Therapist (Navigate Program)
Region 8 Mental Health·Brandon, Mississippi
Region 8 Mental Health·Brandon, Mississippi
The Mental Health Therapist provides direct services to consumers within the assigned program, ensuring all duties comply with Department of Mental Health Operational Standards, including maintaining proper documentation and training. Key duties involve providing a minimum of five hours of daily face-to-face services, handling on-call crisis intervention, completing intake evaluations, and developing/implementing treatment plans.
Description MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST (NAVIGATE program)
CHARACTERISTICS OF WORK The Mental Health Therapist provides direct services to consumers in assigned program according to program requirements and participates in center programs as needed.
EXAMPLES OF RESPONSIBILITIES Represents Region 8 and Region 8 Administration in a positive manner at all times both internally and externally.
Always leads by example and is a positive role model for coworkers.
Maintains documentation as evidence that all duties are completed in accordance with program requirements contained in the Department of Mental Health Operational Standards.
Maintains proper training, continuing education, qualifications, and other certifications required for this position as written in the Department of Mental Health Operational Standards.
Provides a minimum of 5 hours/day of direct face-to-face services to consumers.
Provides 24-hour telephone “on-call” crisis intervention referral (as scheduled).
Completes intake evaluation interviews with responsibility for seeing that proper routing of consumers and records are performed.
Responsible for development and implementation of treatment plans.
Provides therapy services to consumers in accordance with treatment plans.
Participates in clinical staff meetings, general staff meetings and in-service training.
Provides immediate emergency crisis intervention services.
Maintains a “Consumer-Oriented” focus in the provision services to Region 8 Consumers.
Assists in providing and implementing consultation and education services as directed by the Center Coordinator and/or Clinical Director.
Participates in continuing education by attending Workshops, seminars and other professional meetings.
Builds and promotes community relationships with referral sites.
All other duties as assigned by supervisor
Master's Degree in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, or related field. Must possess a professional license (LPC, P-LPC, LMFT, LCSW, or LMSW) or be eligible to earn a DMH credential as a Mental Health Therapist, Intellectual and Developmental, Disabilities Therapist, or Addictions Therapist (as appropriate to the service and population being served). Must maintain a valid MS driver’s license. Must pass a criminal background check
REPORTING SUPERVISOR Center Coordinator/Director, County Administrator, Clinical Directors
Positions supervised: None
Candidates must possess a Master's Degree in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, or a related field, along with a professional license (LPC, P-LPC, LMFT, LCSW, or LMSW) or eligibility for a DMH credential. A valid Mississippi driver's license is required, and applicants must successfully pass a criminal background check.
Market context
Behavioral health employers in Mississippi often look for licensed master’s-level clinicians, and postings commonly emphasize prior social work experience plus background screening. These roles can be competitive because licensure, clinical experience, and readiness to work with diverse patient needs all matter. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save research time, then confirm your license status and prepare examples of relevant social work experience before applying.
