PHP Outpatient Therapist (PRN)

Responsibilities

Dover Behavioral Health System is seeking a dynamic and talented PRN Therapist for our Adolescent Partial Day Program. The incumbent will be responsible for delivering comprehensive clinical services that provide quality case management and psychotherapeutic services to adult patients and may also work with child and adolescent patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial assessments to document patient history and identify preliminary issues for treatment focus by interviewing the patient and their family members.
• Assist patients to meet their biopsychosocial needs through therapeutic treatment skills to achieve optimal emotional health, including basic consultation, teaching, specialized clinical social work services, crisis intervention, short-term and long-term family therapy, and information and referrals.
• Participate in the development and implementation of treatment plans, ensuring concise, realistic care plans are carried out.
• Provide individual, group and family process-oriented therapies as well as other didactic groups using various professional treatment modalities.
• Act as the patients' and families' primary contact during the patient's stay and advocate with the treatment team.
• Document treatment provided to patient in medical record legibly and in a timely manner.
• Develop and coordinate an individualized discharge plan utilizing the treatment team and chart information to determine aftercare needs.
• Identify and assess family or community resources such as group homes or mental health practitioners to meet aftercare needs.
• Conduct and attend regular treatment team meetings to provide social work perspective to total case management, present cases and progress, make treatment recommendations, and coordinate each case with all members of the treatment team.
• Facilitate all patient care for the day including security checks for contraband, ensuring medications are supplied, meals are provided, etc.
• Conduct risk assessments twice daily to determine if a high level of care is required.
• Report any incidents or suspected incidences of sexual/physical abuse or other issues to community/state agencies and represent the facility in legal proceedings.
• Communicate with referral sources and other appropriate parties regarding patients' progress.

Qualifications

• Minimum: MSW or Master's Degree in a recognized mental health field
• Must be working towards licensure
• Preferred: Experience in behavior management
• Preferred: A minimum of one year with direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, treatment and/or clinical assessment skills
• Preferred: License in a related field