Temporary Outpatient Therapist - Lake Forest

$2,000 sign on bonus for all new Seneca employees!

• The Outpatient Therapist provides culturally responsive mental health services to youth and their families, including individual and family therapy and child and family team meetings.
• Services will create a nonjudgmental, culturally informed, empowering space for difficult topics and situations to be processed, addressed and ultimately help facilitate healing.
• The Outpatient Therapist will participate in the daily provision of services to clients within the program through assessment, diagnosing, direct mental health therapy and case management functions in family systems, strength-based model.
• It is the Outpatient Therapist’s responsibility to strive to provide the best possible individualized treatment for the youth and families.
• Sessions may take place within the community (i.e. families’ homes, schools, locations identified by the client).

About the Clinics

The south outpatient clinic provide services to youth, ages 0-20, and their families focused on strengthening self-regulation, communication and connection through various treatment modalities. Services provided in the clinic include individual, family and group therapy, case management services, medication management services, psychological testing, equine mental health therapy, Therapeutic Behavioral Services and rehabilitation services. Our team engages in a family-systems, strength-based and collaborative approach to treatment, supporting youth/families in addressing the concerns that matter to them most. Our team is provided with robust training and staff have expertise in working with those impacted by trauma, adoption, lack of permanency and high acuity behaviors.

About Seneca

Seneca Family of Agencies is committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities a network of outstanding mental health, community based, and educational services. We are committed to building a diverse staff. Our programs are deeply engaged in conversations and trainings on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion [https://senecadei.wordpress.com/] in order to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.

Responsibilities

• Provide child, family and/or group therapy utilizing culturally informed and best practice modalities.
• Work in partnership with children, youth and families to determine their goals within therapy.