Psychotherapist - Chemical Dependency, Part Time

Responsibilities

• Provides individual and group therapeutic services in the inpatient level of care.
• Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team by reviewing assessment data, case management, intake, and other discipline data.
• Ensures goals identified in the treatment plan are clinically appropriate to the stated problems, development-focused, measurable, and achievable within current anticipated lengths of stay; updates treatment plans as appropriate.
• Performs patient psychosocial assessments to determine appropriate interventions and care plans, adjusting goals and treatment plans as warranted.
• Contacts families for collateral information and discharge planning where appropriate; facilitates family meetings and communicates schedule and outcomes with the interdisciplinary team.
• May monitor and evaluate the appropriateness of social services provided; performs peer-to-peer chart audits consistent with regulatory requirements.
• Collaborates with professional and non-professional staff to identify and resolve service-delivery problems, improving the quality of patient care.
• Maintains or exceeds clinical productivity standards established by the Manager.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served, including principles of growth and development over the life span, and the ability to assess and interpret age-specific data.

Requirements

• Professional Counselor license issued by the state of Wisconsin, or
• Marriage and Family Therapist license issued by the state of Wisconsin, or
• Advanced Practice Social Worker, or
• Social Worker, Clinical license issued by the state of Wisconsin.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) and Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification must be obtained within 90 days of employment.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, or
• Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology, or
• Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology, or
• Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology or a related field.

Experience

Typically requires 2 years of experience in providing therapy in behavioral health.

Skills

• Extensive knowledge and skills in the application of theory, practice, and techniques of behavioral health and/or substance abuse treatment services.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to function effectively in a complex mental-health delivery system.
• Some positions may require a Master’s Degree in Social Work and Licensed Clinical Social Worker status upon hire.
• Some positions may also require one of the following Substance Abuse licenses upon hire: Substance Abuse Counselor-In-Training, Substance Abuse Counselor, Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor, or Clinical Supervisor-In-Training.