EAP Therapist

Position Description

This position will work with employees at Tulsa Public Schools under their EAP program. They will provide therapy services to employees on site at TPS at various facilities across the TPS campus. This person must be a licensed therapist.

Special Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Have working knowledge of DSM-V
• Able to diagnose, intervene, and effectively refer persons in need of mental health services
• Able to evaluate situations and adopt an effective course of action, to delegate responsibilities, organize and present facts effectively
• Able to establish working relationships with clinical, administrative, and support staff in order to develop professionalism and coordination within the team
• Able to communicate clearly and in an emotionally intelligent manner with clear, polite, and respectful communication with staff, clients served, administration, community partners- in person, through written correspondence and on the telephone
• Able to maintain strictest confidentiality guidelines for interactions regarding client information
• Able to work well under pressure meeting deadlines with efficiency and consistency while maintaining a balance between good physical and mental health and the job requirements
• Able to consistently practice and promote the Sanctuary Model’s seven commitments of: non-violence, emotional intelligence, social learning, open communication, social responsibility, democracy, and growth/change as well as safety planning and community meetings
• Willingness to meet individuals in their environment, including homes, and community
• Able to maintain strictest confidentiality guidelines for interactions regarding client information

Example Of Position Responsibilities

• Provide an array or select clinical behavioral health care services to adults as needed and assigned in line with education, training and or experience to clients at Counseling and Recovery Services
• Participate in the planning and promotion of community mental health service programs
• Meet established productivity expectations, when applicable
• Direct psychotherapy, assessments or treatment plans, involving a minimum of 25 hours per week individual, group, or family therapy
• Maintain current clinical case records and other required documentation in a manner to meet established requirements
• Attend staff meetings as well as clinical meetings when scheduled a minimum of one day per month
• Provide on-going treatment to clients
• Complete appropriate documentation and develop treatment plans
• Participate in clinical staffing
• Contribute to Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement activities as required
• Confer with medical staff on problems related to clients in his/her care
• Confer with medical staff on appropriate cases
• Keep all paperwork up-to-date and turn in any required paperwork/reports in a timely fashion
• Support and promote a service environment for individuals in need of behavioral health and/or co-occurring services that is recovery focused, welcoming, and attentive to the needs of individuals who may have experienced trauma in their lives
• Engage the client in such a way as to enhance and facilitate future interaction
• Have the skills to de-escalate clients who are agitated, anxious, angry, or in other vulnerable emotional states
• Manage a crisis involving a client, including a threat of suicide or harm to others
• Refer a client to the appropriate mental health or substance abuse treatment facility when needed, and follow up to ensure the client receives needed care
• Have knowledge of psychotropic medications and their actions
• Use integrated models of assessment, intervention, and recovery for persons having both substance-related and mental disorders
• Collaboratively develop and implement an integrated treatment plan based on thorough assessment that addresses both/all disorders and establishes sequenced goals based on urgent needs, considering the stage of recovery and level of engagement
• Provide and/or participate in ongoing in-service training, as needed
• Educate staff members on the EAP program and how to continue services beyond EAP sessions
• Provide short-term therapy to school based employees through EAP program
• Provide services both in person and virtual, based on client need
• Maintain working knowledge of self-pay/private insurance process and/or referrals for clients post-EAP completion

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to move from location to location, bending, stooping, lifting 25 pounds, communicate clearly, prepare written communications, present information to other employees, process complex information within established procedures/programs, enter data to various programs
• Must be able to climb stairs and access non-handicapped equipped residences/facilities

Required Training

• New Hire Orientation & Essential Learning Training
• Sanctuary Training
• TheraOps Training (non-violent physical interventions)
• First Aid/CPR
• CAMS Training
• Psychological First aid
• Annual Harassment
• Workplace Violence
• Annual Safety & Fire Training
• Annual Diversity Training
• Annual HIV Training
• Annual HIPAA and Confidentiality Training
• Electronic Health Record
• Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Assessment and Online Training
• Full TF-CBT Therapy training for therapist providing ongoing therapy services to children
• Electronic Health Record
• HIPPA

Reports To

Adult Services Program Director, or the Clinical Director in the absence of the Program Director

Employment Status

Exempt

Hours

Some evening and/or weekend work may be required.

Supervises

None

Productivity

Productivity for this position is a minimum of 25 hours per week.