Staff Therapist – Adult Services Team

The Family Institute at Northwestern University • Chicago, IL

2d • $56,667 - $117,222 • Hybrid

About The Position

Through clinical services, education, and research, The Family Institute at Northwestern University is one of the nation’s leading relationship-based behavioral health organizations committed to strengthening and healing children and adolescents, couples, families, and individuals. When you join The Family Institute, you are joining a team of over 230 collaborators comprised of clinicians, educators, researchers, therapists-in-training, partners, and administrators across three service sites. We are a strong, independent organization focused on advancing the world of behavioral health.

Provide mental health care that may include work with individuals, couples, and/or families that supports the mission of The Family Institute, the vision for Clinical Services and is in keeping with The Family Institute’s core organizational values.

Requirements

• Possess a training background and clinical experience that are empirically informed, theoretically grounded, and systemically oriented
• Understanding of personal and professional boundaries
• Organizational skills
• Time and stress management skills
• Communication skills to include interpersonal, teamwork, and collaboration skills
• Computer literacy
• Problem solving skills
• Master’s Degree in a license-eligible discipline
• Minimum of one-year post-graduate experience
• Ability to work evenings and/or weekends
• Must be able to compose written reports clearly and effectively
• Must be able to be in a stationary position due to attention to computer screen
• The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
• The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer) to perform work-related duties
• Must be able to apply established protocols in a timely manner
• Must be able to determine solutions to problems
• Must be able to operate successfully while handling multiple projects

Responsibilities

• Provide psychotherapy that is empirically informed, theoretically grounded, culturally responsive, and relationally based.
• Provide a timely response to all current or prospective clients and provide referrals when necessary.
• Perform mental health assessments, identifying at-risk behaviors and develop appropriate treatment plans.
• Experience working with couples and families.
• Document all services in EHR within established organizational timelines.
• Build and maintain a caseload by meeting revenue targets.
• Obtain two years of clinical supervision with satisfactory evaluations.
• Work collaboratively with clients, external systems, colleagues, and operation staff, and in a culturally sensitive and appropriate manner.
• Collaborate with team members on complex clinical or shared cases as appropriate.
• Support organizational or administrative communication with clients
• Attend weekly individual supervision, if required.
• Attend a weekly peer clinical consultation meeting.
• Attend monthly Clinical Services meetings with all clinical staff, in addition to all other mandatory meetings.
• Demonstrate an ongoing investment in professional development.
• Adhere to confidentiality practices and procedures.
• Maintain compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned by manager for business necessity.

Benefits

• The Family Institute provides competitive benefits, including health, a 403(b) retirement savings plan, generous time off, and professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees