Mental Health Clinical Trainee

Job Description

Position: Mental Health Clinical Trainee Open: 11/04/2024
Location: Varies Close: Until Filled
Pay: $32.52/hr. or DOQ Benefits: Full Status: Full Time
Position Summary:
This is an entry level professional position. Clinical trainees are expected to provide clinical services under direct supervision and in consultation with mental health professionals. Responsibilities include providing psychotherapy, conducting diagnostic assessments, providing treatment plans, preparing reports, and completing required documentation and other necessary forms as required by White Earth Mental Health. Clinical trainees must comply with requirements for licensure or board certification as a mental health professional, including supervised practice in the delivery of mental health services for the treatment of mental illness.
Position Outcomes:

• Identify and diagnose psychological, emotional, or behavioral disorders for clients of all ages.
• Develop and implement treatment plans and therapeutic interventions.
• Meet with individuals, families, and groups in offices, homes, schools, and community settings to provide client-centered services.
• Assist clients with understanding their problems and developing plans to resolve them.
• Provide a variety of mental health counseling and psychotherapy techniques for clients and their families.
• Work with children’s families/guardians to secure their cooperation in treatment plans and ongoing services.
• Other duties as assigned.
  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Knowledge of principles, techniques and trends in counseling, psychotherapy, substance abuse and various treatment modalities.
• Knowledge of biological, behavioral and environmental aspects of emotional disturbances, mental health disability, and substance use disorders.
• Knowledge of the scope and activities of tribal, public, and private health and child welfare agencies and other available community, tribal, country, state, and federal resources.
• Ability to prepare treatment plans, client treatment recommendations, and a variety of reports.
• Ability to handle stress and unstable client behavior.
• Ability to recognize a potential crisis and deliver crisis intervention services.
  Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy from an accredited college or University OR must be a student in a bona fide filed placement or internship under program leading to completion of the requirements for licensure as a Mental Health Professional in Minnesota AND:
• Qualified applicants must have possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate valid Minnesota Driver’s License, pass a criminal background check, be free of chemical or alcohol abuse problems for at least two years and have knowledge of traditional systems of healing.
  Mail Applications to:
  White Earth Tribal Council
  Attention: Personnel
  P.O. Box 418
  White Earth, MN 56591
  Download Applications at: www.whiteearth.com
  EEO with Native Preference
  A Drug Free Workplace – Tests for alcohol and illegal drug use may be required prior to and during employment
  Background Checks performed

P.O. Box 418 | White Earth, Minnesota 56591 | Tel. (218) 983-3285 | Fax (218) 983-3641