Therapist

Compassion Care Group Lp; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Job summary

A mental health service provider in Dayton, Ohio, is seeking a Residential Clinical Therapist responsible for providing comprehensive clinical services to children and their families. This role involves individual, family, and group therapies, crisis intervention, and advocacy while coordinating with interdisciplinary teams. Candidates must possess a Master's degree and experience in working with emotionally disturbed youth. This position offers paid time off.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated psycho-social assessment and treatment planning skills.
• Ability to work effectively on an interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Understanding and sensitivity to diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive clinical and case management services.
• Formulate and implement treatment strategies for assigned caseload.
• Collaborate with treatment team and adhere to ethical standards.

Skills

Working with emotionally disturbed children/adolescents

Psychiatric diagnosis and assessment

Family systems therapy

Excellent communication skills

Creativity/flexibility in service delivery

Education

Masters Degree in psychology, counseling, or social work

Job description

Overview

The Residential Clinical Therapist is responsible for the provision of comprehensive clinical and case management services to children and their families. This includes the provision of individual, family, group therapies, crisis intervention, advocacy, assessment, planning, discharge planning, interdisciplinary teamwork and community liaison. Residential Clinical Therapists are responsible for formulating and implementing appropriate treatment strategies for children and their families on their assigned caseload and for timely and satisfactory documentation of all treatment efforts. The Residential Clinical Therapist adheres to standards and regulations as set forth by the agency, The Residential Clinical Therapist is expected to abide by all safety rules and regulations of the facility.

Supervision and Coordination of Services

The Residential Clinical Therapist reports to the Clinical Director. The Residential Clinical Therapist collaborates with all other disciplines through interdisciplinary teamwork and assigned committee responsibilities. The Residential Clinical Therapist is a member of the clinical services department and coordinates clinical services with all members of the treatment team. The Residential Clinical Therapist adheres to the professional ethics of the American Psychological Association or the National Association of Social Workers (M.S.W. only). The Residential Clinical Therapist collaborates and coordinates services with all staff via established committees and performance improvement activities.

Qualifications

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Residential Clinical Therapist must have the ability to relate to and experience in working with emotionally disturbed children/adolescents and their families in a psychiatric or residential setting.
• Knowledge of psychiatric diagnosis and assessment, child/adolescent development, family systems therapy, separation and loss, physical/sexual abuse, trauma, individual and group therapies is essential.
• Demonstrated psycho-social assessment, treatment planning, advocacy skills and case management skills; excellent written, interpersonal and oral communication skills; creativity/flexibility on delivery of services; and the ability to function on an interdisciplinary treatment team are essential components of the position.
• The Residential Clinical Therapist demonstrates an understanding and sensitivity to serving a culturally diverse and/or special needs population.
• This position requires a valid driver’s license and ability to travel between campuses and within the community.

Education and Experience

• A Residential Clinical Therapist must hold a Masters Degree in psychology, counseling, or social work from an accredited school.
• Two years post-graduate experience working with emotionally disturbed children/adolescents and their families preferred.
• Experience working in a residential setting preferred.
• Experience in cognitive therapies, sexual abuse treatment, play therapy and family therapy is preferred, pending specific clinical assignment.

Benefits: Paid time off