Associate Therapist

The Arrow House, an adolescent project, is a program rooted in community and connection. We serve individuals ages 13-17, and families who are seeking a new method of joining together and facing both individual and systemic challenges related to co-occurring disorders. Our families desire change, shift, and repair. Our mission is to revitalize our youth and show them recovery in all forms is not only rewarding but meaningful. Our clients and their families shift course with a new direction and new foundation.

Pursuing treatment is never an easy decision nor a linear process. Through family therapy, multi-family process groups, individual counseling, and various process and experiential group therapy, our clients will participate in a well-rounded treatment experience. The Arrow House team is committed to exploring all dimensions of our clients. A strong emphasis is placed on establishing safety, accessing emotions, and nurturing time and space for challenging therapeutic material. With a robust clinical curriculum, our team fosters a culture of cohesiveness, support, and integration.

Qualifications:

Masters in Counseling Psychology or Social Work. MFT, MSW and must be license-eligible and registered with the CA BBS.  2 years experience with a chemical dependency population and 12-Step model; 2 years of sobriety if recovering.

Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Duties:

• Admission assessment and preliminary treatment plan for assigned clients.
• Initiates discharge planning upon admission for assigned clients, and updates discharge plan weekly
• Facilitates comprehensive evaluation and diagnostic summary for assigned clients
• Facilitates multi-disciplinary treatment planning and updates for assigned clients (ensures inclusion of all treatment modalities/ disciplines)
• Individual sessions for all assigned clients (at least weekly)
• Group counseling, education, and meetings per program schedule
• Family/joint therapy as specified in individual client’s treatment plans
• Coordinates treatment objectives for assigned clients
• Coordination of all treatment services needed for assigned client caseload
• Supports aftercare program by meeting with alumni on an as-needed basis (when approved by Clinical Director)

Administrative Duties:

• Participates in Quality Improvement task groups (as assigned)
• Interface with assigned clients’ insurance, managed care companies, EAPs for treatment planning and concurrent review
• Facilitates ancillary services/community referrals for assigned clients
• Facilitates/approves any client passes
• Participates in In-service Training, individual/group supervision meetings, and counselor/residential staff interface meetings.
• Communicates with staff via communication log and clients’ records to maximize utilization of milieu in supporting each client’s treatment plan
• Ensures client records for assigned caseload are comprehensive and complete and meet licensing standards
• Facilitates legal commitments with client caseload (includes coordinating transportation)
• Other duties as assigned by Clinical Director or advising Therapist