Outpatient Therapist

Provides psychotherapy to Behavioral Health Clients.

• individual therapy.
• Leads therapeutic groups.
• Accurately document client attendance and participation within designated policy timeframes.
• Maintains departmental productivity standards.
• Maintains JCAHO standards and DMHAS specialty regulations, Medicaid Regulations, and HBH policies & procedures.
• Maintains standards of licensing board.
• Applies best practice models (CBT, DBT, Solution Focused Therapy) in a 12 Session Model
• Forms therapeutic alliance with clients ensuring appropriate boundaries, ethics, and application of program rules
• Uses knowledge and skills to provide appropriate care to age of client
• Utilizes interventions that are best practice
• Promotes wellness and recovery
• Maintains group agendas for all groups
• Consistently demonstrates accurate documentation of all clinical activity
• Completes all documentation within 24-72 hours of contact
• Documents communication with community agencies, clients, families, PCPs and other relevant team members
• Documents according to program and regulatory policy
• IAPs will represent the clients goals for treatment and their movement toward attaining goals every 90 days
• Comprehensive assessment is reviewed at least every 90 days and updated to indicate progress in treatment, new problems, and goal attainment
• Understands and applies all regulatory policies. Reports problems to
• Department Director
• Assures all documentation follow regulatory and program policies
• Adheres to all license regulations
• Understands and follows all licensing rules, codes, and ethics regulations

Qualifications:

Minimum Education:

Master’s Degree in Psychology, Counseling or related field

Minimum Years of Experience (Amount, Type and Variation):

1-3 years of experience in the related field

License, Registry or Certification:

Professional License—LPC, LCSW, Psychologist – NO LMFT; no LSW