Trauma Family Therapist

Weekly outpatient therapy isn't always enough, and a trip to the ER isn't the only answer. Patients and their families rely on CompassHealth Center whenincrisis – every day, wehelp people overcome depression, anxiety, suicidality, obsessions/compulsions, trauma, chronic pain, and other obstacles in order for our patients to live freely. Our Family Therapists play a key role in our multi-disciplinary teams and work to ensure synergy across treatment. As a Family Therapist in our Trauma program, you’ll conduct family sessions with patients and their loved ones that will aim at providing support, offering education, and promoting collaboration. If your passion is helping those who are working to support our patients, you would be a great addition to our team. Our centrally located Chicago office is nestled in the vibrant neighborhood of North Center, not to mention the social events hosted on our fully furnished rooftop! What You’ll Do Facilitating family sessions to a caseload of assigned adult patients and their loved ones Providing guidance and support to patients and family members to help promote goals and encourage patients progress through the program. Providing direction to families about effective ways of supporting patients. Discussion topics and family therapy goals include safety plans, incorporating skill implementation, improving communication, creating contracts. Providing loved ones with psychoeducation about substance use Provides couples’ therapy for patients and their partners Works with various presenting issues including depression, anxiety, psychosis, substance abuse Assisting in supporting families through phone coaching and follow-up calls. Supporting patients in crisis. Coordinating with the treatment team. This involves attending rounds and other program meetings regularly as well as using the electronic systems of communication. Communicating with outside providers conducting family therapy for continuity of care. Collaborating with the treatment team in assessing the patient’s progress and need for higher level of care, stepdown, or discharge. Helping the family to coordinate an effective discharge plan. Providing individual support to patients as needed. Contributing clinical observations and insights during interdisciplinary meetings. Charting progress of patients appropriately in the electronic medical record. Participating in program meetings as needed. Working on projects focused on program improvement and the overall growth and development of Compass. Participating in a weekly family therapy meeting Working on projects focused on program improvement and the overall growth and development of Compass Who You Are Are a Psychologist or Master’s level therapist (required) Hold one of the following licenses: PhD, PsyD, LCSW, or LCPC (preferred) 1+ years clinical work experience post-Master’s (strongly preferred) Have knowledge and experience utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), as well as other evidenced-based therapies, ideally in the context of delivering family therapy Have experience with patients in crisis, ideally prior experience working in partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, inpatient hospital, or residential setting Compensation The expected compensation range for this role is below. This range includes multiple career path levels across the organization; where you fall in the range is dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, your years of experience, type of experience, location, and education/certifications. Compass reserves the right to update these ranges.

$55,000 — $90,000 USD

Benefits & Perks We know that you will be dedicated to your purpose here. We look at that investment as a two-way street. We are proud to offer plenty of space for growth, and opportunities to pursue continuous development within our organization. For eligible positions, our other benefits include: comprehensive medical/dental/vision plans, 401k program with company matching, generous PTO (including competitive parental leave after 1 year of employment), and continuous training through CEU seminars and volunteering opportunities. What’s Next Compass is committed to cultivating diverse and dynamic teams who exude passion for their craft, so whether or not you check all the boxes, we encourage you to apply – we’d be grateful to hear from you! #J-18808-Ljbffr Compasshealthcenter