Location: Escambia County, Alabama
Description: Crisis Therapist
Salary: $41,900 + depending on experience and licensure
Qualifications: Master degree in counseling, psychology, social work, criminal justice, or other mental health related field.
Preferred Experience: Knowledge of community mental health and crisis services for Alabama. Knowledge of community resources within the catchment area and Alabama.
Duties and Responsibilities: Provide crisis services to individuals with serious mental illness or individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. Work closely with local hospitals, law enforcement and other community agencies to provide care and de-escalation assistance for individuals in a mental health crisis. Assist in securing psychiatric placement for individuals who meet criteria for a higher level of care. Provide after hour crisis on-call services on an agency rotation schedule.