School Based Therapist-SELF School

Position Purpose

Provides and documents direct clinical services to children and families, primarily through individual, group and family therapy. Provides clinical guidance and review to direct care staff.

Employee Benefits

• 401K with 20% company matching
• 11 paid holidays
• Competitive wages
• Generous PTO
• Employee discounts (YMCA)
• Employee referral program
• HSA/FSA accounts
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition assistance and loan repayments
• Casual Fridays
• Company paid life insurance policy
• Company paid long term disability
• Optional insurances (short term disability)
• Employee recognition events
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free health screenings

Job Duties

• Demonstrate knowledge of: Individual, group and family counseling and dynamics.
• Clinical psychological theory, signs, symptoms and interventions.
• Locating, coordinating and accessing appropriate services and entitlements for client.
• Formulation of treatment plans, ability to monitor progress, and ability to modify plans.
• Current policies and procedures of the agency and professional standards.

Skills

• Assessing child and adolescent treatment needs, crisis intervention and clinical services.
• Documenting interventions, building and maintaining therapeutic rapport with assigned clients.
• Individual, family and group therapy techniques.
• Presenting information (verbal and non-verbal) or responding to questions from clients, managers, therapists and other constituents.
• Time management and program development.

Essential Functions

• Provides individual, group and family therapy.
• Attends student conferences as scheduled and meets with referral sources.
• Completes all documentation and writes or dictates progress as required by the agency’s policies and procedures.
• Participates in staff meetings and/or peer consultations to plan and/or review and update client’s treatment plan based upon their needs, progress and problems.
• Assists clients in meeting their treatment goals.
• Provides education through presentations for local schools, community organizations and referral sources.
• Connects clients to available community resources and acts as an advocate for clients.
• Cohorts care with internal and external providers.
• Attends team meetings and staffings as scheduled.

Continuing Education

• Maintains credentials as required by certifying/licensing body.
• Participates in professional development and in-service programs as required by position.

Education & Experience

• Masters Degree in counseling, psychology, social work or related human services field is required.
• One to three years of experience in adolescent, pre-adolescent, family therapy or a related area is required.