VIRTUAL PROGRAM THERAPIST

Responsibilities

• Assist adult and adolescent patients in meeting their biopsychosocial needs.
• Enable patients to access their optimal level of emotional health through therapeutic treatment, including individual therapy, psych diagnostic assessment, teaching, completing specialized clinical social work services, crisis intervention, short-term and long-term family therapy, group therapy, milieu management, and providing information and referrals as needed.
• Formulate and conduct educational, therapeutic, and/or support groups online.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, health care team members, and community providers regarding resident status and progress.
• Interact and communicate with community agencies in assessment of and service to patients.
• Provide liaison and referral services to community agencies and appear in court when requested or subpoenaed.
• Maintain confidentiality in compliance with professional ethics according to professional and facility standards.

Requirements

• Master's Degree required from an accredited college or university, in Social Work or a clinical related mental health field preferred.
• One (1) year experience in a psychiatric health care setting, with direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, and treatment skills; and strong clinical assessment skills, preferred. Specialized education and training may be acceptable in lieu of experience.
• Licensed and/or License-eligible therapist, preferred.
• A familiarity and ease with online video-assisted communication.
• May be required to work flexible hours and overtime.
• Saturday coverage as needed.
• Bilingual (Spanish) Highly Preferred.

About the Role

Candidates must be located in California. Reasons Eating Disorder Center is seeking candidate professionals, preferably with previous experience working with eating disorders, trauma, substance use and LGBTQIA+ communities, to provide compassionate care to our diverse patients for virtual partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs. The job is online.

Qualifications

Education: Master's Degree required from an accredited college or university, in Social Work or a clinical related mental health field preferred.

Experience: Program Therapist requires a minimum of one (1) year experience in a psychiatric health care setting, with direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, and treatment skills; and strong clinical assessment skills, preferred. For a specialty program (for example, Eating Disorders) experience with that population, is preferred. In lieu of experience, specialized education and training may be acceptable.

Licensure: Program Therapist must be master’s prepared or higher. Licensed and/or License-eligible therapist, preferred.

Additional Requirements: A familiarity and ease with online video-assisted communication. May be required to work flexible hours and overtime. Saturday coverage as needed. Bilingual (Spanish) Highly Preferred.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits

Pay

Competitive Compensation

Schedule

N/A

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits