Staff Therapist - Couples Services Team

Description

DEPARTMENT: Clinical Services 

REPORTS TO: Director of Couples Services 

LOCATION: Hybrid work arrangement from home office and any office location in Chicago, Evanston, or Northbrook 

FLSA CLASSIFICATION: [EXEMPT] 

THE ORGANIZATION 

Through clinical services, education, and research, The Family Institute at Northwestern University is one of the nation’s leading relationship-based behavioral health organizations committed to strengthening and healing children and adolescents, couples, families, and individuals. When you join The Family Institute, you are joining a team of over 230 collaborators comprised of clinicians, educators, researchers, therapists-in-training, partners, and administrators across three service sites. We are a strong, independent organization focused on advancing the world of behavioral health.    

Learn more about our culture. 

THE ROLE 

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Staff Therapist to join our Couple Services Team. This clinician will provide mental health care that may include work with individuals, couples, and/or families that supports the mission of The Family Institute, the vision for Clinical Services and is in keeping with The Family Institute’s core organizational values. 

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; perform mental health assessments, identify at-risk behaviors, and develop appropriate treatment plans, providing referrals when necessary. 
3. Document all services in EHR within established organizational timelines. 
4. Build and maintain a caseload by meeting unit targets.   
5. Obtain two years of clinical supervision with satisfactory evaluations. 
6. Work collaboratively with clients, external systems, colleagues, and operation staff, and in a culturally sensitive and appropriate manner, including complex clinical or shared cases as appropriate. 
7. Support organizational or administrative communication with clients 
8. Attend required individual supervision, weekly peer clinical consultation and Clinical Services meetings, as applicable in addition to all other mandatory meetings.   
9. Demonstrate an ongoing investment in professional development, while adhering to confidentiality practices and maintaining compliance with organizational policies and procedures. 
10. Apply AI and/or automation tools that streamline or improve processes, efficiency and quality while exercising discretion and ethical judgment. 
11. Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor. 

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. Demonstrated experience providing couples therapy, with a strong interest in ongoing growth and development in this area 
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. Ability to work some evenings and Saturdays 

Requirements

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS 

1. Must be able to compose written reports clearly and effectively  
2. Must be able to be in a stationary position due to attention to computer screen   
3. The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations 
4. The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer) to perform work-related duties  
5. Must be able to ap