THERAPIST

Responsibilities

The Therapist is responsible for providing individual, group and family therapy. Also responsible for providing psychoeducational group activities for consumers and family members in the residential program. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures orientation of new patients immediately upon admission.
• Obtains history and presenting information as delineated in program policy.
• Collaboratively develops and updates an individualized treatment plan with the individual that includes targeted discharge date and plan.
• Defines all relevant community sources affecting care and treatment of the consumer (e.g. attorney, family, case manager, etc.) and develops and follows contact plans and conjoint therapy plans.
• Updates referring sources on patient progress, if/as approved by the individual in services.
• Utilizes agency endorsed patient-centered therapeutic interventions and rapport-building practices, including motivational interviewing techniques, to non-confrontationally enhance patient insight regarding diagnostic and usage patterns.
• Documents treatment episodes, contacts, treatment plans and sessions according to periodicity and content requirements.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.
• Must have high level of interpersonal skills. Position continually requires demonstrated poise, professionalism, tact and diplomacy.
• Must have strong knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Understanding of diverse cultures and gender specific issues and the ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into the organization.
• Understands need for and maintains appropriate confidentiality at all times when interacting with patients, residents, families, visitors, referral sources and all other contacts.
• Exhibits excellent customer relation skills as evidenced by supportive and constructive communication with all contacts including coworkers, patients, residents, visitors, families and referral sources.
• Knowledge of case management for dual diagnosis patients.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or related field required.
• Licensure in a mental health related field is also required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in mental health or substance abuse field preferred.

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