Therapist - Women in Recovery

Family & Children's Services•Tulsa, OK

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Therapists under supervision earn $72,000 annually plus a $5,000 bonus, while Licensed Therapists earn $82,000 annually plus an $8,000 bonus. The Women in Recovery (WIR) Therapist provides direct, gender-specific individual and group counseling, family and relationship counseling services within a day treatment format to participants. The role emphasizes recovery from substance abuse, role-modeling, women-only groups, trauma, health and wellness, parenting, and family reunification. The Therapist maintains and cultivates relationships with external agencies, such as court personnel, ancillary service providers, and referring agencies. The WIR program is an intensive outpatient alternative for eligible women facing long prison sentences, working closely with the criminal justice system and community partners to ensure participants receive supervision, substance abuse and mental health treatment, education, workforce readiness training, and family reunification services. This program aims to change lives, strengthen individuals and families, break the cycle of intergenerational incarceration, and help women become productive citizens. WIR Therapists engage in helping women conquer drug addiction, recover from trauma, and acquire essential economic, emotional, and social tools to build successful lives. The WIR program is designed for women dedicated to changing their lives and becoming positive community members. Family & Children’s Services works to heal hurting and abused children, strengthen families, and provide hope and a path to recovery for those battling mental illness and addiction. Staff will be working in an innovative and dynamic environment using the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model of care, characterized by an innovative, team-based approach and whole-person care for adults and children with a range of complex mental health and substance use challenges. Utilizing multi-disciplinary teams, staff work collaboratively to provide coordinated efforts to enhance client recovery.

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.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with court systems and gender-specific treatment a plus.

Responsibilities

Provides direct, gender-specific individual and group counseling, family and relationship counseling services within a day treatment format to participants.
Emphasizes recovery from substance abuse, role-modeling, women only groups, trauma, health and wellness, parenting and family reunification.
Maintains and cultivates relationships with external agencies, such as court personnel, ancillary service providers, referring agencies, etc.
Works closely with 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.
Engages 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.
Works in an innovative and dynamic environment using the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model of care.
Utilizes multi-disciplinary teams to work collaboratively and provide a coordinated effort to enhance client recovery.