Job Description
The PROGRAM THERAPIST assists and supports clients from admission through discharge. The Program Therapist provides clinical assessments and contributes insightful, practical and meaningful information to the development of treatment plans. He/she orients new clients to the treatment program and makes introductions to the staff and other program participants. As a member of the treatment team, the Program Therapist meets weekly in collaborative fashion with the treatment team to discuss cases. Licensed clinicians (Psychologist, LMFT, LCSW, LPC, etc.) and registered associates must possess knowledge of mental health conditions, dual diagnosis, and/or chemical dependency.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Completing the Biopsychosocial assessment within one day of admission (the parent and/or client components**)
- Meeting with clients within twenty-four hours of admission to establish therapeutic rapport
- Completing the Comprehensive Treatment Plan and Integrated Treatment Summary within three days of admission
- Identifying weekly treatment goals and writing contracts specific to individual client needs
- Writing and facilitating the Discharge Summary
- Individual psychotherapy sessions, 3 times weekly for each client
- Conjoint family psychotherapy sessions at least once per week
- Facilitating professional groups as assigned
- Facilitating Multifamily and Alumni groups
- Interfacing with insurance companies, providing appropriate clinical information to obtain initial certification and continuing stay certification as required
- Meeting with each client in individual sessions as clinically indicated, providing psychotherapeutic interventions to thoroughly educate each client to the CTP and its intent, target dates, and revisions
- Being appropriately accessible to family members
- Conjoint family therapy is scheduled at least once each week to address issues related to the client’s family experience. The therapist ensures that each family member is fully educated to the CTP, its goals and methods and the client’s discharge plan. It is key that the family know how to approach and implement all discharge recommendations.
- Facilitating group therapy, workshops, and educational groups as directed by the program schedule
- Assessing suicidality and the possibility of danger to self or others
- Charting each client’s progress throughout the treatment experience
- Charting after each individual, group, and family session
- Educating each client as needed
- Beginning and ending groups in a timely fashion
- Creating a written plan for continuing care (DC plan) and discharge summary
THIS IS AN ON CALL POSITION WITH 4-8 HOURS OFFERED WEEKLY TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. For a virtual tour of the facility, please visit our website at discoverymood.com.