Children's IOP Psychotherapy Post Masters Fellow

IOP Day Treatment Psychotherapy Post Masters Fellow Position

Aris Clinic is a behavioral health practice located in Woodbury, MN. Our mission is to help patients achieve healthy, stable, and productive lives. The clinic offers outpatient services including psychiatry, therapy, and intensive outpatient programming for kids and their families struggling with emotional and behavioral health issues that cause significant difficulties in their families, schools, and/or communities.

Common feelings and behaviors we address:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Mood Dysregulation
• Opposition
• Anger
• Suicidal Thinking
• Self-Injury
• Social Struggles
• School Avoidance
• Technology Addiction

Our patient outcomes have afforded patients greater success in school/work, stronger and healthier relationships, the ability to function with appropriate boundaries, improved social awareness, and better coping skills in difficult situations.

Candidates for this position must have a graduate degree or post-graduate certificate program in a clinical field (Marriage & Family Therapy, Counseling, Psychology, Social Work) and be working toward licensure as a mental health professional in the state of Minnesota (LMFT, LPCC, LP, LICSW).

As part of the Aris Clinic Day Treatment Intensive Outpatient Program, our Post Masters Fellows work with children in grades 2 - 8 and their families through challenging times by offering individual, group, and family therapy to help with a wide range of concerns, including school adjustment problems, depression, anxiety, difficulty dealing with loss or family changes, abuse, traumatic events, attention problems, parent-child conflicts and acting-out behaviors. Our program incorporates psychiatry with psychotherapy to holistically treat clients in our care supporting them in gaining skills to be successful at home, in school and in the community.

As a Day Treatment Intensive Outpatient Psychotherapy Post Masters Fellow your focus will be on delivering assessment, treatment, and prevention services to children, adolescents, and their families as well as consultation with the school staff working with the student. You will have regular supervision and work to develop your clinical skills as a pre-licensed clinician. This role is a highly collaborative function, and you will experience exposure to a multidisciplinary team working in collaboration with a variety of experienced professionals to ensure the best care for the children and families in your care. Psychotherapy Post Masters Fellows will be provided with an on-site mental health professional supervisor and may also work closely with other mental health professionals in order to broaden a clinical experiences.

Role responsibilities:

• Provide group, individual, and family therapy
• Conduct diagnostic assessments (DA) to determine appropriate services
• Collaborate with the client and / or their family on treatment plan that incorporates DA results
• Monitor the IOP Milieu during arrival, throughout the day, and dismissal as scheduled
• Facilitate Milieu Therapy where needed.
• Create and update treatment plans for patients
• Complete case management for patients
• Participate in school meetings
• Provide care coordination, including collaboration with psychiatrists and other professionals working with the client
• Create a discharge and aftercare plan
• Timely documentation according to MN DHS CTSS standards
• Adherence to Minnesota and HIPPA data privacy requirements
• Maintain and IOP caseload of 2 - 8 patients
• Maintain an outpatient caseload of 10 - 20 patients
• 60 - 80 billable encounters per month

Benefits:

• Weekday day time schedule 8 - 4:30 with the ability to add later hours if desired
• Paid Time Off
• 401k 3% Annual Grant
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 20 acre campus allowing for nature based clinical work
• Numerous professional development opportunities
• Experience working with a multidisciplinary staff that includes psychiatry, nursing, mental health professionals (LICSW, LPCC, LMFT, LP), psychiatric technician/practitioners, and licensed teachers.

Requirements:

Completed an accredited masters, doctoral, or post-graduate certificate program in a clinical field and working toward licensure as a mental health professional in the state of Minnesota (LICSW, LMFT, LPCC, LP).