Residential Therapist
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Residential Therapist
The Residential Therapist works to alleviate or stabilize mental health symptoms of selected clients, which impairs their ability to adjust to home, community integration, or maintain living stability; provides therapeutic services to individuals, families or groups regarding psychological or emotional problems such as therapeutic settings by performing the following duties; develops assessment and treatment planning for clients.
Job Duties
- Maintains highest ethical standards in keeping with professional affiliations and demonstrates ability to perform strength-oriented practice
- Provide clinical direction to a residential home team, facilitating clinical meetings, participating in clinical staffings and team meetings
- Integrates all services provided by serving as a central point of communications for all mental health related services, supportive services treatment and counseling
- Plans and administers therapeutic treatment to youth and Regularly discusses progress toward goals with client and encourages client feedback and client ownership of outcomes
- Offers coaching, informal and formal training to residential staff
- Complete Admission Notes, Mental Health Assessments, Individual Treatment Plans, Individual Treatment Plan Reviews, Mental Health Reassessments and Court Reports for each youth in the home within the required time
- Monitors client progress and periodically reassess client's level of functioning within required time
- Completes accurate and timely documentation of clinical and case management services provided to youth on a daily basis
- Completes transition and aftercare as prescribed by the DCF Transition/Aftercare Protocol
- Ensures there is a medical rule out of symptoms and coordinates the approach with medical and other providers serving the client
- Provides internal and external trainings as requested
- Represents OHU at court hearings, meetings, Annual Case Reviews, Child and Family Team Meetings and any other collaborative meetings on behalf of youth and families
- Adheres to Trauma Informed, Evidence Based Program
- Performs on-call responsibilities on residential campus
- Treats all information concerning the program as confidential
Qualifications
Education
Education
- MA/MS in Social Work, psychology, counseling, or related field required
- License eligible required; license preferred
Experience
- 1 year of related experience preferred
Other
- Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record with OHU required levels of coverage for auto insurance
We Invest in You!
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Tuition assistance up to $2500 per fiscal year
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Up to 4 weeks paid Vacation Days, up to 6 paid Personal Days, 1 paid Mental Health Day, and up to 5 paid Sick days annually
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Medical, dental, vision, 403 (b) retirement, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, dependent care, commuter and transit
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Agency-paid Life&ADD insurance up to $50K based on salary and short-term disability
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Agency-paid long-term after 1 year of employment
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Voluntary Supplemental Life&ADD, Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital for Employee, Spouse, and Child(ren)
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Voluntary Legal Plans
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Voluntary Pet Insurance
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Employee Assistance Program with 6 free counseling sessions
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Career ladders, professional development, and promotion opportunities
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Free LCSW and LCPC Supervision hours available in some locations
A Different Kind of Employer: One Hope United is strong and ready to grow. Are you ready to grow with us?
- 800+ talented professionals strong, serving 10,000 children and families in Illinois and Florida
- Fiscally stable, $70 Million agency-- strong since 1895
- Energetic leadership and a rich community of support
One Hope United does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. One Hope United is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. OHU participates in E-Verify.