Job Purpose The Mental Health Therapist (BRIDGE/Project Aware) is responsible for providing quality individual/group therapy to client(s) in a timely and responsible manner. Qualifications • Master’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or related Field. • Must have all necessary course work and meet all the requirements to be licensed within the State of Missouri, at minimum be eligible to begin supervision. • Must meet the Department of Mental Health’s Criteria for Qualified Mental Health Professional. Core Job Duties • Conducts individual, family, and group therapy sessions with assigned client(s) and/or client(s) family. • Maintains a working knowledge of all civil involuntary detention procedures. • Conducts initial assessments to determine appropriate level of care. • Provide crisis interventions to client(s). • Provide weekly reports in staffing about new client(s) and client(s) receiving, therapeutic services that require team advice. • Development of the individualized recovery care plan for assigned consumers with SMART goals, objectives, and interventions. • Discharge/Transition/Aftercare Summary completed accurately and in a timely manner. • Adherence to all applicable evidence-based practice models. • Orally communicate information effectively and accurately. • Assure program operates within the constraints of the agency’s certification (CARF, DMH) standards and strategic plan related to clinical care. • Abide by program and agency policies and procedures. • Other job duties and special projects as assigned. Core Competencies/Working Knowledge • Demonstrate corporate vision in day-to-day activities • Demonstrate corporate values in day-to-day activities • Integrity, Commitment, Compassion, Empowerment, and Excellence • Demonstrate a working knowledge of diagnostic criteria sets for substance use and/or mental disorders.