RESIDENTIAL THERAPIST

Youth Crisis Center; Hogan (FL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

You will provide short-term counseling in a residential crisis care program with emphasis on prevention. You will work with individuals, families, and groups to promote mental and emotional health, addressing issues such as family dynamics, parenting, and communication.

The role requires knowledge of counseling ethics and behavioral theories, with strong listening and problem-solving skills. Join Youth Crisis Center in Jacksonville, FL, and make a direct impact on vulnerable populations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; learning and motivation; assessment and counseling modalities.
• Knowledge of counseling of physical/mental/emotional/behavioral dysfunctions in individual, family, and group therapy.
• Knowledge of English language structure, spelling, grammar.
• Knowledge of psycho-educational instruction for group counseling and measurement of training effects.
• Knowledge of group behavior, societal influences, cultures and their origins.
• Knowledge of counseling ethics.

Responsibilities

• Provide short-term counseling in a residential crisis care program.
• Work with individuals, families, and groups to promote mental and emotional health.
• Address issues such as family dynamics, parenting, communication; suicidality/homicidality; anger management; self-esteem; school issues.

Skills

Active listening

Empathy

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Job description

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RESIDENTIAL THERAPIST

Full Time Professional Jacksonville, FL, Jacksonville, FL, US

10 days ago Requisition ID: 1231

Salary Range: $50,000.00 To $55,000.00 Annually

Position Overview

Provides short-term counseling in residential crisis care program with emphasis on prevention. Work with individuals, families, and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health. May help individuals deal with issues pertaining to, but not limited to, the family such as family dynamics, parenting, and communication; suicidal/homicidal ideations; anger management; problems with self-esteem; peer related concerns, grief/loss, behavioral issues, mental health, and school related issues.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The most important knowledge, skills, and abilities are listed for Therapists.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological or social work research methods; and the assessment and counseling modalities of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Knowledge of principles, theories, models, methods, and procedures for counseling of physical/mental/emotional/behavioral dysfunctions in the capacity of individual, family, and group therapy.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for psycho-educational instruction for group counseling and the measurement of training effects.
• Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
• Knowledge of counseling ethics.

Skills:

• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

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