*Primarily focused on adults, but must be open to working with children as well

Level of care- PHP RES

The Primary Therapist conducts individual and group therapy (adults, children and adolescents) on topics such as mood, anxiety, stress and eating disorders; conducts family therapy and/or family education sessions; develops each patient’s individualized treatment plan; and works with interdisciplinary treatment team to implement the plan.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Conducts psychotherapy including individual, group and family therapy
• For each patient on case load, completes clinical paperwork including:
• Treatment plans
• Individual and Family Therapy progress notes and group notes
• Wellness plan
• Aftercare plan
• Discharge summary
• Conducts comprehensive assessments and treatment planning for each patient on case load:
• Completes biopsychosocial, self-harm and suicide assessments
• Creates individualized treatment plan with specific and measurable goals in collaboration with treatment team members
• Creates treatment agreements, support plans or behavior plans as needed
• Attends treatment team meetings and treatment team rounds, to coordinate patient’s care with interdisciplinary team
• May provide training and guidance to less experienced teammates (Primary Therapist I and II)

Primary Therapist I must haves:

• Graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related (required)
• Fully licensed with appropriate state licensing board or in an associate/intern phase of licensure or what is required by the state to practice individual therapy (required)
• Collaborative nature and strong communication within multi-disciplinary team (required)
• Experience with individual and/or family therapy (preferred)
• Ability to move from one task to the next with ease, flexibility (preferred)

Primary Therapist II must haves:

• Graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related (required)
• Has obtained and maintains an independent mental health license as required by state to practice individual therapy (required)
• Has carried significant individual and/or family caseload for at least 2 years with documented success in treating patients with common diagnoses and expected comorbidities; demonstrated ability to work independently; developing specialty within line of service and broadening expertise with other populations (required)

Sr. Primary Therapist III must haves:

• Graduate degree in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related (required)
• Has obtained and maintains a full mental health license as required by state (required)
• At least 3 years post licensure experience working with mood, anxiety, ED and/or trauma related disorders; some experience supervising other clinicians; has carried a significant individual and/or family caseload, with success in treating more complex cases (required)
• Experience with individual and/or family therapy (required)
• #MATR