Therapist I

ODYSSEY BEHAVIORAL GROUP•Sevierville, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Therapist is responsible for providing individual, group, and family therapy sessions for clients in a The Stables Autism Program. This position is responsible for assessing the therapeutic needs of the individuals and families, and for developing appropriate treatment plans. The Therapist acts as the primary point of contact for clients and families throughout the treatment process and serves as a client advocate with the treatment team. Position acts as a liaison with referral sources, clinical partners, and internal resources to coordinate care throughout the treatment process.

Requirements

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, counseling, or closely related field.
Must hold or be working toward state licensure, such as LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or LMHC.
Minimum of two (2) years’ experience working within individuals with autism spectrum disorder in a behavioral healthcare treatment setting.
Valid driver’s license, vehicle insurance and acceptable driving record.
Clearance of TB test, fingerprinting and state clearance, and any other mandatory state/federal requirements.
Current CPR and First Aid certification.

Responsibilities

Creates clinical program schedules in partnership with milieu supervisor, ensuring robust and active clinical programming, tailored to induvial client needs.
Provides clinical program oversite; collaborates with direct care team members, proactively shares clinical updates, provides training, education and mentorship as needed.
Conducts specialized groups based on education, training, and experience; supervises or co-leads groups with staff or interns when appropriate.
Conducts weekly individual and family therapy sessions for assigned caseload.
Monitors behavioral interventions for clients and provides skills coaching, as needed.
Demonstrates a high level of clinical skill in assessing the clinical needs of clients, determining appropriate interventions, and conducting individual and group therapy sessions in accordance with these needs.
Completes psychosocial evaluations, treatment plans, contact logs, discharge plans and other reports required for each client in compliance with State, accrediting bodies, quality guidelines and payor source guidelines.
Selects appropriate interventions to meet the clinical needs of individual clients.
Maintains therapeutic relationship with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes.
Sets limits and hold boundaries in a kind and firm manner.
Demonstrates effective verbal crisis intervention and de-escalation, involving other staff as needed.
Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate client care from admission through discharge.
Attends weekly clinical, consultation and business meetings; present cases to be discussed as pre-assigned.
Completes documentation in a timely and accurate manner reflecting ongoing assessment of client’s clinical presentation and behaviors.
Communicates client progress with the referral source, family, parent, or guardian informed of treatment goals and plans, as appropriate.
Documents in accordance with policies and procedures services provided, incident reports, shift reports, or department reports in a timely and accurate manner.
Communicates with referents, clients, and families appropriately and effectively.
Uses the referral process to build relationships with new referents and engages in collaboration with referents.
Addresses clients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in a pleasant and respectful manner.
Responds to clients and families with empathy and positive professional skills.
Can be relied upon to be at work as scheduled and is rarely absent from work, notifying the supervisor if absent.
Provides support to the facility in the event of crisis during nonworking hours, as needed.
Demonstrates an ability to adapt to changes in the facility function, management styles, and facility routines.
Reads, understands, and adheres to all company policy statements on ethics, conduct, and conflict of interests.
Adheres to facility policies, procedures, rules, and regulations, implementing regularly.
Maintains positive attitude and acts as a team player with others on the team.
Attends all supervisory trainings within assigned time frames as required by the facility.
Other duties as assigned.