Associate Therapist II

Job Details Level: Experienced

Job Location:

Lifeskills Orlando
- Orlando, FL 32803

Position Type:
Full Time Education Level: Graduate Degree Job Category:
Health Care  Doctoral Level Required

At Lifeskills Orlando, we provide personalized and high-quality care for adults (18 years and older) with complex mental health disorders. Our comprehensive whole-person approach, unique setting, and high staff-to-client ratio support individualized attention and real-time interventions, ensuring the best possible outcomes for each client.

We use evidence-based treatment methods tailored to each client's needs. Our team utilizes our social integration approach, which enables clients to receive real-time therapeutic interventions while experiencing real-life situations. Social integration is used to ensure social and life skills treatment concepts are not only learned but also become accessible tools for clients transitioning back to independent living.

At Lifeskills Orlando, we are a dynamic, dedicated, and growing team of professionals deeply passionate about providing evidence-based and personalized clinical care for mental health disorders and behavioral health conditions.

Since everyone has different experiences with mental health disorders, mental health therapies must be equally as unique to address those diverse needs. Working with qualified doctoral level clinicians at Lifeskills gives individuals the opportunity to develop personalized mental health treatment plans that address their needs and help them take the next step in their recovery.

Our team's foundation is client centered care and clinical excellence through our 5-star service commitment
- Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Flexibility, Service, and Collaboration. We are committed to our team and our team is committed to our clients!

• $2500.00 Sign On Bonus
• Collaborative environment dedicated to clinical excellence
• Multiple Career Development Pathways
• Company Supported Continuing Education & Certification
• Multiple Health Plan Design Options Available
• Flexible Dental & Vision Plan Options
• 100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support
• 100% Company Paid Critical Illness (with health enrollment plan)
• 100% Company Paid Life & ADD
• 401K with Company Match
• Company-Sponsored HSA, FSA, & DSA Tax Savings Accounts
• Generous Team Member Referral Program
• Parental Leave

Therapists are responsible for providing individual and group therapy sessions for clients in a specialized intensive outpatient treatment setting. Position is responsible for assessing the therapeutic needs of the individuals and families, and for developing appropriate treatment plans. Program Therapists act as the primary contact for clients and families throughout the treatment process and serve as a client advocate with the treatment team.

Position acts as a liaison with referral sources, clinical partners, and internal resources to coordinate care throughout the treatment process.

• Assists in identification of treatment/contract goals, completing the initial psychosocial assessment.
• Responsible for maintaining contact with the assigned client's referring/outpatient therapist during the course of the client's stay and the family when/if appropriate.
• Completes and updates treatment plan for assigned clients.
• Assist in providing clinical updates to the insurance company's Case Manager.
• Meets with clients two to three times weekly, to help explore identified issues and behaviors in relationship to current symptoms.
• Leads and participates in group meetings, meals and other activities in the milieu.
• Provides comprehensive understanding of current behaviors and relational dynamics while using a variety of therapeutic modalities.
• Attends the weekly team meetings and share observations, comments and important information about clients with the treatment team and provides input into the development of the weekly schedules for all of his/her assigned clients.
• Responsible for proper charting and ensuring that all documentation is completed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Assists in meal/snack supervision…