Child and Adolescent Therapist

Gladstone Psychiatry and Wellness is currently hiring Child/Adolescent Therapists to join our practice. Working for Gladstone is a great opportunity for therapists wanting a supportive environment to grow their skills. We value competence/ongoing learning, work-life balance, curiosity/creativity, and inclusivity/acceptance of all identities and bodies. You will be joining a friendly, diverse and wise group of providers with experience levels from recent graduation through decades of experience.

Gladstone has a remarkable longevity of employment - while the practice staff is large, the atmosphere is warm and close-knit. We have hybrid work opportunities at our beautiful clinic in Frederick, MD.

• Establishes rapport and develops a therapeutic relationship with children/adults and families.
• Minimum of 25 hours of therapy weekly
• Provides therapy services to individuals and/or families
• Provides crisis intervention when necessary and can differentiate between emergency and non-emergency tasks, and responds accordingly.
• Maintains appropriate professional boundaries.
• Assessment, evaluation, and treatment consistently reflects advanced competency in psychosocial assessment, diagnosis, and patient care.
• Assesses problems appropriately in terms of scope, consequences, and needed interventions.
• Places a priority on continuing education and advancing skills as standards of practice, theories, and treatment modalities change.
• Maintains an awareness of applicable laws, regulations, and licensing requirements as they relate to client documentation and patient care.
• Assumes accountability for providing appropriate documentation of all therapy/counseling sessions, significant incident occurrences, phone conversations, etc., consistent with applicable regulatory requirements.

• Works effectively and participates actively with admin staff and multidisciplinary treatment team on a regular basis, including, ongoing collaboration of care with medication management providers.

Our ideal candidate has the following:

• Masters Degree in Social Work, Counseling , Psychology or associated field.
• In addition to seasoned therapists, early career LMSW's, LGPC's or LGMFT are encouraged to apply.
• LCSW-C, LCPC or LCMFT
• Licensed Clinical Psychologists (PhD or PsyD)

• Licensed and in good standing to practice counseling/therapy in Maryland.

• A willingness to learn and grow.
• A board approved supervisor is a plus.

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive training program to include:
  • Child/Adolescent training and consultation program that includes individual supervision with our lead C/A psychiatrist (and Chief Quality Officer)
  • Bi-monthly opportunities for Child/Adolescent skills team meeting, training and group supervision led by one or more of the following:
    Therapy Program Director, Child/Adolescent lead psychiatrist/CQO, Chief Medical Officer and Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist and Chief Clinical Officer (also a C/A therapist)
  • Ongoing collaboration with the C/A medication management team
  • Access to extensive C/A clinical resources
• In-house individual licensing supervision and general supervision at no additional cost

• Weekly luncheons with treatment team (may also count toward licensing hours)
• Monthly group supervision
• Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team
• $1000 CEU fund per year

• Flexible schedule
• Hybrid work schedule
• Administrative & Billing support

• Support of Clinical Management Team
• Opportunity to pursue specialized interests, such as, DBT, KAP and group therapy

• Health benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision), 401K, etc.