School Based Mental Health Outpatient Therapist

Child Guidance Resource Centers; Havertown (Delaware County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Supervision and professional growth

Paid time off

Job summary

Child Guidance Resource Centers (CGRC) seeks licensed mental health clinicians to join its OPS School Based Outpatient program serving children and adolescents. This role involves delivering individual, family and group therapy, performing biopsychosocial assessments, and using CBT and other clinically based interventions to meet treatment plan goals.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, maintain documentation, participate in supervision, and contribute to program development.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in counseling, psychology, social work, MFT, nursing, rehab or activity therapy required.
• Special Education is not accepted as behavioral health field.
• Minimum of one year experience with children, adolescents and families.

Responsibilities

• Conduct biopsychosocial assessments to determine diagnosis and treatment recommendations.
• Provide therapy to promote understanding of personal and interpersonal dynamics.
• Develop measurable treatment goals with clients and families.
• Collaborate with other professionals involved in the child and family services.
• Complete charting, billing requirements, and other paperwork per guidelines.
• Participate in required supervision and training.

Skills

Child & family therapy

Education

Master’s degree in counseling/psychology/SW/MFT or related field

Job description

CGRC’s Outpatient Therapy Services (OPS) consist of individual, family and group therapy, psychological and psychiatric assessments and psychiatric medication services offered to children and adolescents. Individual, family and group therapy sessions often address anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, self-esteem, ADHD symptoms, grief and loss, communication difficulties, conflict resolution, and friendship skills.

If you’re looking for the opportunity to share and expand your competencies using a variety of clinical based interventions, CGRC’s School Based Outpatient program is for you. Therapists use a variety of clinically based interventions such as talk, play, art, cognitive behavioral therapy, and other strategies to help you and your child reach the agreed upon treatment plan goals.

Responsibilities

• Conducts biopsychosocial assessments utilizing program principals in order to assess client and family dynamics, determine diagnosis, and make recommendations for treatment.
• Provides therapy services to promote exploration and understanding of personal and interpersonal dynamics.
• Develops effective and timely treatment goals with measurable objectives.
• Facilitates agreement on goals and tasks of therapy; defines the role of each participant
• Consults with all other professionals involved in service to the child, adolescent and family.
• Provides information/referral services to clients and families to ensure receipt of quality and appropriate services/resources.
• Utilizes treatment plans and outcome measures to track and adjust the course of therapy.
• Meets program expectations regarding productivity.
• Handles all administrative duties such as chart documentation, billing requirements and other necessary paperwork consistent with licensure, accreditation, funding sources and CGRC technology reporting requirements.
• Completes all training and actively participates in required supervision in accordance with program and agency guidelines.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in counseling, psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, nursing, rehabilitative or activity therapy or related behavioral health field required; NOTE: Special Education is not accepted as behavioral health field; AND
• Minimum of one (1) year experience working with children, adolescents and families.

Who is CGRC?

We are a premier children’s provider that embraces our clinicians as partners in our organization’s strategic plan.

What can CGRC do for you? Do YOU want to be a Change Agent?

If so, we want you to be a part of the Child Guidance partnership. Working here means being open to new clinical experiences both as an individual and as part of a team. We offer reimbursed comprehensive clinical supervision and training with the opportunity to develop your leadership competencies and career interests on a personal level. Join any of our organizational committees, task forces, or work groups. If you are furthering your education, we want to be your partner. We are offering flexibility for classes, internship possibilities within our organization, and the availability for licensure supervision. It is important to us that you enjoy a healthy work-life balance and we will encourage you to have personal goals that focus on self-care.

At CGRC, you can enjoy a relaxed working environment with flexible work schedules that allow for a healthy work-life balance. We encourage and support career development and there are always opportunities for you to learn and grow within the organization.

We have a competitive compensation package and generous time off and benefits for eligible employees. You and your family can also enjoy discounts and offers through our Tickets at Work Program. CGRC is an eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Child Guidance Resource Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer