Therapist

Job Description Summary

The Therapist within the Will’s Place program is responsible for maintaining standards of professional and ethical practice in the provision of therapeutic services. The therapist is responsible for delivering a full range of outpatient services for adolescents and families impacted by a variety of behavioral health (addiction/substance use and mental health) issues. The Therapist demonstrates a welcoming, empathic, hopeful attitude and conveys a philosophy of dual recovery. The Therapist is trained and/or experienced in working with mental illness and/or substance use. The Therapist recognizes that the individuals we serve often times have experienced trauma that affects their development and adjustment. The therapist will be trained in trauma-informed care and will work to help provide services in an environment that is sensitive and responsive in order to prevent victimization, abuse, or trauma as a result of the care received. The therapist reports to the Clinical Director of Will’s Place and works closely with Center psychiatrists and other therapists. If licensed, he/she may supervise unlicensed therapists and/or interns

Education

• Master’s degree is required.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• A Doctorate is preferred, but not required.
• Full licensure is preferred, but provisional licensure is accepted.
• Training and experience in the psychiatric hospital setting is desirable, but also not required.
  
  

Responsibilities

• The Therapist is responsible for providing individual, group, marital, and family counseling.
• The Therapist performs intake interviews, hence identifying presenting problems and generating preliminary treatment plans for all new patients.
• The Therapist provides crisis services for clients during regular daytime operations.
• The Therapist provides and interprets psychological testing in accordance with the scope of his/her credentials.
• The Therapist provides consultation and education to appropriate community groups and institutions on behavioral health topics upon approval by the Chief Executive Officer.
• The Therapist facilitates continuity of care between all program components of the Center.
• The Therapist may be assigned supervision responsibilities for CPR Community Support Specialists and as such will perform these duties in addition to the above duties:
• Hold regularly scheduled supervisory session with supervisees.
• Participate in the review of treatment plans.
• Review all critical intervention plans and situations in which plans were implemented and participate in case reviews of critical incidents.
• Assist supervisees in the effective management of their time, including assuring that each is within the acceptable range of staff to client ratio.
• Be readily available to serve as back-up to supervisees when supervisees are unavailable (due to being with other clients, sickness, vacation, etc. ) or in need of additional expertise.
• Become involved in crisis intervention as needed, including an on-call rotation basis during after-hours and weekends.
• Accompany CSS workers to see clients on a periodic basis to assure quality performance.
• Regularly review written documentation to assure compliance with documentation requirements and discuss QA and clinical issues with Director when they occur.
• Participate on the multi-disciplinary treatment team during intake process to include documentation of appropriateness of level of care for clients served.
• Report all critical incidents and staff response to the Supervisor.
• Evaluate each supervisee according to the performance evaluation guideline and ensure credentialing for each is done annually.
• Facilitate the employee discipline process as per policy and procedure as needed.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.
  
  

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Physical Requirements

• Normal office environment.
• Typical demands include prolonged sitting, frequent standing, bending, stooping, and occasional lifting.
• Requires normal range of hearing and manual dexterity sufficient to operate keyboard, telephone, photocopier, calculator, and other office equipment as needed.
• Requires ability to work under stressful conditions and to work irregular hours and deal with irate individuals.
• TB test upon hire.