Residential Behavioral Health Therapist

Interested in mental health therapy? Looking to gain addiction counseling experience?

Whether you are interested in therapy, treatment, behavioral health, psychology, social work, counseling, criminal justice, or restorative justice, we have a position for you!

The mission of Behavioral Treatment Services is to provideaccessible, integrated, and inclusive behavioral health services supporting clients throughout the criminal justice system.

Behavioral Treatment Services provides a continuum of specialized adult offender substance abuse and other treatment modalities.

Being a part of the BTS team means being a part of the forefront of Colorado’s behavioral health and criminal justice programs and initiatives.

Our goals are to provide a space toward client healing, reduce criminal recidivism, assist clients in working towards personal growth, and collaborate with the system and client to work towards mutually agreeable goals.

BTS provides clinical services, court related services, and specialized programs for adults involved in the criminal justice system.

BTS provides services at community corrections sites (including residential treatment programs), outpatient locations, jail based, and court liaison programs in 9 counties across Colorado.

In addition to this rewarding, meaningful, and exciting work, we offer:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with a generous 100% immediately vested employer match
• Paid life insurance
• Vacation, Sick, and Personal Paid Time Off
• 11 Paid Holidays per year
• A
  paid wellness hour
  1x/week (within 40-hour work week) to promote self-care and wellness-related activities
• BTS is a
  qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Career pathing
  for continued growth and promotion from within
• Ongoing
  training
  such as Trauma-Informed Care, First Aid Certification, Cultural Diversity, Professional Boundaries, Criminal Thinking, Motivational Interviewing
• Bi-weekly individual and group
  licensure supervision
  (LCSW, LPC, CAC II/III/LAC) provided during work time at no cost to employee
• Flexibility on creating work schedule
• Paid CAC classes and attendance at CAC classes
• Incentives for covering extra shifts or groups

Clinical Therapist is responsible for providing clinical assessment evaluations, individual and group therapy, education groups, case management and follow up support to clients to help them become more successful in the community andto promote public safety. Complete a variety of required documentation.

Title:

Behavioral Health Therapist

Location:

Greeley, CO

Hours:

Full Time
-M-F

Salary: $56,/yr (based on licensure)

• Support, promote and adhere to BTS’s mission, values and Code of Conduct.
• Reflect BTS’s commitment to treating all persons with dignity and respect.
• Maintain confidentiality of client and company information.
• Carry out all duties/responsibilities in accordance with Company values, policies and procedures,applicable laws and contractual obligations.
• Conduct mental health and substance use evaluations to assess client’s appropriateness for program,assessing the need for on-going treatment or referral to other agencies.
• Conduct individual and group therapy sessions to assist clients in overcoming dependencies,developing pro-social behavior or making other appropriate behavior or cognitive changes.
• Collaborate with client to develop, implement, and revise individualized treatment plans
• Encourage clients to develop and use skills and strategies for confronting their problems in aconstructive manner.
• Follows professional ethical standards and agency policies and procedures regarding risk assessment,safety planning, and crisis intervention
• Review and evaluate clients' progress in relation to measurable goals described in treatment and careplans.
• Integrate Motivational Interviewing into all aspects of counseling.
• Provide psycho-education classes and other educational presentations on substance abuse, mental illness.
• Complete timely and accurate documentation and reports in all areas including, but not limited to:counselor’s admit notes, assessments, daily charting, weekly clinical staffing notes, and dischargesummaries.
• Co…