Therapist - Young Adult Intervention

Therapist – Young Adult Early Psychosis Intervention Care Team (EPIC)

Position Summary

Wyandot Behavioral Health is seeking a qualified Therapist to join its Early Psychosis Intervention Care Team (EPIC), a Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) program serving adolescents and young adults ages 15–36 who are experiencing first-episode psychosis.

This position provides individualized, evidence-based therapeutic services to support early intervention, symptom management, and long-term recovery. The Therapist works collaboratively with clients, families, and a multidisciplinary team to establish recovery-oriented goals, develop effective coping strategies, and promote independence and community integration.

The successful candidate will provide community-based clinical services and utilize appropriate therapeutic interventions, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp), to help clients understand their experiences, strengthen resilience, and improve overall functioning and quality of life.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide individualized psychotherapy using evidence-based, psychosis-specific interventions, including CBTp, as appropriate to clinical training and experience.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary Coordinated Specialty Care team to develop and implement individualized treatment and recovery plans.
• Assist clients in establishing and achieving personally meaningful recovery goals that promote independence, resilience, and community participation.
• Teach coping strategies and therapeutic skills to help clients manage distressing symptoms and improve daily functioning.
• Provide psychoeducation regarding psychosis, incorporating each client's cultural background, personal beliefs, preferences, and lived experience.
• Deliver family support services, including psychoeducation and skill development, to help family members understand psychosis and support the client's recovery.
• Coordinate care with agency personnel, community partners, and other service providers to promote continuity and effectiveness of services.
• Connect clients with appropriate educational, vocational, cultural, social, and community resources.
• Collaborate with agency and community crisis response services to support clients experiencing crises, as needed.
• Conduct clinical assessments to clarify diagnoses, evaluate service needs, and determine program eligibility using a collaborative, least-restrictive approach whenever possible.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and complete clinical documentation in accordance with applicable standards, regulations, and agency policies.
• Participate in clinical planning, care coordination, and program development activities as appropriate.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor or designee.
• Comply with all applicable Center policies, procedures, and professional standards.