Family Connections, Inc. is seeking a Full or Temporary Iowa Licensed Therapist or Intern to provide in-office mental health therapy services to a broad range of clients from children to adults.
Requirements:

• Must have full or temporary Iowa license (LMHC or LISW) or the ability to obtain (will financially assist with licensure)
• Bilingual is a plus
• Be an Intern in a graduate program

*Full-time employees are eligible for Family Connections, Inc. benefits package including life insurance, partially paid optional health insurance, paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, optional participation in retirement plan, and annual performance raises. Family Connections, Inc. pays professional liability coverage as well.

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable — more reliable than spontaneous
• People-oriented — enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Adaptable/flexible — enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
• Detail-oriented — would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
• Autonomous/Independent — enjoys working with little direction

Workers provide Behavioral Health Intervention Services (skill teaching) thorough Medicaid to clients with a diagnosed mental health condition.  The goal is to teach the individual and family how to effectively deal with the symptoms of the diagnosed mental disorder.

A worker sets up appointments with the family and meets with them for the designated amount of time. Most appointments are in the afternoon/evening due to most clients being school age.  With each client, the worker completes casenotes and develops an implementation plan in addition to subsequent plan updates and discharge.

Workers also attend necessary meetings, court hearings, and other related tasks. Workers have the flexibility to design their own schedule.  Workers also have a great responsibility in making recommendations and in providing services to their clients but workers also have a great opportunity to help Iowa’s adults, adolescents, children, and families improve and grow!

Therapists provide in-office mental health therapy to eligible clients and their families. Therapists conduct initial assessment on private insurance and private pay clients and maintain accurate progress notes reflecting the necessary requirements for documentation and files for each client. Therapists have the flexibility to develop their own schedule and set how many cases they want to carry on their caseload.

For Medicaid eligible clients, therapists can provide in-office or in-home mental health therapy to clients and their families. Therapists maintain accurate progress notes reflecting the necessary requirements for documentation and maintain client files.