Therapist - Adolescent Health Center

The Door • New York, NY

14h

About The Position

The Therapist provides individual and group psychotherapy and case management to adolescents with significant mental health needs. The role focuses on adolescents in The Door community and addresses co-occurring concerns that may include trauma, homelessness, substance abuse, and challenges to identity formation. The Therapist provides counseling, treatment planning, psychosocial evaluations, case coordination, crisis intervention, assessments, outcome tracking, groups, workshops, and staff trainings. The Door provides integrated youth development services to young people ages 12–24 in a diverse and supportive environment.

Requirements

• LCSW or LMSW required.
• At least two years of clinical experience in adolescent development, mental health counseling, and/or substance abuse treatment settings.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply positive youth development principles when working with young people.
• Knowledge of social service systems and resources relevant to The Door’s urban youth population.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop innovative adolescent treatment modalities and facilitate groups.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and creatively as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Professional and responsible approach, with the ability to develop and maintain interagency liaisons to meet client needs.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to conduct psychotherapy in Spanish and English is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in French, Spanish, or Arabic is preferred.
• Experience engaging clients in youth development, school, or residential treatment settings.
• High standards of cultural competency regarding race, gender identity, sexuality, culture, and class.

Responsibilities

• Provide short-term and long-term individual and group counseling to at-risk adolescents using evidence-based modalities.
• Formulate treatment plans and psychosocial evaluations for each client and document each contact.
• Provide case coordination and crisis intervention to adolescents who may be victims of abuse, neglect, sexual assault, or other circumstances.
• Coordinate with providers including schools, juvenile justice, the Administration for Children's Services, and foster care.
• Develop and facilitate support groups on topics such as anger management, substance abuse prevention, and healthy relationships, using evidence-based group curricula.
• Coordinate mental health assessments and track treatment outcomes using quantitative and qualitative measures.
• Facilitate mental health-focused workshops and trainings for young people and agency staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed