Outpatient Therapist

About the role

The Flourishing Families program at Coastal Horizons Center is seeking an experienced Outpatient Therapist to provide specialized services to parenting women with substance use disorders, their children, and their identified supports. Services include comprehensive clinical assessments, individual therapy, peer support services, psychiatric services, and medication assisted treatment.

Responsibilities

• Conducts comprehensive clinical assessments for individuals referred into the program.
• Provides counseling, crisis intervention, follow up, outreach, and support for the specialized population.
• Evaluates the client and family situation, with emphasis on the parent-child relationship and child needs; conducts an in-depth comprehensive clinical interview to determine psycho-social, mental health, substance use and medical needs and documents diagnoses and recommendations; develops a person-centered plan based on this assessment; provides ongoing monitoring, assessment and updates to the Person-Centered and Crisis Plans.
• Utilizes a two-generation perspective, and helps the parent gain insight regarding personal history (including substance use and trauma history), feelings for the child, and current parenting practices.
• Engages with both the caregiver and child in a supportive, reflective, and exploratory manner.
• Collaborates effectively with Peer Support Specialist and Coordinator to facilitate case management type services to arrange, link or integrate multiple services as well as assessment and reassessment of the client’s need for services.
• Informs the client about benefits, community resources, and services; arranges for clients to receive benefits and services; and monitors the provision of services.

Requirements

• Graduation from a Master’s degree program in clinical psychology, counseling, or social work.
• NCSAPPB Licensure as a LCAS/LCASA; or LPA, or LCMHC/LCMHCA, LCSWA/LCSW.

Qualifications

• Experience working with culturally diverse children and families, including parent-child therapeutic work and play therapy.

Skills

• Two-generation perspective.
• Parenting support utilizing the Circle of Security Model.
• Collaborative skills with Peer Support Specialist and Coordinator.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Education loan repayment programs & Career growth.
• Retail savings plan/401K.
• Paid time off programs, rollover hours, 14 paid holidays.
• Employee engagement activities, resource groups, and diversity events.

Contact Information

If you require an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at jobs@coastalhorizons.org. We look forward to reviewing your application!

Coastal Horizons is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our associates.