Intensive Outpatient Therapist

Easterseals MORC is hiring for an Behavioral Health Clinician to help make a difference and become part of something bigger than yourself!

We are looking for Game Changers

The types of people who wake up excited to make a difference. The superheroes of their field who care about the people they serve. If that sounds like you, we want you on our team.

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• Engage individuals in a welcoming, hopeful, empathetic manner even during acute phase.
• 2.
• Screen for co-occurring intensive mental health and substance use disorders.
• Implement integrated strength-based assessment(s) interviews to assess the presence, onset, symptoms and patterns of substance use, behavioral and psychiatric disorders.
• Assess for acute needs and risk and provide/arrange for appropriate stage wise intervention.
• In the presence of two disorders, evaluation will be made of the interaction between the two, as well as the relationship of each to significant life events.
• Demonstrate the knowledge of diagnostic criteria for psychiatric and substance use disorders.
• 3.
• Complete biopsychosocial assessments with individuals/families and collect collateral information as applicable.
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• Develop person/family-centered treatment plans that are individualized and person-centered and reflect proper treatment matching.
• Specific goals, objectives and stage/phase specific treatment interventions are identified for each assessed need.
• If deferred, the reason for doing so is identified.
• Community resources and supports are prioritized as a strategy to assist individuals with meeting their needs.
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• Document progress and other significant information regarding the individual for agency case records.
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• Participate as a team member on a multidisciplinary team for the purpose of case consultation.
• Attend weekly clinical huddles and team meetings.
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• Review case records of the agency for quality, appropriateness and progress of treatment plans.
• Collaborate and communicate with other providers (MH and SA) and support to ensure continued care.
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• Provide individual, family, and group therapeutic intervention on a limited, short-term basis.
• Offers crisis intervention as needed and individual, and group therapy.
• Evaluats the progress of individuals on an on-going basis.
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• May perform case management functions and act as a liaison with school and/or vocational personnel and other community agencies to refer individuals, formulate and execute treatment plans, and provide educational and consultative services.
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