Job Summary
The incumbent will be assigned to the Lummi Behavioral Health Division as a
Licensed Mental Health Provider to the Wraparound with Intensive Services (WISe) program. The
majority of WISe enrolled youth will have clinical needs that may be met at least in part through the
efforts of a skilled mental health therapist. The mental health therapist will provide outpatient
mental health services (as described in WAC 246-341). The Provider will assess and provide
strength base, family-focused, culturally sensitive, and needs driven individual and family mental
health services to a WISe enrolled youth and their family. This Provider will also follow all
guidelines as outlined in the Behavioral Health Manual. The WISe therapist will provide effective
treatment interventions that build on the youth and familys strengths when therapy or some other
mental health treatment is outlined in the Cross System Care Plan. While confidentiality of the
details of the therapist-client (i.e., family and/or youth) relationship should be protected, the clinical
professionals on the team also must have clearly defined roles in terms of meeting needs in the plan
of care. As such, the incumbent may be tasked to work in a number of roles or locations where the
youth and family are, this may include but is not limited to the LIBC-BH Office, their home, or the
youths school. WISe therapist should be encouraged, trained, and supported to learn and use
culturally sensitive and Evidence Based Practices (EBP). The Counselor will be employed as a
salaried employee within the Lummi Indian Business Council. This position requires the provider to
be flexible with work hours based on the services needed by the WISe program. The WISe therapist
is qualified by completing the WISe training and is involved in ongoing WISe training and coaching
activities.
