Individual Therapist NL - Newport Healthcare

Newport Healthcare is a nationwide behavioral healthcare organization dedicated to transforming young lives through evidence-based care. To that end, we have assembled the best teen and young adult mental health treatment staff in the country, and we want you to join us. While our experts guide our clients to sustainable healing, our job is to support our valued staff members, and we do that through offering industry-competitive salaries, career growth and skills expansion, student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement, and a company commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, among other advantages. Be part of a team that's dedicated to providing compassionate care based in authentic connection, mutual respect, and unconditional love—and experience the rewards of making a difference in the lives of young people and their families each and every day.

Empowering Lives. Restoring Families.®

Responsibilities:

The Individual Therapist conducts assessments, develops and executes treatment plans, facilitates individual and group therapy, and provides clinical support to their assigned program as needed.  

Essential Duties:

• Facilitate individual and group therapies within young adults/adolescents within the framework of Newport Healthcare’s clinical model.
• Complete risk assessment and initial safety plan upon admission, and biopsychosocial assessment and treatment plan within timeline requirements.
• Coordinate treatment goals and services in collaboration with client's treatment team, with 30-day treatment plan reviews and updates.
• Provide progress updates to parents in collaboration with family therapist.
• Conduct risk or crisis assessments and provide crisis intervention/management as needed.
• Complete documentation (assessments, treatment plans, progress and group notes, discharge summary) timely and according to established standards.
• Attend weekly treatment team meetings, staff meetings, and clinical supervision.
• Attend meetings, trainings and conferences representing Newport Healthcare as needed.

• Master’s Degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or related field or enrollment in Doctorate program from an accredited or state approved graduate school required.
• Board registered (APCC, LAPC, ASW, AMFT, MHCA) or Psychologic Associate in the state in which services are provided required.
• Experience working with individual, family, and/or group therapy with young adults/adolescents
• Experience with mental health, substance abuse, eating disorders or trauma-informed treatment preferred.

Newport Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Newport Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Newport Healthcare is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability.  Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please email accommodations@newportacademy.com for assistance.

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