Therapist

Your Mission in Action

As a key member of the Clinical team, the therapist provides individual, group, and, when needed, family therapy while managing a caseload of up to 10 youth. This role involves collaborating with program and school staff to develop treatment plans with appropriate goals. The therapist is responsible for addressing the therapeutic and mental health needs of residents in compliance with agency policies, licensing standards, and all applicable regulations.

• Maintain licensure and credentialing with STAR Health and other regulatory bodies.
• Complete a preliminary treatment plan, calming coping skills card, and minimization restraint plan with the new resident within 72 hours of admission.
• Establish goals/treatment through a collaborative process with the resident utilizing advanced counseling skills, including evidence-based practices; create and update treatment plans, including resident treatment goals and activity formulation.
• Cook up and update treatment plans.
• Coordinate, schedule, and facilitate individual, family and group therapy sessions to address residents’ emotional, mental, and social well-being and as outlined in the treatment plan.
• Provide emergency crisis intervention, on-call clinical services needed and follow through to stabilization to residents who are in psychological distress.
• Complete suicide assessment to determine emergency detention or psychiatric hospitalization.
• Utilize positive child management techniques, including verbal redirection, de-escalation, and physical containment when handling behavioral issues and crises with residents.
• Attend weekly clinical team meetings and staffing to provide and discuss any information on each resident.
• May be required to complete driving duties as driver and/or accompanying during transport.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling, Counseling, Psychology, or Social Work.
  • LPC, LMFT, or LCSW full licensure.
  • One (1) year relevant experience.
  • Ability to establish rapport, trust, and boundaries with children, parents, and families.
  • Strong people and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with diverse groups of people.
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain a high level of professionalism consistent with the Counseling and/or Social Work Code of Ethics.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage a heavy caseload and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a group, apply compassion and empathy, when dealing with stressful or difficult situations.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • One (1) year previous therapy/clinical experience with children and/or adolescents.
  • Previous experience providing therapy in an RTC environment, highly preferred.

Perks at Upbring

• Competitive PTO & paid holidays.
• Health, dental, vision insurance & more.
• 403(b) Plan.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Discounted Gym Memberships.

Physical Demands & Work Conditions

• This position requires sitting and looking and using a computer for long periods of time.
• The position works in a child facility and has constant exposure to children.
• The position requires frequent standing, walking, and time in units/cottages which are areas where children reside.
• Lift, push, pull, move up to 125 lbs.

Upbring

Upbring is an Equal Employment Opportunity/AA Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. #INDSJ2