ARMHS Mental Health Practitioner
Job Description:
An ARMHS Practitioner works directly with clients to teach them to overcome the barriers caused by their mental health symptoms. This work is mostly done one-on-one with the client in their home or community, so practitioners will need to be able to drive to the client’s location.
Providing ARMHS is a blend of mental health and social work. In a typical session, the practitioner will arrive at the client’s home, spend an average of 1-3 hours working with the client on:
- Education about what mental health symptoms are, how to identify symptoms, and the impairments caused by them.
- Teaching and practicing skills to address clients’ impairments caused by their mental health symptoms.
- Coaching clients to use those skills in real life situations to achieve their personal goals.
- Assessing with clients what worked and what didn’t work so they can do better next time.
The most important part of this work is building the relationship with clients, so they feel supported while taking on the challenges that have been holding them back.
Why Working at Apollo is Different:
Apollo was created from the top down to be different from other mental health clinics, believing that if the staff are healthy and happy, the clients will get better care. To do this, Apollo designs its policies to be Ethical, Legal, Innovative, Transparent, and Economical. Apollo does this in 4 ways:
- Ensuring staff understand the legal and ethical requirements of service delivery and documentation; and not requiring anything more than the minimum.
- Using contractors so staff can freely innovate and develop their own style as long as the minimum legal and ethical requirements are met.
- Being transparent about policy decisions so everyone can confidently say the agreement is a win/win for both the staff and the company.
- Making sure that staff are able to earn more money than they could elsewhere.
Expectations of ARMHS Mental Health Practitioners:
- Understand client's legal rights and Practitioner's ethical responsibilities to clients.
- Ensure all documentation meets minimum legal and ethical criteria.
- Have the technical ability to perform HIPAA compliant telehealth services.
- Stay in compliance with supervision and Continuing Education requirements.
- Hold a valid driver’s license, active car insurance, and have a reliable vehicle.
Starting Pay:
Session Pay: Starting at $27.50 an hour
Travel Pay: $25 an hour
Scheduled Work Hours: Staff’s preference, with no quota.
Location: Work from home and travel to clients in their home or the community.
Applicants Qualify in One of Two Ways for the Position:
- Work Experience: 2000 hours of experience delivering services to clients with mental health.
- Qualification by Education: Currently in, or graduated from, a Master’s level internship relevant to mental health from an accredited college or university.