Therapist - Women in Recovery Continuing Care

Family & Children's Services Career Center•Tulsa, OK

19h•$72,000 - $82,000•Onsite

About The Position

Women in Recovery (WIR) Continuing Care Therapist provides direct, gender-specific individual and group counseling, family and relationship counseling services within a outpatient treatment format to participants; with emphasis on recovery from substance abuse, role-modeling, women only groups, trauma, health and wellness, parenting and family reunification. Therapist maintains and cultivates relationships with external agencies, such as probation personnel, ancillary service providers, referring agencies, etc. Why you'll love this role Women in Recovery (WIR) is an intensive outpatient alternative for eligible women facing long prison sentences. Following participation in Women in Recovery, the women are eligible for life long services from an interdisciplinary treatment team through our Continuing Care Department. Therapist works closely with, fellow treatment team members, the criminal justice system and various community partners to ensure WIR program participants receive supervision, substance abuse and mental health treatment, education, workforce readiness training and family reunification services. This program changes lives but also carries far reaching benefits such as strengthening individuals and whole families that has lasting impact for generations, breaks the cycle of intergenerational incarceration and helps women become productive and responsible citizens. WIR Continuing Care Therapists engage in helping women conquer their drug addiction, recover from trauma and acquire the essential economic, emotional and social tools to build successful and productive lives.

Requirements

A Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling Psychology or its equivalent from an accredited school.
Knowledge and experience in individual, group and family therapy.
Must have or be under supervision as a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor or have drug/alcohol treatment experience.
Knowledge and experience in conducting mental health assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning.
Must demonstrate a clinical family systems orientation, competency about motivational interviewing, stages/process of change, the elements of the stages/phases of recovery, and ability to work with diverse populations with multiplicity of problems.
Must possess a valid Driver License and satisfactory driving record and use personal automobile to travel to locations other than primary office.