Use your clinical skills to provide therapy and help people get the mental health care that meets their needs.

Mental Health Specialist roles give you the chance to make a meaningful difference for individuals and families seeking mental health services. You may assess mental health needs, provide individual, family, or group therapy, develop treatment plans, and help determine the appropriate level of care and services.

What might your day look like?

Depending on the role, you may complete assessments, provide therapy using evidence-based practices, evaluate progress, and adjust treatment based on each person’s needs and goals. You may also respond to mental health crises, assess suicide or self-harm risk, and develop safety or crisis plans.

Your work may include coordinating care, making referrals, and connecting individuals and families with other providers or community services. You’ll work independently while also collaborating with mental health professionals, treatment teams, and community partners.

Where could you work?

Depending on which program you work for, you may provide services in a clinic or office, hospital, a person’s home, detention or juvenile facility, or another community setting. Your day could include scheduled therapy and assessments as well as responding to people who need immediate support.

Is this role a good fit for you?

Mental Health Specialist roles are suited to behavioral health professionals who want to use their clinical skills to assess needs, provide therapeutic interventions, and guide mental health treatment.

Candidates must meet the education and postgraduate behavioral health experience requirements outlined in the class specifications for each position.

What can you gain from the role?

You’ll have opportunities to strengthen your clinical, assessment, and therapy skills while working with people with a variety of mental health needs. You can build your expertise while seeing how effective treatment can make a meaningful difference in your community. You could work towards employment licensure supervision towards LPC or LCSW.

MCHHS offers comprehensive benefits designed to support your health, financial well-being, and long-term security. Use our Total Compensation Calculator to explore your potential pay and the value of your benefits.

Interested in this opportunity? Explore the role, qualifications, requirements, and benefits here.

Use your clinical skills to provide therapy and help people get the mental health care that meets their needs.

Mental Health Specialist roles give you the chance to make a meaningful difference for individuals and families seeking mental health services. You may assess mental health needs, provide individual, family, or group therapy, develop treatment plans, and help determine the appropriate level of care and services.

What might your day look like?

Depending on the role, you may complete assessments, provide therapy using evidence-based practices, evaluate progress, and adjust treatment based on each person’s needs and goals. You may also respond to mental health crises, assess suicide or self-harm risk, and develop safety or crisis plans.

Your work may include coordinating care, making referrals, and connecting individuals and families with other providers or community services. You’ll work independently while also collaborating with mental health professionals, treatment teams, and community partners.

Where could you work?

Depending on which program you work for, you may provide services in a clinic or office, hospital, a person’s home, detention or juvenile facility, or another community setting. Your day could include scheduled therapy and assessments as well as responding to people who need immediate support.

Is this role a good fit for you?

Mental Health Specialist roles are suited to behavioral health professionals who want to use their clinical skills to assess needs, provide therapeutic interventions, and guide mental health treatment.

Candidates must meet the education and postgraduate behavioral health experience requirements outlined in the class specifications for each position.

What can you gain from the role?

You’ll have opportunities to strengthen your clinical, assessment, and therapy skills while working with people with a variety of mental health needs. You can build your expertise while seeing how effective treatment can make a meaningful difference in your community. You could work towards employment licensure supervision towards LPC or LCSW.

MCHHS offers comprehensive benefits designed to support your health, financial well-being, and long-term security. Use our Total Compensation Calculator to explore your potential pay and the value of your benefits.

Interested in this opportunity? Explore the role, qualifications, requirements, and benefits here.

Use your clinical skills to provide therapy and help people get the mental health care that meets their needs.

Mental Health Specialist roles give you the chance to make a meaningful difference for individuals and families seeking mental health services. You may assess mental health needs, provide individual, family, or group therapy, develop treatment plans, and help determine the appropriate level of care and services.

What might your day look like?

Depending on the role, you may complete assessments, provide therapy using evidence-based practices, evaluate progress, and adjust treatment based on each person’s needs and goals. You may also respond to mental health crises, assess suicide or self-harm risk, and develop safety or crisis plans.

Your work may include coordinating care, making referrals, and connecting individuals and families with other providers or community services. You’ll work independently while also collaborating with mental health professionals, treatment teams, and community partners.

Where could you work?

Depending on which program you work for, you may provide services in a clinic or office, hospital, a person’s home, detention or juvenile facility, or another community setting. Your day could include scheduled therapy and assessments as well as responding to people who need immediate support.

Is this role a good fit for you?

Mental Health Specialist roles are suited to behavioral health professionals who want to use their clinical skills to assess needs, provide therapeutic interventions, and guide mental health treatment.

Candidates must meet the education and postgraduate behavioral health experience requirements outlined in the class specifications for each position.

What can you gain from the role?

You’ll have opportunities to strengthen your clinical, assessment, and therapy skills while working with people with a variety of mental health needs. You can build your expertise while seeing how effective treatment can make a meaningful difference in your community. You could work towards employment licensure supervision towards LPC or LCSW.

MCHHS offers comprehensive benefits designed to support your health, financial well-being, and long-term security. Use our Total Compensation Calculator to explore your potential pay and the value of your benefits.

Interested in this opportunity? Explore the role, qualifications, requirements, and benefits here.