Therapist

Location: New Lenox, IL – reports to Site Supervisor.

About the role

This position’s core functions include delivery of therapeutic assessments and services, data collection, policy and protocol development and implementation, training and workshop facilitation, and cultivation of partnerships with key stakeholders. Salary: $15.00 per hour.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates individual therapy sessions and/or family therapy sessions.
• Administers and interprets assessment instruments.
• Develops treatment plans for individuals/families engaged in treatment.
• Participates in regular multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Makes appropriate referrals for individuals and families’ psychological and psychosocial needs and follows up to identify if services were accessed.
• Maintains service records, database, and statistics.
• Participates in clinical supervision weekly.
• Completes intakes, verifies insurance, and manages billing.
• Monitors programmatic goals and outcomes, continually adapting to meet or exceed them.
• May have some intern supervision, on-call, and crisis response responsibilities depending on the site.

Requirements

• Completion of Master’s Degree in psychology, counseling, social work, or related field.
• Clinical License (LCPC, LCSW, LMFT) preferred.
• Completion of Quality Behavior Solutions (QBS) Safety Care training, CPR, and First Aid (upon hire).

Skills

• Considerable knowledge of the techniques and principles of child and family development, family systems theory, individual, family, and behavioral therapy (ACT, DBT), and crisis-focused interventions.
• Strong communication, leadership, and counseling skills.
• Ability to independently diagnose using the DSM 5.
• Strong command of treating people with chronic mental illness.

Physical Demands

• Remain in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard.
• Reach, stoop, kneel to install computer equipment.
• Physical activities include pulling, pushing, standing, grasping, stooping, crouching, reaching, lifting, and repetitive motion.