Adolescent Group Therapist

Compass Health Center; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 47,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical/dental/vision

401k program with company matching

Generous PTO including parental leave

CEU seminars and volunteering

Job summary

Compass Health Center is a Chicago-area provider delivering PHP/IOP services. We seek a group therapist to lead evidenced-based groups, assess daily safety, and collaborate with the treatment team to optimize patient outcomes.

Join a mission-driven team offering growth in crisis-oriented care, with a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for continuous professional development.

Qualifications

• Have one year post master’s experience (preferred).
• Hold the following licenses or education: LSW (or LSW eligible), LPC (or LPC eligible), LCSW, or LCPC.
• Possess a core skill set of CBT, DBT, ACT, and Motivational Interviewing skills.
• Have prior experience working in crisis environment (preferred).
• Have prior experience treating Depression/Mood disorders and Anxiety disorders.

Responsibilities

• Providing group therapy to patients in a safe and therapeutic milieu.
• Assessing patients on daily basis for safety, ADLs, and mental status.
• Developing effective therapeutic group relationships that promote positive change in patients.
• Utilizing CBT and DBT modalities to inform group therapy facilitation.
• Relaying clinical information from group sessions to the treatment team during rounds and as needed.
• Providing safety checks with safety plans as needed.
• Developing program material and curriculum and adjusting content to fit group needs.
• Organizing and maintaining clinical group material to structure the curriculum.
• Tracking frequency of skills taught to ensure CBT/DBT breadth.
• Documenting therapeutic processes and other relevant clinical information.
• Communicating patient progress to clinical staff.
• Completing discharges for patients leaving the IOP.
• Creating and updating treatment plans.
• Participating in professional development activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

CBT

DBT

ACT

Motivational Interviewing

Education

LSW (or LSW eligible)

LPC (or LPC eligible)

LCSW

LCPC

Job description

Weekly outpatient therapy isn't always enough, and a trip to the ER isn't the only answer. Patients and their families rely on Compass Health Center when in crisis – every day, we help people overcome depression, anxiety, suicidality, obsessions/compulsions, trauma, chronic pain, and other obstacles in order for our patients to live freely.

About This Role At the core of Compass we believe in the power of community and connection, which is why we are committed to our group-based programming. As a group therapist, you will spend the majority of your time with our patients facilitating evidenced based groups using modalities like CBT, DBT, and ACT. We are seeking new and experienced clinicians with a passion for delivering dynamic and informative groups for our patients. If you are seeking an opportunity to provide exceptional care, we’d love to have you on our team.

Our location in Northbrook is our first and largest facility, and consists not only of our widest variety of programs, but also serves as a pilot site for many of our new treatment offerings.

What You'll Do:

• Providing group therapy to patients in a safe and therapeutic milieu


• Assessing patients on daily basis for safety, ADLs, and mental status


• Developing effective therapeutic group relationships that promote positive change in patients


• Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to inform facilitation of group therapy sessions


• Relaying relevant clinical information from group sessions to treatment team during rounds and as needed


• Providing safety checks with safety plan as needed


• Developing creative program material and curriculum and adjusting group therapy content, as needed, to fit group needs


• Organizing and maintaining clinical group material to provide structure to curriculum


• Tracking frequency of skills taught in program to ensure full breadth of CBT/DBT skills are provided


• Documenting therapeutic processes, as well as all other relevant clinical information


• Communicating patient progress, interaction and presentation to clinical staff


• Completing discharges for patients discharging from the intensive outpatient program


• Creating and updating treatment plans


• Participating in professional development activities


• Other duties, as assigned

Who You Are:

• Have one year post master’s experience (preferred)


• Hold the following licenses or education: LSW (or LSW eligible), LPC (or LPC eligible), LCSW, or LCPC


• Possess a core skill set of CBT, DBT, ACT, and Motivational Interviewing skills


• Have prior experience working in crisis environment, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, inpatient hospital, or residential setting (preferred, not required)


• Have prior experience treating: Depression/Mood disorders, Anxiety disorders

We are committed to a fair and equitable work environment.

Compensation $47,000 - $65,000 USD

Benefits & Perks

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)


• continuous training through CEU seminars and volunteering opportunities

We know job descriptions can be intimidating, so if this sounds like an opportunity for you,

Who We Are

Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisis-level mental health, bringing passion, connection, and patient-centered care to the Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient space (PHP/IOP). Based in Chicagoland, we serve hundreds of patients every day, ranging from ages 5 through adulthood, in our onsite facilities or through our flourishing virtual programming. Compass fills a critical gap between outpatient and inpatient care through an intermediate level of Behavioral Healthcare.

A few more things we want you to know:

our values are super important to us, and hopefully will be to you, too. Cultural humility, teamwork, continuous improvement, connection, patient centered care, passion, innovation, and agility should be your power sources. Joining Compass is an opportunity to feel fulfilled through a joint mission towards healing our communities.

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.