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Specialty Care Behavioral Health Therapist

  2025-11-10     State of North Dakota     Fargo,ND  
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Southeast Behavioral Health Clinic - Fargo, ND - Early Intervention Coordinated Specialty Care Behavioral Health Therapist

***Up to $15,000 Sign on Bonus***

Be part of the solution to the behavioral health crisis. As a team member for ND Department of Health & Human Services, you will ensure the most vulnerable have access to a high-quality healthcare system in which prevention works, treatment is effective, and people recover.

In a typical week, you will complete assessments and service plans. You will be involved in the organizing, directing and guiding of care provided by other team members, as well as ongoing monitoring and update of service recommendations. You will provide skills training, as well as individual family, and group therapy. You will provide crisis intervention and risk assessments in the office, and in the community. Also, you will provide education and consult to families, community, interns, and residents.

The First Episode Psychosis (FEP) program is unique as it provides early intervention services with support from the SAMHSA federal block grant partnership and research that guides early screening, psychoeducation, and appropriate referrals leading to improved community outcomes. FEP program utilizes coordinated specialty care (CSC) as a best practice model of care, with the lens to which individual outcomes are prioritized. The team approach utilizes common language and treatment of psychosis symptoms on a continuum with adherence to a social determinant of health model.

You will thrive in this position if you are committed to working with youth and emerging adults, a person-centered philosophy and comfortable providing services in homes and communities. Because services are provided in homes and communities, travel is a norm.

To be considered for the Behavioral Health Therapist position, you are required to have a Master's Degrees in Social Work, Counseling, or areas approved by the North Dakota Board of Counseling Examiners and ND licensure as a LCSW or LPCC.

  • OR Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy AND licensure as LMFT by the ND Board of Marriage and Family Therapy
  • OR a Masters degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology with eligibility for licensure as LMFT by the ND Board of Marriage and Family Therapy.
  • OR a Doctorate in Psychology and ND licensure as a psychologist by the ND Board of Psychologist Examiners.
We will consider filling this position as a Behavioral Health Counselor at a reduced rate.

Behavioral Health Counselors must have master's degrees in counseling and LAPC licensure, as well as be within two years of LPCC licensure. Details regarding licensure status and the number of training hours already obtained must be submitted with the application.
  • OR a Master's Degree in Social Work and LMSW licensure
  • OR a Master's Degree in Counseling and LPC licensure
This position requires a valid driver's license and successful completion of the assigned defensive driving course during new-hire orientation.

About HHS: ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of well-being: physical, economic, and behavioral. Those services are to be delivered as close to home as possible with a focus on dignity and respect. The keys to delivery of those services are the 2800 committed, compassionate ND HHS team members and more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 200 different federal, state, and special sources.

Location: ND HHS utilizes a blended workplace model. This position provides essential client services face to face and therefore the person in this position needs to be able to travel to meet clients at their location.

About Team ND

"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

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Application Procedures

Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications credit will not be given. All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST).

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.

This employer participates in E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information:

A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.

For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Addy Nelson at ...@nd.gov or at 701-###-####.

Employing Unit: ND HHS - Southeast Behavioral Health Clinic

Telephone Number: 701-###-####

TTY Number: ND Relay Service 1-800-###-#### (text); 1-800-###-#### (voice)

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the Application Process or uploading attachments, please contact ...@nd.gov or (701)###-####.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. ยง 23-12-10.


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