Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist

Position: Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist
Department/Program: Center for Counseling and Psychological Services/Outpatient
Reporting to: CCPS Co-Directors 

Overview:  
The Center for Counseling and Psychological Services, WCMHS’s outpatient division, is currently seeking a dedicated child and adolescent psychotherapist to join our dynamic and enthusiastic team. You will have the opportunity to provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for youth ages 6-22 experiencing emotional, behavioral, and/or psychological challenges from a trauma-informed lens. This is an office-based,40hr/week position. The clinician in this role will have extensive opportunities for learning from a wide variety of experienced clinicians through ample group and individual supervision and on-going trainings provided by the agency at no cost. CCPS offers clinicians a training budget to support learning and training in various clinical topics of interest and/or for CEU’s. CCPS is able to provide the necessary individual and group supervision towards {LICSW, LCMHC, and Psychologist} licensure.

Summary of Duties: 

• Diagnose and treat a variety of mental health disorders
• Provide mental health assessments to determine treatment recommendations and assess ongoing client progress
• Provide therapy interventions – possibility for providing group therapy
• Provide light clinical case management in collaboration with WCMHS programs, schools, DCF, and health care providers
• Create individualize treatment plans according to client needs
• Progress notes and paperwork

 
Qualification:
 

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, or associated field
• License eligible - MSW, LICSW, LCMHC, LPMA, or MFT preferred
• At least one year experience providing psychotherapy (more experienced clinicians encouraged to apply)

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Ability to build rapport quickly
• Ability to communicate with compassion and empathy
• Strong ability to manage time and prioritize tasks
• Ability to ask questions and seek out supervision/consultation
• Strong therapeutic intervention skills and/or a willingness to learn new skills
• Works well on a team
• Experience working therapeutically with youth and their families

• Prolonged periods of sitting and standing during therapy sessions and administrative tasks.
• Effective verbal communication, including the ability to clearly convey information both in-person and over the phone.
• Basic manual dexterity to handle documentation and computer-related tasks.
• Mobility to move within the office environment and between different work locations.

• Regular supervision and strong administrative support in a collaborative working environment with opportunities for professional growth.
• Generous medical, dental, vision, life and accident insurance – WCMHS covers 82.5 – 92% of premium costs.
• Matching 403(b) – match begins at 4.25% and increases based on years of service.
• Employee assistance plan.
• Generous sick and vacation accruals. Full- and part-time regular positions receive 12 days’ vacation and 12 days sick time annually - prorated based on standard hours.
• 12.5 paid holidays annually.
• Mileage reimbursement for agency related travel.
• Fun and engaging environment and the ability to give back to the local community.