Therapist

POSITION SUMMARY
The Residential Counselor provides ongoing mental health services to clients on their assigned caseload. The primary responsibilities include providing individual, family, and group counseling, communicating with the treatment team, facilitating treatment team meetings, and completing case notes and other required documentation in accordance with policy.

PRIMARY JOB EXPECTATIONS

Psychotherapy and Documentation of Treatment

• Provide individual, family, and group therapy.
• Provide crisis intervention as necessary.
• Utilize empirically supported treatment practices and demonstrate fidelity of practice.
• Screen and monitor clients for suicidal ideation and self-injurious behavior, and provides follow up and recommendations to the treatment team.
• Document client's treatment progress by completion of case notes, treatment plans, monthly reports, court reports, discharge plans, safety plans, and other clinical documentations as required and requested.
• Attend and actively participate in individual and group supervision, clinical case presentations and staffing's, and other internal meetings as needed.
• Participates in a rotating on-call system for crisis intervention to assess or re-evaluate client risk to self and/or others.
• Regularly meets goals and expectations related to service frequency and documentation timeliness.

Consultation and Collaboration

• Provide ongoing guidance to youth support specialist staff to support treatment.
• Maintains consistent, professional communication with parents, placing agents and other service providers regarding treatment planning, discharge planning, and treatment recommendations.
• Attend court and provide testimony, as requested by the placing agent.
• Educate and empower the treatment team about clinical issues, treatment progress, and clinical services provided.

Professionalism

• Adhere to the Ethical Standards set forth by the American Psychological Association, American Counselling Association, and National Association of Social Workers.
• Maintain licensure, certification(s), continuing education, and Medicaid credentialing as required.
• Demonstrate sound clinical judgement.
• Comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Maintain a professional demeanor including accountability, reliability, attendance, and dress.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE NEEDED
A Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, or Marriage and Family with corresponding mid-level licensure in the State of Indiana (LMHCA, LSW or LMFTA) is required


FUNDAMENTAL QUALIFICATION
Must be able to demonstrate awareness of the cultural and socioeconomic differences of our clients as well as value a nurturing family as the ideal environment; a commitment to empowering others to solve their own problems and a conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change; the ability to establish a respectful relationship with persons served to help them gain skills and confidence by maintaining a helping role and appropriately intervening to meet service goals; the ability to set appropriate limits.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS NEEDED

• Good working knowledge of theoretical and clinical practices
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to support multiple work assignments simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Ability to take initiative and formulate a course of action to accomplish goals
• Adaptable and flexible when working with a variety of people and situations
• Able to identify problems and resolve them in a timely and appropriate manner
• Strong computer application skills (Microsoft Office experience required, electronic medical record experience preferred)
• Able to prioritize and organize tasks to maximize efficiency

WORKING CONDITIONS
Typical work week is Monday-Friday 40 hours. Position requires additional hours when necessary to complete special projects or meet specific deadlines.

COMPENSATION
This position is full-time, and compensation includes a competitive salary and benefits plan.
2,000 New Hire bonus, received after the completion of training.