Mental Health Therapist
July 24
Description
• Provide excellent care, including mental health assessments and teletherapy, to middle and high school students in Cartwheel’s partner school districts (typically 2-4 months per student with possible extension up to 6 months) • Participate in case discussions with other Cartwheel team members • Support students and families with transition to community mental health and primary care providers • Build collaborative, trusted, and lasting relationships with school leadership, staff, students, and families. Meet regularly with school staff to discuss student mental health needs and develop strategies to improve school services. • Help lead mental health workshops and other programming for staff and families • Partner with school leadership on achieving their overall mental health vision • If interested, provide clinical supervision to other care team members
Requirements
• Passion for working with schools on mental health • Active license in New York to deliver mental health care (LICSW/LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, or PhD/PsyD) • Experience with CBT, DBT, ACT, solution-focused therapy, and/or motivational interviewing • Experience delivering care via telehealth • Strong technological skills and learning new systems, including Zoom, GSuite (Google Calendar, Gmail, etc.), electronic health record systems, and other collaboration tools • Access to a reliable, high-speed internet connection (50 Mbps download, 10 Mbps upload) • Excellent organization, communication, and teamwork skills • Willingness to offer hours after a typical school day (e.g., 3-8pm Eastern Time) or weekends
Benefits
• Flexible and 100% remote role (10-20 hrs/week) • Competitive compensation ($50-80/hour compensation for Master’s-level clinicians, dependent on licensure, experience, language, etc.) • Team-based care model with mission-driven colleagues • Administrative support from our experienced, full-time Care Coordinators so you can focus on delivering care • Opportunities beyond clinical care, including working closely with schools on staff support, workshops, and other programming
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