Mental Health Practitioner Lead (Fixed Duration/Temporary)

Job Description

MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER LEAD (Fixed Duration/Temporary)

Req #: 233712 Department: DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Appointing Department Web Address: https://psychiatry.uw.edu/ Job Location: Other Location Posting Date: 06/17/2024 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: 50% of $6429 - $8929 per month Other Compensation: Shift: First Shift Benefits: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences within the UW School of Medicine is the third largest clinical department within the School of Medicine with 330 full-time faculty members, 460 courtesy faculty members, and over 350 staff. Department faculty provide clinical services in 5 hospitals, 14 primary care locations, and several outpatient sites in addition to telepsychiatry consultations to more than 150 clinics in Washington and beyond. As the only academic psychiatry department serving the five state WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho), the Department’s highly competitive residency training program is largely responsible for developing the mental health workforce in the Pacific Northwest. The Department’s robust research portfolio totals $67 million in grants and contracts per year for projects ranging from clinical neurosciences to treatment development to health policy and population health. The Department is recognized as an international leader in developing, testing, and implementing Collaborative Care, an integrated care model increasingly seen as a solution for population-based mental health care. Other areas of excellence include Addictions, Autism, High Risk Youth, Neurosciences, and Trauma, and the Department is developing innovative new programs in Technology and Mental Health, Global Mental Health, Maternal and Child Mental Health, and Targeted Intervention Development.
The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences within the UW School of Medicine currently has an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Temporary , Part-Time Mental Health Practitioner Lead within the Center for Novel Therapeutics in Addiction Psychiatry (NTAP) . Psychiatry is the third largest department in the School of Medicine and the largest non-divisioned department. This individual will report to the Associate Director of Human Resources. The overall annual operations funding from all sources is over $130 million.
NTAP is a group of researchers focusing on the use of psychedelics and other emerging therapies to treat addition and co-morbidities. We are a diverse set of clinicians and researchers focusing on examining better treatments for those struggling with addiction. For more information, see: ntap.psychiatry.uw.edu. This temporary, half-time (50%) position involves a lead-clinical psychotherapist role in a pilot research study examining the use of psilocybin and supportive therapy to treat PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder. The lead Study Therapist will help with screening, baseline assessments, ongoing assessments and help the research team develop procedures and best practices.
This is a supervisory position that will be required to use independent judgment and clinical expertise in diverse situations. The position will function independently, supervising study staff, managing a wide range of activities, and identifying when issues need to be escalated to the PI for input. The position is best suited for someone with experience providing psychotherapy to patients with PTSD and AUD, as well as experience providing supervision to other therapists. This role will oversee a team of volunteer therapists and will provide weekly group supervision to the therapists, provide some direct psychotherapy to participants, and help provide training to the team.
This position will have responsibility for training and overseeing research staff that will deliver psychotherapy to participants in a clinical trial. This position must maintain positive and effective relationships with a wide range of therapists, colleagues, faculty, staff, community partners and research subjects. This position will represent the university in diverse settings, including patient settings, and will influence the perception of the university to community partners, funders and collaborators.
Responsibilities:
• Provide weekly supervision to team of therapists to review cases.
• Assist study therapists with providing referrals to participants, if needed.
• Ensure study therapists are using appropriate screening tools and measures as outlined in study protocol.
• Provide supervision to therapist team when clinical questions emerge.
• Help develop therapists training and ongoing teaching to study therapists over the course of the study.
• Work with Principal Investigator to ensure therapists are following protocols.
• Help with data collection.
• Participate in research meetings.
• Assist team with research dissemination.
• Train and supervise research study therapists, staff, volunteers, graduate students, and/or post-doctoral fellows assisting with clinical trials within the Center for Novel Therapeutics in Addiction Psychiatry.
Minimum Qualifications:
• A Master's Degree in Behavioral Sciences such as psychology, psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy, vocational or educational counseling, or social work.
• Three years of experience as a Mental Health Practitioner or equivalent.
• Eligibility for recognition by the State of Washington as a clinical specialist, under the community mental health regulations, may be required.
• May be required to be eligible for a clinical faculty appointment.
• Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
• Clinical training and clinical licensure so as to be able to provide brief psychosocial interventions, including Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Professional Counselor; Licensed Social Worker; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist; Licensed Psychologist.
• Ability to deliver psychotherapy on-site in Seattle WA.
Desirable Qualifications:
• Experience with psychedelic clinical research trials for novel indications.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary care teams.
• Experience training and supervising therapists.
• Clinical experience with treating PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder.
• Knowledge of health and social service organizations in the Seattle area.
Application Process:
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