with customers and colleagues

Communicate with manager chosen days and hours in the office

Must be able to work independently and advocate for professional needs

Able to be flexible in working environment with regard to potentially sharing office space with others

Behavioral health clinicians shall meet one of the following qualifications and maintain the corresponding credential in the State of Oregon:

A licensed psychiatrist;

A licensed psychologist;

A licensed nurse practitioner with a specialty in psychiatric mental health;

A licensed clinical social worker;

A licensed professional counselor or licensed marriage and family therapist;

A certified clinical social work associate;

A Mental Health Intern or resident who is working under a board-approved supervisory contract in a clinical mental health field;

A Qualified Mental Health Practitioner (QMHP); or

Any other clinician whose authorized scope of practice includes mental health diagnosis and treatment.

Qualified Mental Health Professional QMHP program staff shall:

Demonstrate the following minimum competencies: cultural responsiveness, effective communication, care coordination, inter- and intra-agency collaboration, working alliances with individuals, suicide and other risk assessments and interventions, creating and monitoring safety plans, completion of bio-psycho-social assessments and additional assessments, updating assessments when clinical circumstances change, generating a differential DSM-5-TR diagnosis, prioritizing health, wellness and recovery needs, writing measurable service objectives, creating, monitoring and revising service plans, delivery of mental health and recovery treatment services in individual, group and family formats within their scope, gathering and recording data that measures progress toward the service objectives and documenting services, supports and other information supportive of the service plan.

Render services and supports within their scope to individuals engaged in a Division approved behavioral health services program;

Document a minimum of two hours every two years or three hours every three years of suicide risk screening, suicide risk assessment, treatment and management training;

Meet the following minimum qualifications:

Graduate degree in psychology, social work, recreational art or music therapy, or behavioral science field;

An equivalent degree as evidenced by providing transcripts indicating applicable coursework meeting the required competencies and approved by a Division certified behavioral health provider; or

Qualify as a Mental Health Intern, as described in these rules.

Receive clinical supervision that documents progress towards certification and recertification.