As an In-Home Therapist at Ellie Mental Health, you’ll work with children, adolescents, and caregivers to develop an understanding of the diagnosis and to address the ways that diagnosis impacts a child’s functioning both at home and in the community. For children, this often looks like reducing behavior challenges unique to the school setting, navigating sibling relationships, developing frustration tolerance, recognizing trauma responses, improving peer interactions, or addressing depression and anxiety. Caregivers have the guidance to learn effective tools to support the needs of the individual child as well as the family unit. Clinicians may offer Play Therapy, Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dance/Movement Therapy, or other specific modalities. Overall, practice includes play-based and interactive methods, regular caregiver involvement and/or family therapy, and tailored approaches that meet the developmental needs of children and adolescents.
In-Home Therapy services are available to clients in Hennepin County who have a demonstrated barrier to a more traditional model of care. Some of these barriers can be transportation, medical needs, or mental health symptoms. In-Home services seek to challenge those obstacles and provide high-quality care in the home, out in the community, or virtually.
Ellie Mental Health was proudly founded by clinicians on the principle of destigmatizing mental health. The mental health industry is full of barriers, and we have made it our goal to fill the gap and find innovative ways to break down these barriers for our local communities. Ellie prides itself on being an innovative and creative team that works collaboratively with clients and community providers to deliver the most comprehensive and personalized treatment to all clients.
Ellie makes the clinician’s experience a priority by offering excellent compensation, benefits, training, flexible scheduling (FT/PT/days/nights/weekends), CEU’s, and an incredibly inclusive environment. We support clinicians through providing regular consultation and training opportunities, practice and documentation support, and resources for both clinicians and families.
BIPOC and LGBTQ encouraged to apply. FT and PT opportunities.
Responsibilities and Duties include:
Provide diagnostic assessment, treatment (including family and individual therapy), and referrals to minor clients and their parents/guardians.
Create and implement a treatment plan, complete ongoing documentation including further diagnosis, treatment plan reviews, and case notes
Collaborate with other Child Services providers including medication management, psychological assessment services, and other mental health providers to meet client needs.
Utilize creative, developmentally appropriate intervention that supports progress with individual and family treatment goals
Provide appropriate support (family therapy, resources, psychoeducation, etc) to parents/caregivers in alignment with treatment plans
Prepare and submit individual documentation
Coordinate services with external care providers including case managers, families, medical personnel, other Ellie staff, and school staff as needed
Attend and participate in all clinical staff meetings and trainings
Other stuff we probably forgot to add but just as meaningful to your role ;)
Required Qualifications and Skills include:
Candidates are required to have a master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university and on track to obtain licensure in their designated field. (Fully licensed mental health professional (LICSW, LMFT, LPCC, LP) with a valid state of Minnesota License preferred)
Passion and experience working with and meeting the unique mental health needs of children, adolescents, and families.
Embody our core values of authenticity, humor, compassion, creativity, acceptance, and determination.
Knowledge of developmental principles and awareness of the intersection between normative child development and psychopathology in the diagnosis and treatment of children/families
Experience completing diagnostic assessments, treatment plans and clinical case notes. (Experience with DC:0-5, ECSII/CASII, SDQ assessments preferred)
Ability to complete and submit documentation of services and other documents in a timely manner.
Comfort and familiarity working with a diverse client base.
Proficient in the use of typical office technology and Electronic Health Record systems
Excellent communication skills
Valid MN driver's license and the ability to see clients in their homes in Hennepin County
Ellie Mental Health is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change or adjustment to a job or work environment that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the operation of the business.