Job Description Summary:  Minimum starting salary $23.56

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 in Psychology, Social Work, or related field 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.