Masters Level Therapist
About The Position
The First Episode Psychosis (FEP) Recovery Oriented Counselor, also known as a Masters Level Therapist, is a full-time position supporting young people in Delaware County. This role is part of a Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) approach designed to treat individuals who have recently experienced their first episode of psychosis. The FEP Team provides a range of services including low-dose medication management, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Psychosis (CBT-P), family education, case management, supported education and employment, and peer support. The program emphasizes a young person's voice and choice in guiding their treatment, aiming to improve their quality of life by fostering hope, empowering them, educating them about psychosis, re-establishing relationships, and supporting their reintegration into the community through education or employment.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Human Service or related field including psychology, counseling or social work
Nice To Haves
- Experience implementing CBT
- Experience working with transition aged youth (15-30)
- Experience working with Schizophrenia Spectrum population
- Crisis Management Experience
Responsibilities
- Provide direct services to individuals, families, and groups through an evidence-based Coordinated Specialty Care program, specifically CBT-P and case management.
- Administer assessments for intake and outcome measures including: Quality of Life, Cognitive Functioning, Differential Diagnosis, and functional assessments related to community integration.
- Create, maintain, update and implement treatment plans according to the needs of the young people.
- Provide psychoeducation to young people and their families related to psychosis in an individual and/or group format.
- Coordinate care by collaborating with FEP team members and multidisciplinary professionals to provide and facilitate care in accordance with policies and procedures, philosophy, and objectives of the Program Model and of Child and Family Focus.
- Empower young people to set and achieve recovery goals and increase self-advocacy.
- Provide program outreach to the community to decrease the duration of untreated psychosis and to stimulate referral sources.
- Use and implement the 5 core values of Trauma-Informed Care in all work practices - Safety, Trustworthiness, Choice, Collaboration, & Empowerment.
Benefits
- Free supervision hours towards licensure
- Career development and growth opportunities
- Professional collaboration and consultations with University of Pennsylvania
- Training and active participation with Heads Up Initiatives for the state of Pennsylvania
- Competitive Salary range of $50,000-52,000
- Annual Salary Increase and Bonus
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- Medical and Vision Benefits offered on first day of employment, 3 plan options offered by Independence Blue Cross
- Dental Benefits offered on first day of employment, 2 plan options offered by Guardian
- Ancillary Benefits offered on first day of employment, such as Accident, Critical Illness, Cancer, Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability and $50,000 Life Insurance Policy provided by CFF
- 9 Paid Holidays
- 17 days of Paid Time Off with additional days added through years of service
- Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 401K plan with company match and profit sharing
- Mileage and Expense reimbursement for travel and training
- Clearance Reimbursement
- Reimbursement for On-Call Rotation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
