Fully Licensed Primary Therapist - Young Adult

Company: Newport Academy
Location: Santa Ana
Posted on: March 24, 2020

Job Description:

Newport Academy is a series of evidence-based healing centers for adolescents and families struggling with mental health issues. With locations across the United States, Newport Academy offers a family-systems approach, providing gender-specific, individualized, and comprehensive holistic programs that encompass clinical therapy, academic support, and experiential practices. We treat individuals, ages 12---20, who are experiencing depression, anxiety, eating disorders, trauma, and substance abuse. Offerings include residential treatment, intensive outpatient programming, therapeutic day schools, and day treatment. Newport Academy nurtures the physical, psychological, social, educational, and spiritual needs of adolescents and their families, from a foundation of compassionate care, clinical expertise, and unconditional love. Our primary mission is to empower teens and restore families. Experts include medical directors, psychiatrists, therapists, registered dietitians, nurses, licensed social workers, teachers, and more. Empowering Teens. Restoring Families .-- Responsibilities Under the supervision of the Clinical Director or Director of Young Adult Services, the Primary Therapist conducts assessments, develops treatment plans, and facilitates individual, family, and group therapies. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: --- Carries an average case load of 8 residents. --- Facilitates two therapy sessions per week (individual, couples and/or family) --- Facilitates process-oriented and experiential group therapies as scheduled. --- Completes risk assessment and initial safety plan upon admission. --- Completes biopsychosocial assessment within 72 hours of admission. --- Completes treatment plan within 5 days of admission. --- Facilitates weekly family support group via video conferencing. --- Facilitates bi-weekly Saturday Family Program. --- Conducts crisis assessments and provides intervention/management as needed. --- Coordinates self-administered assessments and/or neuropsychological testing integrating results in treatment planning. --- Timely completion of documentation (assessments, treatment plans, progress and group notes, discharge summary) according to established standards. --- Coordinates treatment goals and services in collaboration with the treatment team. --- Attends weekly treatment team meetings, staff meetings, and clinical supervision. --- Participates in clinical on-call rotation schedule. --- Maintains clear boundaries with residents and staff. Holds direct care staff to the rules and guidelines of Newport Institute. Sets limits and assists to manage clients when staff is in need of support or supervision. --- Attends meetings, trainings and conferences representing Newport Institute as needed. --- Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications --- Master---s Degree in a clinical specialization from a state approved graduate school. --- Licensed in Marriage Family Therapy, Counseling, or Social Work in the state in which working. --- Experience in working with young adults and facilitating family therapy --- Experience with mental health, substance abuse, or eating disorders --- Training and supervision within the framework of the ABFT family therapy model (provided) Preferred: --- Doctorate degree --- Trained and/or certified in trauma-informed treatment (CBT-Trauma Focused Therapy, Relational Trauma Repair, EMDR, Cognitive Processing, Somatic Experiencing) Newport Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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