Job Description:

Position Highlights:

• Position: Clinical Expressive Therapist

• Location: Naperville

• Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

• Hours: 11:00am-7:00pm

A Brief Overview:
This position provides quality clinical expressive therapy services to patient populations and their families/significant others. Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team to provide licensed therapeutic groups including: art/dance/music, psycho-education, social skills, verbal process, and structured leisure to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

What you will do:

• Provides individual and group expressive therapy, applying the therapeutic concepts of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Transition Assessment Profile (TTAP).

• Conducts daily group assessments, and individual assessments as needed, to identify issues for treatment focus and reports in interdisciplinary team meetings.

• Documents therapy performed, interventions, patient's clinical status, progress, and treatment recommendations in patient's chart.

• Contributes to the development, implementation, and monitoring of the patient's specialized treatment plan.

• Demonstrates an understanding, and adheres to all procedures and legislation, which apply to patients cared for in a Mental Health and Substance Abuse treatment facility.

• Provides orientation and mentorship of new employees. Supervises practicum students and communicates directly with graduate programs regarding student progress.

• Utilizes a comprehensive knowledge of community resources and medical allied staff expertise to assure an appropriate discharge is implemented.

What you will need:

• Master's Degree in relevant expressive therapy field

• Knowledge of developmental psychology, disease pathology and clinical needs of assigned population

• Ability to maintain information which is highly confidential

• Ability to clearly summarize pertinent clinical information via written correspondence and medical records documentation

• Must be able to demonstrate self-control in volatile or hostile situations

• Must be able to set therapeutic limits and maintain therapeutic distance with clients; maintains therapeutic boundaries with patients during treatment and following discharge

Preferred Education, Skills and/or Experience:

• A minimum of three years of experience in an inpatient behavioral health setting

Required License and/or Certification:

• Current State of Illinois Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) licensure

• Current certification in one of the following based on specialty:

  • For Art Therapy: Registered Art Therapist (ATR)

  • For Dance/Movement Therapy: Registered Dance/Movement Therapist (R-DMT) certification

  • For Music Therapy: Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC)

• CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) certification within 30 days of start date into position

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Benefits:

• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development

• Various Medical, Dental, and Vision options

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Free Parking at designated locations

• Wellness Program Savings Plan

• Health Savings Account Options

• Retirement Options with Company Match

• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay

• Community Involvement Opportunities

Overall Qualifications: