Adolescent Group Therapist

Compass Health Center•Chicago, IL

7h•Onsite

About The Position

At the core of Compass, we believe in the power of community and connection, which is why we are committed to our group-based programming. As a group therapist, you will spend the majority of your time with our patients facilitating evidenced based groups using modalities like CBT, DBT, and ACT. We are seeking new and experienced clinicians with a passion for delivering dynamic and informative groups for our patients. If you are seeking an opportunity to provide exceptional care, we’d love to have you on our team. Our centrally located Chicago office is nestled in the vibrant neighborhood of North Center, not to mention the social events hosted on our fully furnished rooftop! Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisis-level mental health, bringing passion, connection, and patient-centered care to the Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient space (PHP/IOP). Based in Chicagoland, we serve hundreds of patients every day, ranging from ages 5 through adulthood, in our onsite facilities or through our flourishing virtual programming. Compass fills a critical gap between outpatient and inpatient care through an intermediate level of Behavioral Healthcare. Our values are super important to us, and hopefully will be to you, too. Cultural humility, teamwork, continuous improvement, connection, patient centered care, passion, innovation, and agility should be your power sources. Joining Compass is an opportunity to feel fulfilled through a joint mission towards healing our communities.

Requirements

Have one to two years post master’s experience, or a relevant master’s level internship within a PHP/IOP or inpatient setting
Possess a 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
Have 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