Staff Therapist - Emerging Adult Team

Primary Responsibilities

Essential Job Responsibilities

1. Provide psychotherapy that is empirically informed, theoretically grounded, culturally responsive, and relationally based
2. Provide a timely response to all current or prospective clients and provide referrals when necessary
3. Perform mental health assessments, identifying at-risk behaviors and develop appropriate treatment plans
4. Document all services in EHR within established organizational timelines
5. Build and maintain a caseload by meeting revenue targets
6. Network with various providers throughout Illinois to build individual referral stream
7. Obtain two years of clinical supervision with satisfactory evaluations
8. Work collaboratively with clients, external systems, colleagues, and operation staff, and in a culturally sensitive and appropriate manner
9. Collaborate with team members on complex clinical or shared cases as appropriate
10. Support organizational or administrative communication with clients 
11. Attend weekly individual supervision, if required
12. Attend a weekly peer clinical consultation meeting
13. Attend monthly Clinical Services meetings with all clinical staff, in addition to all other mandatory meetings 
14. Demonstrate an ongoing investment in professional development. Adhere to confidentiality practices and procedures
15. Maintain compliance with organizational policies and procedures 
16. Perform other duties as assigned by manager for business necessity

Optional Job Responsibilities

1. Contribute to a class (e.g., guest lecturer) 
2. Supervise therapist in-training 
3. Participate in a clinical, educational, or research program 
4. Present a topic to external groups (workshop, presentation) 
5. Receive meta vision 
6. Develop and disseminate a “product” (e.g., workshop, talk, blog) that drives referrals to The Family Institute 

Summary of Qualifications

Knowledge and Skills 

1. Possess a training background and clinical experience that are empirically informed, theoretically grounded, and systemically oriented 
2. Experience or strong interest in working with emerging adults and developmental challenges 
3. Understanding of personal and professional boundaries 
4. Organizational skills 
5. Time and stress management skills 
6. Communication skills to include interpersonal, teamwork, and collaboration skills 
7. Computer literacy 
8. Problem solving skills 

Minimum Hiring Specifications

1. Master’s Degree in a license-eligible discipline 
2. Minimum of one-year post-graduate experience 
3. Experience building and maintaining a consistent clinical caseload and ensuring timely completion of all required documentation
4. Ability to work some evenings and Saturdays