Residential Therapist Job Brattleboro area,Vermont USA,Healthcare

Therapeutic Treatment And Case Management Role

Under general supervision, this role is responsible for providing therapeutic treatment and case management as indicated for 6–12-year-old residents and their families in a residential setting to support optimal emotional, interpersonal, and social functioning. The position facilitates successful reintegration into the community or the environment most appropriate to each resident's well-being. As a member of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, this role contributes to an evolving program focused on innovation, quality improvement, and continued growth.

Qualifications:

Master's degree in Clinical Social Work from an accredited graduate school of Social Work or a Master's degree in counseling or other mental health discipline.

One to two years of clinical experience in an inpatient psychiatric or mental health setting preferred.

Must hold an active independent clinical license in Vermont (LICSW, LMFT, or LCMHC), or, for candidates not independently licensed (e.g., MSW-level clinicians), must maintain registration on the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation's Roster of Non-Licensed and Non-Certified Psychotherapists prior to employment.

Must accept a flexible 40-hour workweek scheduled to meet the needs of residents and families within the guidelines of the bargaining agreement.

Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing priorities and work effectively in a dynamic treatment environment.

Proficient in basic computer applications, including Microsoft Office Suite (Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) and electronic documentation systems.

Comfortable scheduling, facilitating, and participating in virtual meetings and telehealth sessions using video conferencing platforms.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:

Core Competencies

Demonstrates the ability to form a therapeutic relationship with the residents and families.

Demonstrates the ability to provide direct clinical care to residents in order to promote change according to the patient's treatment plan.

Individual Psychotherapy:
Develops and executes treatment plan, provides individual therapy to assigned residents for 60 minutes/week to address clinical and psychosocial issues relevant to the resident's diagnosis and promote change according to treatment goals.

Family Therapy:
Provides family therapy as indicated for assigned residents and their families for 60-90 minutes per week to support healthy family communication and promote positive relationship dynamics

Supportive therapy:
Meets with resident as necessary to provide support and resolve specific task oriented problems that may have an impact on treatment. Maintains frequency designated in the treatment plan.

Group therapy:
Meets with residents in didactic or psychotherapeutic group sessions to promote, through the group process, individual growth according to treatment goals. The Administrative Team and supervisor determine assignment to groups and frequency of meetings (approximately 4-5 hours/week).

Meets with the resident and reviews all assessments within 24 hours of admission to obtain an initial social service assessment.

Provides resident/family assessments and participates in the multidisciplinary treatment team for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment planning, following Retreat policy and or Social Work standard.

Contacts the resident's family, as well as outpatient providers and referral sources, within 72 hours of admission to obtain social history and collateral information, assess family functioning, collaborate on treatment planning, and begin formulating continuing care needs and plans. The assessment is documented within 72 hours of admission.

Attends and participates in treatment planning sessions of assigned residents on…