THERAPIST

Description

Position Overview

The Allies Therapist is a key member of our staff devoted to providing direct care and guidance to our clients and patients. In addition to individual and group counseling, the Therapist will work closely with Community Health, Client Services, and Clinic staff to integrate behavioral health into the spectrum of services Allies offers. Over the course of a two-year funding period, the Therapist will work to create a self-sustaining client base.

Mission

To improve health and well-being, ALLIES provides integrated medical care, supportive human services, and community-based education for individuals living with, or at risk of HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections.

Vision

ALLIES envisions a healthier community whereby people access integrated medical care and supportive human services in a respectful setting, free of stigma and discrimination.

Responsibilities

• Provide appropriate evidenced based treatment (i.e. counseling, therapy, intervention) informed by thorough mental health assessment and treatment planning
• Collaborate, develop, and implement treatment plans and goals that reflect a client-centered, trauma informed approach with measurable outcomes
• Complete clinical documentation within expected time frames, utilizing DAP format for progress notes; enter and maintain all treatment plans and assessments via EHR
• Develop rapport with the diverse population of clients seen at Allies, regardless of their history, trauma, mental health background, substance abuse issues, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual or gender identity
• Communicate and consult regularly with colleagues with whom you share case managed clients and clinic patients
• Engage in consistent supervision with supervisor for case consultation/conceptualization, professional development
• Provide group therapy as needed on site or in the community for clients receiving services at Allies
• Develop relationships with external providers, resources, agencies, and/or other supportive services to better refer and provide continuity of care
• Inform, instruct, and assist clients in connecting to resources and services
• Maintain sufficient caseload and scheduled sessions to meet productivity standards and establish behavioral health services as a core sustainable program
• Maintain Licensure CEU requirements

Organizational Expectations

• Seek out up-to-date information about Allies’ programs and services, as well as relevant local, regional and national health statistics that will inform and support our Mission
• Improve job knowledge by remaining aware of new regulations and best practices; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
• Embrace and exemplify organizational standards and guiding principles for processes, protocols, and utilization 
• Commit to Allies’ promise to sustain and extend diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Contribute to efforts which build and reinforce Allies’ distinctive, effective, and ethical practices

Requirements

Knowledge

• Federal and PA confidentiality laws
• Multiple therapeutic modalities
• Referral processes to community resources
• Concomitant issues associated with infectious disease, stigma, and physical health
• Interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, and create overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage

Skills

• Strong client service orientation and ability to work with diverse groups and individuals
• Confidentiality
• Electronic charting
• Harm reduction interventions
• CBT/DBT, Motivational interviewing
• Build, foster and maintain client base

Education & Experience

• Counseling experience with clients who are vulnerable to multiple social prejudices
• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling required
• LCSW or LPC required

The Therapist may be called upon to engage in physical activity related to general office work to stand or sit for extended periods. Current PA child abuse, PA criminal history, Federal criminal history clearances, and verification of TB test performed within the last year are required within the first 30 days of employment. We comply with EEOC.