Child Focused Therapist

As a Child Focused Therapist at Ellie Mental Health Brainerd/Baxter, you'll share our vision for improving and expanding access to quality mental health care to kids, adolescents, and families, and thrive in an environment driven by our core values of authenticity, humor, compassion, creativity, acceptance, and determination.

Providers offer individual and family therapy using a broad range of modalities. Clinicians may offer Play Therapy, Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dance/Movement Therapy, or other specific modalities. Overall, practice includes play-based and interactive methods, regular caregiver involvement and/or family therapy, and tailored approaches that meet the developmental needs of children and adolescents.

Ellie was proudly founded by clinicians on the principle of destigmatizing mental health. The mental health industry is full of barriers, and we have made it our goal to fill the gap and find innovative ways to break down these barriers for our local communities. Ellie prides itself on being an innovative and creative team that works collaboratively with clients and community providers to deliver the most comprehensive and personalized treatment to all clients.

Our clinics are structured to remove many of the obstacles that get in the way of providing world-class mental health services. Ellie makes the clinicians experience a priority by offering excellent compensation, benefits, training, flexible scheduling (FT/PT/days/nights/weekends), CEUs, and an incredibly inclusive environment. We support clinicians through providing regular consultation and training opportunities, practice and documentation support, and resources for both clinicians and families.

BIPOC and LGBTQ encouraged to apply. FT and PT opportunities. There is the opportunity to provide tele-health services, but you do need to be able to commute into the office on a regular basis.

All Fully Licensed Clinicians who work full time at Ellie Mental Health Grand Rapids are eligible to apply for loan repayment assistance through the NHSC Loan Repayment Program.

Responsibilities and Duties include:

• Provide diagnostic assessment, treatment (including family and individual therapy), and referrals to minor clients and their parents/guardians.
• Create and implement a treatment plan, complete ongoing documentation including further diagnosis, treatment plan reviews, and case notes
• Collaborate with other Child Services providers including medication management, psychological assessment services, and other mental health providers to meet client needs.
• Utilize creative, developmentally appropriate intervention that supports progress with individual and family treatment goals
• Provide appropriate support (family therapy, resources, psychoeducation, etc) to parents/caregivers in alignment with treatment plans
• Prepare and submit individual documentation
• Coordinate services with external care providers including case managers, families, medical personnel, other Ellie staff, and school staff as needed
• Attend and participate in all clinical staff meetings and trainings
• Other stuff we probably forgot to add but just as meaningful to your role ;)
  
  

Required Qualifications and Skills include:

• Candidates are required to have a masters degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university and on track to obtain licensure in their designated field. (Fully licensed mental health professional (LICSW, LMFT, LPCC, LP) with a valid state of Minnesota License preferred)
• Passion and experience working with and meeting the unique mental health needs of children, adolescents, and families.
• Embody our core values of authenticity, humor, compassion, creativity, acceptance, and determination.
• Knowledge of developmental principles and awareness of the intersection between normative child development and psychopathology in the diagnosis and treatment of children/families
• Experience completing diagnostic assessments, treatment plans and clinical case notes. (Experience with DC:0-5, ECSII/CASII, SDQ assessments preferred)
• Ability to complete and submit documentation of services and other documents in a timely manner.
• Comfort and familiarity working with a diverse client base.
• Proficient in the use of typical office technology and Electronic Health Record systems; Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ellie Mental Health is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change or adjustment to a job or work environment that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the operation of the business.