Adolescent Group Therapist
About The Position
Compass Health Center is seeking clinicians with a passion for delivering science-based therapy to adolescents (ages 13-18) with anxiety and mood disorders. This role involves creating and facilitating groups and providing compassionate care. The position will initially involve training in Chicago/Northbrook from mid-June until early-August, with the role ultimately based in Oak Brook, IL, at a new state-of-the-art facility. Compass Health Center is one of the largest providers of PHP/IOP services in North America, offering crisis-level mental health care in a comfortable, outpatient setting for individuals from childhood through adulthood.
Requirements
- One to two years post master’s experience, or a relevant master’s level internship within a PHP/IOP or inpatient setting
- Core skill set of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Hold the following licenses or certifications: LCSW, LCPC, MSW, LPC, MFT, LMFT, LSW, PsyD, or PhD
- Prior experience working in partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, inpatient hospital, or residential setting
Responsibilities
- Providing group therapy to patients in a safe and therapeutic milieu
- Assessing patients on daily basis for safety, ADLs, and mental status
- Developing effective therapeutic group relationships that promote positive change in patients
- Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to inform facilitation of group therapy sessions
- Relaying relevant clinical information from group sessions to treatment team during rounds and as needed
- Providing safety checks with safety plan as needed
- Developing creative program material and curriculum and adjusting group therapy content, as needed, to fit group needs
- Organizing and maintaining clinical group material to provide structure to curriculum
- Tracking frequency of skills taught in program to ensure full breadth of CBT/DBT skills are provided
- Documenting therapeutic processes, as well as all other relevant clinical information
- Communicating patient progress, interaction and presentation to clinical staff
- Completing discharges for patients discharging from the intensive outpatient program
- Creating and updating treatment plans
- Participating in professional development activities
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision and Accident Insurance
- 401K with generous company match
- Increased PTO with years of employment
- Performance based raise structure, with the opportunity for annual raises
- Annual CEU series provided on site
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
