Masters Level Therapist

Child & Family Focus, Inc.•Allentown, PA

2d•$48,000

About The Position

First Episode Psychosis is a Coordinated Specialty Care approach to treating young people who have recently experienced their first episode of psychosis. The First Episode Psychosis Masters Level Therapist and care team offers young people an array of services, including low-dose medication management, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Psychosis, Family Education, Case Management, Supported Education and Employment, and Peer Support services. Service coordination is guided by the young person’s voice and choice. The Lead clinician in First Episode Psychosis seeks to improve the quality of life of young people by instilling hope through empowerment to guide their own treatment, educating them about their psychosis, re-establishing relationships, and re-integrating them back into the community whether it’s attending school or working. This position will travel and work within Lehigh and Northampton Counties.

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 given by collaborating with First Episode Psychosis 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.
The Lead Therapist will empower young people to set and achieve recovery goals and empower young people to increase self-advocacy.
Provide program outreach to the community to decrease the duration of untreated psychosis and to stimulate referral sources.
Rotate weekly on call availability to provide after-hours remote crisis support to young people on an as-needed basis.
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 (https://headsup-pa.org/)
Competitive Salary starting at $48,000
Annual Salary Increase
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
On-call bonus (additional bonus for holiday on-call)
9 Paid Holidays
17 days of Paid Time Off with additional days added through years of service
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
Employer provided Long Term Disability and $50,000 Life Insurance Policy
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
401K plan with company match and profit sharing
Mileage and Expense reimbursement for travel and training
Clearance Reimbursement
Eligibility Requirements apply