Adolescent Therapist

About the role

Avery's House is a mental health treatment provider for adolescents. We are expanding services with a specialized residential program supporting neurodivergent adolescents through an individualized, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approach. Under the direction of the Clinical Director, the Primary Therapist provides direct client care and supports a safe, structured, and affirming environment per company's policies, procedures and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct support services to include engaging clients in Individual, Family, and Group Therapy, topics related to recovery, health and wellness promotion, and crisis management.
• Conducts assessments or screenings with neurodivergent clients to evaluate the nature of their presenting problems in order to determine their needs and develop appropriate treatment plan goals.
• Develops and provides individual treatment plans; monitors, evaluates and documents client’s progress.
• Completes other tasks as assigned.

Neurodiverse Client Support

• Demonstrate understanding of autism spectrum disorder, sensory processing differences, developmental disabilities, and executive functioning challenges.
• Utilize neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed approaches when interacting with clients.
• Recognize sensory sensitivities and modify communication and environmental factors when appropriate.
• Support individualized coping strategies, visual supports, structured routines, and sensory regulation interventions.
• Promotes client dignity, autonomy, and strength-based care.

Education and Experience

• Master’s Degree and Licensed in AZ in a field related to Behavioral Health, this includes: MA, MSW, PhD Or Licensed Professional health care provider, or
• Master’s Degree and registered with the AZBBHE and in the process of obtaining licensure.

Knowledge, Abilities, and Attitudes Required

• Knowledge of software programs for personal computer use, especially word processing, email, and spreadsheets.
• Knowledge and experience in counseling and case management with mental health, behavioral health, and substance abuse clients.
• Knowledge and experience working with neurodivergent clients.
• Ability to prepare, implement, and analyze treatment plans and psychiatric reports.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to carry out assigned projects to their completion.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, establishing and maintaining effective working relationships, gaining cooperation and resolving conflicts.
• Ability to plan and organize case workload, manage deadlines of him/herself.
• Ability to maintain and demonstrate ethical professional standards and demeanor, including the confidentiality of employee and client data, client boundaries, and other sensitive information.
• Demonstrated competence with, and continued commitment to respect for cultural differences and diversity, protecting client rights.
• Recognition of the limits of one’s own professional expertise and the willingness to seek supervision and/or support, as needed.
• Makes clinical and organizational decisions with the clients’ and agency’s well-being and best interests in mind.
• Provide treatment that promotes client dignity, independence, individuality, strength, privacy and choice, recognizing the unique needs of the client population served by the agency.
• Provide the behavioral health services that the agency is authorized to provide and that the staff member is qualified to provide.
• Recognize obvious symptoms of a mental disorder, personality disorder, or substance abuse.
• Identify types of medications commonly prescribed for mental disorders, personality disorders and substance abuse, and the common side effects and adverse reactions to medications.
• Recognize, prevent and respond to a situation in which the client may be a danger to himself or others, behaves in an aggressive or destructive manner, is experiencing a crisis situation or medical emergency.
• Recognize and respond to fire, disaster, hazard, and medical emergency.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and top-tier benefits.
• Full-time, W-2 employee position with salary.
• Supportive clinical team with mentoring and supervision available as needed.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match.
• Medical, dental, vision, and voluntary life insurance.

Schedule

• Position 1: Tuesday–Saturday Hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Position 2: Sunday–Thursday Hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Pay

$70,000.00

Work Location

In person Fountain Hills, Arizona