Therapist

Therapeutic Responsibilities

• Overall treatment process for each individual client
• Ongoing assessment, diagnosis, and development of individualized treatment plans
• Family, group, and individual therapy
• Developing therapeutic alliances by learning and understanding youths’ histories
• Initiating and maintaining ongoing contact with families
• Understanding psychological dynamics
• Researching as needed
• Mentoring and supervising staff
• Medication management and oversight

Case Management Responsibilities

• Implementing the individualized treatment plan
• Ongoing communication and coordination with the youth’s referring professionals and outside support and services
• Completing paperwork such as CANS assessment, initial 14 day treatment plan, monthly treatment progress reports, funding reviews, and discharge/transfer summaries
• Managing the milieu with a therapeutic process
• Constant interaction, role modeling, teaching, and intervening when necessary
• Modeling and teaching daily living skills
• Continued supervision of mental health counselors

Benefits

We have a generous vacation package. This position comes with full benefits including medical, health, dental, vision, flex, accident, and disability options. Supervision hours earned while working toward licensure.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in related field required; LCSW, LPC or equivalent license is preferred, however ability for provisional license is appropriate
• Some experience working with adolescents and families is always helpful
• Commitment to trauma-informed care philosophy and cultural diversity
• Ability to understand and enhance the opportunity for normalization and self-determination
• Commitment to improving youth's ability in exercising healthy personal choices