Job Details

US Service Animals was founded in response to the increase in fraudulent websites that claimed to provide ESA Letters. Our mission is to help people with mental and emotional disabilities by providing them with proper documentation, protecting the rights of their emotional support and service animals. We are seeking a Licensed Mental Health Professional who is dedicated to helping us succeed in our mission by being able to connect with clients to perform assessments in a professional and ethical manner.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS:

• Receive Referrals for Consultations within states that you are licensed in. At US Service Animals, we allow flexible scheduling as we are open 7 days a week, cover all 50 states , and will only refer clients to you during times that you are able to receive consultations. Once a client has been added to your waiting room, you will contact them within the next 24 hours to complete or schedule their consultation.
• Performing Diagnostic Mental Health Assessments in order to assess clients' need for an Emotional Support Animal or Psychiatric Service Animal. During these sessions you will be able to use any scales or assessments you feel are necessary to see if the client meets the criteria for a diagnosis within the DSM-5. Additionally, you ask questions to get a better understanding of the environment surrounding your client in order to determine whether or not they would benefit from an emotional support animal or psychiatric service animal. At the end of the consultation, if you feel that the client would benefit from an Emotional Support Animal, you may approve the client for an Emotional Support Animal.
• Communicate and Receive Support from our agents at US Service Animals. We will all work together in order to ensure that clients receive proper documentation, any additional paperwork they may need completed, and/or any changes necessary made to their letter or account by communicating efficiently and supporting each other in reaching our common goal.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS POSITION:

The ability to practice and diagnose independently, and you must carry one of the following licenses:

• LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker)
• LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor)
• MD (Doctor of Medicine)
• LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist)
• LPCC (licensed professional clinical counselor)
• PH.D (within the field of Psychology) or PSY.D (Doctor of Psychology)

Company Website - USServiceAnimals.org