Lead Therapist Outpatient

The Lead Therapist is responsible for providing timely evidence-based clinical and non-clinical support services to adults children and adolescents including screening assessment treatment planning individual family couples and group counseling case management and crisis intervention. All services are guided by the Jason K. Principles and delivered according to guidelines set forth by the RBHA and ADHS.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements treatment plans clinical assessment criteria and programmatic goals objectives and activities.
• Performs intakes and psychosocial assessments of families children and adolescents.
• Conducts ongoing therapy with familiesfamilies children and adolescentswithin a brief therapy framework.
• Conducts home visits and case consultations as needed.
• Provides on-call crisis intervention coverage based upon needs of clinic. This may include coverage during normal working hours evenings holidays and weekends.
• Attends and actively participates in in-service training sessions related training opportunities as made available staff meetings and agency committees.
• Accurately and appropriately documents client services provided according to the approved clinical standard rules regulations and procedures of the agency.
• Maintains required number of client contact hours per week.
• Maintains the expected level of productivity.
• Actively engages in Clinical Supervision in pursuit of Independent Licensure per the SB&H Professional Development Procedure and in accordance with the AZBBHE.
• May work with students fulfilling requirements for program of study in the behavioral health field.
• Serves as the clinical point person for all RBHA and SBH staff requests.
• Assists with hiring training supervising and directing new staff as needed.
• Required to carry company cell phone and be scheduled on-call on a rotational basis per program needs.
• Provides clinical supervision for Bachelor and Master level students per school requirements.
• Monitors compliance with standards and requirements.
• Plans and facilitates clinician meetings as indicated.
• Provides clinical review and co-signature on assessments and service plans completed by BHTs in accordance with licensing guidelines.

Qualifications:

• Minimum requirement consists of a 21-year age
• Masters Degree in the Behavioral Health field (Psychology Counseling or Social Work) and Licensed at the Associate level (per program requirements) by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
• One (1) year of full-time behavioral health experience required.
• Required to maintain a valid Arizona drivers license and pass motor vehicle screening for insurance purposes in order to transport clients based upon need/requirements of the clinic.
• Required to maintain personal auto insurance per SBH guidelines.
• Good academic and working knowledge of DSM IV State SMI check list Community Resources Psychotropic Medications Crisis Intervention Clinical Methods and Procedures Intervention Techniques and ability to apply same to possibly unstable treatment resistant adult/adolescent/child of various ethnic cultures for co-occurring disorders (GMH/SA/SMI). To include one year of clinical supervision experience in a behavioral health setting
• Required to be available weekends evenings nights and holidays as scheduled to provide on call crisis intervention coverage. Schedule may vary based upon needs of clinic.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

Benefits

• 3 weeks of PTO your 1st year of employment with increased accruals after continued service!
• 10 paid holidays
• Low-cost medical dental and vision insurance short-term/long-term disability and life insurance for employees
• We will help you save for retirement 40% company match up to a 10% deferral into your SB&H retirement account!
• Career Development Benefit from our culture of internal promotion!
• We help you with your higher education goals Reduce your tuition costs with our tuition reimbursement program & discount degree programs!
• Employee Assistance Program Health & Wellness and much more!

About SB&H

Southwest Behavioral & Health Services is a large and growing non-profit community-based provider of behavioral health services with locations throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area rural Maricopa County Gila Pinal Mohave Coconino and Yavapai Counties. We are a well-established voice in the community with more than 115 sites over one thousand employees and 40 years experience.

At Southwest Behavioral & Health Services we believe in the power of Empowered Belonging a culture where every individuals unique perspectives backgrounds and experiences are welcomed and valued.

Were committed to creating a workplace where unique perspectives are valued personal journeys are respected and every individual is empowered to bring their whole self to a shared mission of delivering compassionate life-changing services to the communities we serve.

Through our Empowered Belonging program were committed to:

• Voice & Visibility ensuring every team members ideas experiences and contributions are recognized and heard.
• Fair Access fostering openness and fairness in opportunities for growth leadership and advancement while honoring the different journeys people take.
• Culture of Connection building authentic meaningful relationships across backgrounds roles and experiences knowing that fresh perspectives strengthen our work.
• Learning & Growth providing opportunities for ongoing development empathy and leadership that reflect the many experiences within our teams.
• Wellbeing & Safety prioritizing the mental emotional and psychological safety of every person recognizing that belonging means something different to each of us.

Where everyone belongs. Where everyone leads.

Join us in shaping a community where your difference makes a difference and your impact is real.

To learn about Southwest Behavioral & Health Services mission values and services please review our website at is a drug-free workplace drug screening required. Southwest Behavioral & Health Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Southwest Behavioral & Health Services 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 national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.