Behavioral Health Therapist
Company: Discovery Behavioral Health
Location: Westminster
Posted on: May 15, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionThe-- Program Therapist-- is a therapeutic guide,
journeying with the clients on their road to recovery, 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. Each
Program Therapist carries a caseload and provides clinical
treatment in the form of, but not limited to, individual, family
and group counseling. As a member of the treatment team, the
Program Therapist meets weekly in collaborative fashion with the
rest of the team to discuss cases. Licensed clinicians
(Psychologist, LMFT, LCSW, LPC, etc.) and registered interns
possess knowledge of dual diagnosis, eating disorders and/or
chemical dependency.Responsibilities
- Travels between regional programs as needed.
- Completing the Biopsychosocial assessment within one day of
admission (the parent and/or resident 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 resident-----TMs family experience.--
The therapist ensures that each family member is fully educated to
the CTP, its goals and methods and the resident-----TMs 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 resident-----TMs 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
- The Program Therapist attends all treatment planning meetings,
all treatment review and goals setting groups, in-service
training-----TMs, and general staff meetings and clinical
retreats
- The Program Therapist -------oversees----- the daily treatment
experience of each of his/her clients--
- The Program Therapist may provide additional clinical support
for other clinical team members in their absence
- The Program Therapist may be required to travel to other
facilities to attend trainingsThis is a full-time floater position
at our local facilities in North Orange County & Los Angeles.-- --
For a virtual tour of the facility, please visit our website at
centerfordiscovery.com.Qualifications
- The Program Therapist must possess a Master-----TMs or
Doctorate degree in an appropriate field
- Clinicians must be licensed or registered in the state in which
they are applying
- Center for Discovery utilizes MFT and LCSW interns and
psychological assistants under the supervision of an appropriate
Licensed Independent Practitioner.
- The Program Therapist must have at least one year in acute care
or residential treatment or
- Closely related experience.
- Must understand the therapeutic process, understand
confidentiality laws, and have strong knowledge of professional
ethicsAdditional InformationWe are proud to be an EEO employer
M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform
pre-employment substance abuse testing.-- All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to age,
race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.For more information
about our company benefits, please visit us at
discoverybehavioralhealth.com/careers/PandoLogic. Keywords: Mental
Health Counselor, Location: Westminster, CA - 92683
Keywords: Discovery Behavioral Health, Westminster , Behavioral Health Therapist, Healthcare , Westminster, California
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