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Mental Health Therapist OR Therapist in Training - Black River Falls

Children's Wisconsin · Black River Falls, WI · Full time

Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you helped a family make progress in a hard situation.

What they are checking: Whether they can show real impact and persistence in difficult family work.

How do you take care of yourself when working with families in crisis?

What they are checking: Whether they have strategies to manage stress and avoid burnout in child welfare work.

What would you do

This role is based in Black River Falls. What do you know about working in a rural community?

What they are checking: Whether they understand limited resources, long distances and close relationships in rural areas.

How do you handle dual relationships when you might see clients at the grocery store or school?

What they are checking: Whether they can protect confidentiality and boundaries in a small town.

How do you work with foster parents, caseworkers, and birth parents on the same case?

What they are checking: Whether they can coordinate with many adults while keeping the child's needs central.

If you are a therapist in training, how will you use supervision from a distance?

What they are checking: Whether they can get support and guidance even when their supervisor is not nearby.

A child in foster care is angry about being away from home and refuses to talk. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they can accept a child's anger and build trust slowly without forcing it.

About the work

How would you work with children who have experienced abuse or neglect?

What they are checking: Whether they use trauma-informed care, since many clients in child well-being services have trauma.

How do you assess and plan for safety when a child is at risk of self-harm?

What they are checking: Whether they know risk assessment and safety planning, which are critical in this work.

What therapy approaches do you use for children with trauma?

What they are checking: Whether they know evidence-based trauma treatments and can explain why they use them.

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The full job description

As published by Children's Wisconsin.

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Every child deserves a safe and loving home. When parents are unable to provide this on their own, intervention is needed to ensure these children are free of abuse and neglect. We provide child well-being services to help children live in a safe and nurturing environment. We provide services to parents needing education and guidance to improve their parenting skills so their children can remain with them. We also provide services to children who are placed with foster families until they can return home or become part of an adoptive family. Our experienced professionals provide the following services to families in Milwaukee County and at locations throughout Wisconsin. • Foster Care • Treatment Foster Care • Adoption • Respite Care • Child Advocacy Centers • Family Case Management • Family Finding We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today. Please follow this link for a closer look at what it’s like to work at Children’s Wisconsin: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatcw/ **This position is located in Black River Falls and will consider fully licensed therapists as well as Therapists in Training.** Job Summary Is critical to the success of the Children's Wisconsin's Mental and Behavioral Health strategy by increasing Access, reducing Stigma, engaging in Early Detection, Prevention and Education. Provides individual, group, and family therapy to children and their families in an outpatient clinic setting, using evidence based/informed, trauma informed, and inclusive practices. Actively engages the child, their family, and caregivers in treatment and recovery planning. Provides consultation, education, and outreach to colleagues, trainees, and community. Participates in activities and initiatives related to the MBH strategy. Essential Functions • Assesses, diagnoses and treats children, adults and families with mental health/emotional challenges. • Develops and facilitates active, timely treatment plans with appropriate SMART goal setting and parent/child engagement, aimed at improving the client’s psychosocial, psychological and emotional functioning. • Maintains case files with complete, accurate, and timely documentation. • Develops and nurtures partnerships and collaborative working relationships with referral sources, hospital system staff, and community organizations. • Communicates and closely partners with each client’s established care team including parents/caregivers, school personnel, health care providers, and other identified individuals/teams. • Provides case consultation/review, and professional development with colleagues. • Collects and provides data for reports, donors, and funding sources and participates in other program specific projects and activities as requested. • Attends staff meetings and other organizational, committee, and community meetings as required. • Participates in community engagement and other activities that support Children’s mission and MBH strategy such as media events or interviews, trainings or conference presentations, United Way or other funder functions, committees, workgroups/ coalitions, quality improvement work, Inclusivity, Diversity, and Equity engagement, and/or other approved activities. • May supervise training of graduate students/Interns. Education • Master's Degree in Social Work or related field, plus 3000 hours post Master’s experience required or • Terminal Degree (PhD, MD, etc.) PsyD from an APA accredited program required Experience: • Experience working with children and families, diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, and trauma preferred • Experience working with Electronic Health Record preferred Licenses and Certifications Required for Mental Health Therapists: - + one of the following: - N/A • License Social Worker Clinical (123) - State of Wisconsin • License MFT-Marriage Family Therapy (124) - State of Wisconsin • License LPC-Professional Counselor (125) - State of Wisconsin • License Psychologist (57) - State of Wisconsin Licenses and Certifications Required for Mental Health Therapists in Training: - + one of the following: - N/A • License Social Worker Advance Practice (121) - State of Wisconsin Required Upon Hire • Professional Counselor Training Certificate (126) - State of Wisconsin Required Upon Hire • Professional Counselor Training License (226) - State of Wisconsin Required Upon Hire • Marriage and Family Therapist Training License (228) - State of Wisconsin Required Upon Hire • Licensed Professional Counselor (Temporary-875) - State of Wisconsin Required Upon Hire This is a full time position with the hours of 8-5pm, Monday-Friday. Children's Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law.

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