Pre-Licensed Child & Adolescent Therapist (Remote, NY)

InStride Health•New York, NY

7d•Remote

About The Position

InStride Health is seeking a virtual Pre-Licensed Therapist to join their team. The role involves delivering family-centric and evidence-based care to Children, Adolescents, & Young Adults. This is a fully remote position focused on providing specialty anxiety and OCD care. The company aims to improve access to care, increase engagement in treatment, and enhance treatment outcomes by combining clinical expertise with innovative technology. Their mission is to address common issues in mental health care such as difficulty finding providers, long waiting times, complex onboarding, and inconsistent use of evidence-based therapies and outcomes tracking. InStride Health's vision is to be the nation's most trusted provider of pediatric anxiety and OCD care.

Requirements

Provisional / Associate licensure with one of two designations: Provisional / Associate Social Work License & Masters Degree from an accredited school of Social Work OR Provisional / Associate Counseling License & Masters Degree from an accredited graduate program OR Pre-Licensed Psychologist with a Ph.D. or PsyD. in psychology from an accredited school of psychology
An active license in New York
Graduate-level clinical internship with therapy training required
Background in working with children and adolescents, with anxiety and related disorders, or preferably both
Basic computer skills, facility with and openness to new technologies
Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to be flexible and nimble, embrace change, and work well both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, mission driven environment
Culturally responsive with regard to diversity and inclusion
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information in a manner that inspires confidence and trust
Commitment to Progressing Toward Independent Licensure: this is a pre-licensed role intended for clinicians who are actively working toward full independent licensure. Once you have completed the supervised clinical experience and other state requirements needed to pursue final licensure, you will be expected to promptly complete all remaining steps and obtain independent licensure within six months for master's-level clinicians (LCSW/LMHC or equivalent) or nine months for doctoral-level psychologists (Ph.D/Psy.D), absent documented circumstances outside your reasonable control.

Nice To Haves

Experience and training in delivering evidence-based treatments (e.g., CBT, ACT, DBT) preferred

Responsibilities

Provide evidence-based individual and group clinical care to patients and families
Use measurement-based care to inform treatment planning
Lead and collaborate with other care team members (e.g., coach and psychiatrist)
Provide feedback on program curricula and training protocols
Provide feedback regarding the various applications of technology in treatment
Maintain awareness of risk management issues
Complete documentation in a timely and thorough manner
Participate in initial and ongoing trainings on the application of evidence-based and tech-enhanced care delivery
Facilitate skills or skills practice groups, as assigned. These CBT-based groups are for parents/caregivers and focus on skills development and implementation based on the InStride Health curriculum, integrating aspects of ACT and PMT.