Staff Therapist - Child, Adolescent and Family Team

The Family Institute at Northwestern University•Chicago, IL

7d•$44,886 - $91,171•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. The role involves providing 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

Master’s Degree in a license-eligible discipline
Minimum of one-year post-graduate experience
Ability to work some evenings and Saturdays
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

Nice To Haves

Contribute to a class (e.g., guest lecturer)
Supervise therapist in-training
Participate in a clinical, educational, or research program
Present a topic to external groups (workshop, presentation)
Receive meta vision
Develop and disseminate a “product” (e.g., workshop, talk, blog) that drives referrals to The Family Institute

Responsibilities

Provide psychotherapy that is empirically informed, theoretically grounded, culturally responsive, and relationally based.
Provide a timely response to all current or prospective clients; perform mental health assessments, identify at-risk behaviors, and develop appropriate treatment plans, providing referrals when necessary.
Document all services in EHR within established organizational timelines.
Build and maintain a caseload by meeting unit 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, including complex clinical or shared cases as appropriate.
Support organizational or administrative communication with clients.
Attend required individual supervision, weekly peer clinical consultation and Clinical Services meetings, as applicable in addition to all other mandatory meetings.
Demonstrate an ongoing investment in professional development, while adhering to confidentiality practices and maintaining compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
Apply AI and/or automation tools that streamline or improve processes, efficiency and quality while exercising discretion and ethical judgment.
Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.