Clinical Therapist Home Base ACT Team $2500 sign on bonus

This position is eligible for a $2500 sign-on bonus.

Job Summary:

The Providence Center Clinical Therapist Home Base Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team will provide outpatient psychotherapy either at The Providence Center or in the community, on a multidisciplinary ACT team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform, crisis intervention, counseling, screening, client education, referral, treatment planning, and consultation for clients in the program.

Perform a comprehensive psychosocial assessment of assigned consumers.

Perform and record mental status examination.

Assess clinical emergencies, including suicide and danger to others.

Collect pertinent data from appropriate collateral sources in accordance with confidentiality guidelines.

Maintain confidentiality in accordance with TPC policy and legal requirements.

Develop and present, verbally and in writing, a clear clinical formulation based on behavioral data and relevant theory while incorporating psychosocial and family issues.

Provide individual, group, and family mental health and/or substance abuse therapy.

Develop and implement a plan of care with ongoing client input.

Assess clinical emergencies, including suicide and danger to others.

Identify specific therapeutic interventions appropriate for specific problems.

Carry a small caseload when needed and provide direct service.

Provide support counseling, problem-solving, contracts and limit setting.

Establish attainable goals with the clients.

Encourage clients to attain the highest possible levels of independence.

Participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in the development and implementation of therapeutic services, to include working with people with substance use challenges.

Present verbally a synopsis of actual cases as required.

Collaborate with other providers, agencies, and individuals in the consumers' network of care.

Maintain knowledge and familiarity of mental health and/or substance abuse and other related community agencies.

Perform record keeping in accordance with Health Information Services and TPC requirements.

Attend trainings, case presentations and conferences.

Participate in the education of other TPC staff.

Attend mandatory in service trainings and other trainings required for renewal of licensure.

Maintain cooperative relationships with TPC staff, cli