Client-Centered Behavioral Health Therapist

AIDS Healthcare Foundation; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Broward House in Fort Lauderdale, FL seeks an experienced Behavioral Health Therapist to provide client-centered assessment, individual therapy, and dynamic group sessions. You will tailor treatment plans, collaborate with the care team, and link clients to supportive services to stabilize and progress their health.

The role requires delivering diverse therapeutic interventions, coordinating discharge planning, and maintaining accurate documentation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in the Behavioral Health Sciences or related field from an accredited university or college.
• One year experience as a therapist, HIV/AIDS knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete an integrated assessment of individual clients and revise as necessary.
• Develops an integrated and collaborative individualized treatment plan with a transition component with the client and client’s providers.
• Work collaboratively with Broward house team to ensure client’s needs are met.
• Understand all Broward House programs and essential linkages.
• Provides the appropriate level of individual therapeutic intervention to support the stabilization and progression of clients.
• Creatively develop and facilitate group therapy session with a variety of delivery methods covering a full range of clinical topics and life areas.
• Provides and Links clients to supportive services to enhance clinical interventions.
• Participates in individual supervision and meets with internal and external interdisciplinary treatment team members to coordinate client services and documents outcomes of meetings.
• Prepares individuals and arranges for discharge or transfer from services with support in place and transition to support Behavioral Health services to maintain progress and health.
• Submits all documentation in an accurate and timely manner, including electronic records. Achieves and maintains program established productivity levels.
• Promotes program refinement, understands client/public need and effectively participates in all assigned meetings.
• Presents the Behavioral Health programming in the community as assigned
• Engage clients in a strength-based supportive manner providing re-directions and guidance as necessary including home and community visits.
• Engages, counsels, manages, motivates and effectively works with high-risk, vulnerable client population, including chemically dependent persons.
• Engages, counsels, manages, and effectively works with people in crisis.

Skills

Empathy & compassion

Team collaboration

Flexibility

Crisis management

Communication (verbal & written)

Confidentiality

Cultural competence

Independent work

Vehicle operation

Education

Master’s degree in Behavioral Health Sciences

1 year experience as a therapist

Tools

Microsoft Office

Multiple Databases

Scheduling Programs

Job description

Broward House in Fort Lauderdale, FL seeks an experienced Behavioral Health Therapist to provide client-centered assessment, individual therapy, and dynamic group sessions. You will tailor treatment plans, collaborate with the care team, and link clients to supportive services to stabilize and progress their health.

The role requires delivering diverse therapeutic interventions, coordinating discharge planning, and maintaining accurate documentation.