Social Worker - Licensure required Springfield, Massachusetts

LifePoint Health is seeking a passionate, creative and goal-oriented Program Therapist tojoin the team at the adolescent behavioral health unit located within Baystate Health. We specialize in behavioral health services to children and teens up to 17 years of age. We offer a compassionate and multi-disciplinary treatment team led by Board-certified child psychiatrist and includes licensed therapists, recreational therapists and nursing.  We are looking for someone who will have an immediate impact on expanding on our success, growing our services and fulfilling our mission of improving the lives of all we touch.  

• Coordinates, develops and delivers curriculum to meet the psychological needs of patients.

• Participate within a lead role in the multidisciplinary treatment team planning process, encouraging patient and family involvement.

• Perform clinical services aimed at stabilizing the psychiatric crisis and the development of healthy mental health management through a biopsychosocial model of treatment.

• Co-facilitates group psychotherapy and facilitates psychoeducational focus groups serving as a role model for patients to observe and learn socially effective values, attitudes and behaviors.

• Documents patient care and information in an accurate, legible, manner utilizing correct grammar and spelling; documentation is reflective of patient behavior, thoughts, feelings and responses to milieu and the treatment plan directed interventions.

• Interactions with others are nonjudgmental, assertive and respectful demonstrating a professional, caring attitude and behavior towards others; behaviorally demonstrates understanding of program philosophy, rules and regulations.

• Offer brief individual, group, and family therapy, psychoeducation, crisis intervention, as well as providing information and referrals as needed in collaboration with the case management department.

• Reviews charts in preparation of patient treatment planning and provides input on patient progress. Evaluates and updates treatment interventions in collaboration with charge nurse and/or Program Director.

• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the patient to include child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric stages.

• Serve on weekend assessments, group therapy rotation, and clinical-on-call rotation when needed.

As a Therapistyou will have:

• Minimum Master’s Degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or Professional Counseling.  (LMSW, LCSW, LiCSW, LPC, LPC-A, LMFT)

• Independent Practice Scope Licensure in State of Practice.

• Minimum 3 years in discipline.