Day Treatment/Outpatient Therapist

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This position provides individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, case management, and milieu-based interventions with a priority emphasis on Skyline Academy and supplemental outpatient therapy for children, families, and caregivers across the lifespan out of the same location, as capacity allows. Skyline Academy is an intensive facility school/day treatment program at WellPower, serving students ages 6 to 14-years old in grades 1st through 8th. Skyline Academy provides year-round services, with specialty social-emotional programming during the Summer. The approach of the team is characterized by being strengths-based, family-centered, culturally proficient and community responsive. Skyline Academy students require individualized educational plans within an adaptive and trauma-informed environment due to their specific learning and social-emotional needs. This position provides trauma informed care, ensures a safe environment, and provides intensive documentation to ensure successful achievement of educational and treatment plan goals.  This position provides crisis interventions as needed.

Location: 3401 Eudora St, Denver CO

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Pay Range & Benefits:

• MHT II - $28.96/hr. (Masters)
• PhD: $32/hr
• LCSW/LPC/LMFT: $32.15/hr
• Licensed Psychologist: $46.22/hr
• $1 Day Treatment Differential
• Language Differential - $2.50/hr for bilingual proficiency in Spanish & ASL

WellPower is committed to fair and equitable hiring with salaries based on relevant factors, such as work experience, education, and certification/licensure (rather than wage history). Toward the principle of equal pay for equal work, we post and hire within defined hiring salary ranges. We ask all applicants to carefully review the hiring salary range for each posted job opportunity, as we will not hire outside the predetermined range.

All full-time, benefits eligible employees will be eligible for WellPower’s benefits plan. For a full description of benefit offerings, please visit: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice/.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Provide individual, group, and family therapy to assigned students and outpatient cases.
• Provide case management and coordination services as needed.
• Develop treatment plans; monitor treatment progress and follow-up at monthly treatment plan review meetings.
• Assist students’ growth and psycho-social development.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of special education teachers, direct care professionals, psychiatrists, and service coordinators, as well as external stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records consistent with organization standards including, but not limited to, treatment plans, insurance authorizations, progress notes, and case management notes.
• Actively supervise and interact with students in the classroom and milieu according to structured daily schedule as needed.
• Provide behavior coaching, crisis support, and family therapy to guardians/caregivers.
• Assist Program Manager in assessing prospective students.
• Participate in team/WellPower meetings, in-services, and supervisory sessions as required.
• Maintain a trauma informed environment of wellbeing.
• Provide a supportive and structured environment for students in order to promote growth and ensure safety.
• Provide direct behavior modification interventions and instruct students on social, emotional and daily living skills in alignment with clinical treatment goals.
• Complete risk assessments, including assessment of suicidal and homicidal severity.
• Formulate treatment plans based on gathered bio-psycho-social history.
• Intervene with students in crisis, utilizing approved crisis intervention strategies and de-escalation techniques.
• Assist in discharge planning and supporting transition back into public school setting.
• Model and teach conflict resolution to s