Outpatient Therapist PHP / IOP Adolescent Services - Part-time

UHS • Shreveport, LA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Brentwood Hospital is looking for a dynamic Counselor / Social Worker to join their team of professionals dedicated to providing help and hope to individuals and families for the achievement of improving their mental health. The role involves providing a safe, nurturing environment and offering options for continued improvement upon departure. Brentwood Hospital is a 260-bed psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment facility in Shreveport, Louisiana, serving the region for over 45 years, offering quality services to children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. The Counselor/Social Worker provides case management and psychotherapeutic services to adult psychiatric and chemical dependency patients, adolescent patients, child patients, and their families. They serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team, supporting the organization's treatment program and philosophy, and ensuring the delivery of quality treatment.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in social work, counseling or related field.
• LPC or LCSW license required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in inpatient or outpatient mental health setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conducts psychosocial assessments to document history and identify preliminary issues for treatment focus by interviewing the patient and their family members.
• Provides group and family process-oriented therapies as well as conducts educational and other didactic groups for patients and family members using various professional treatment modalities.
• Daily progress notes summarized patient’s progress toward treatment goals; Contact with family, significant others, community agencies recorded in progress notes.
• Develops and coordinates an individualized discharge plan for the patient by utilizing treatment team and chart information to determine the patient’s aftercare needs.
• Identifies and assesses family or community resources such as, group homes, or mental health practitioners to meet patients’ aftercare needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level