Adolescent Primary Therapist – Onsite in Falls Church

Compass Health Center; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental/vision plans

401k with company matching

Generous PTO

Parental leave

CEU seminars and volunteering

Job summary

Compass Health Center is launching a Falls Church, Virginia program to serve adolescents (12-18) in Mood & Anxiety, with cross-training in Adolescent specialty programs. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to implement individualized treatment plans and coordinate with families and schools.

The role starts mid January and includes 5 weeks of training before going live with patients, and is 100% onsite at the Falls Church location. Experience with CBT/DBT and crisis care is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 2+ years clinical work experience post-Master’s (strongly preferred)
• Knowledge and experience utilizing CBT and DBT
• Experience with patients in crisis, ideally in PHP/IOP, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, inpatient hospital, or residential setting

Responsibilities

• Complete initial intake evaluation to determine diagnosis and appropriateness of program
• Provide group and individual therapy
• Provide family therapy as needed
• Communicate with patients’ family members or support system regularly
• Coordinate care with outside providers for continuity of care
• Coordinate school re-entry meetings and homeschool communication
• Create individualized weekly schedules for each patient
• Assess progress and need for higher level of care or discharge
• Chart progress of patients
• Provide updates to insurance utilization team

Skills

CBT

DBT

Crisis care

Education

Master’s degree in psychology or related field

Job description

Compass Health Center is launching a Falls Church, Virginia program to serve adolescents (12-18) in Mood & Anxiety, with cross-training in Adolescent specialty programs. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to implement individualized treatment plans and coordinate with families and schools.

The role starts mid January and includes 5 weeks of training before going live with patients, and is 100% onsite at the Falls Church location. Experience with CBT/DBT and crisis care is highly valued.