Licensed Counselor Lmsw, Lcsw-C, Lgpc Or Lcpc

About Us: Chesapeake Treatment Center, a 29-bed residential treatment center for adolescent and young adult males located in Parkville, MD (near Towson) has an immediate opening for a full time residential Clinical Therapist. The primary goal of the program is to support each youth with changing unhealthy thinking and poor decision making to more adaptive and pro-social behaviors.
Job Description: Chesapeake Treatment Center Inc., provides a comprehensive continuum of treatment for adolescents and young adults that experience complex mental health, sexualized behaviors, trauma, substance abuse, gang and other related issues. Clinical programs include assessment, residential care, mental health, prevention, special education and psycho-educational services. This Clinical Therapist position will understand criminal conduct in adolescents and be able to treat youth from a perspective of lowering criminogenic risks and increasing protective factors the youth presents with and addressing the relationship between mental health issues and criminal conduct. The Clinical Therapist will utilize a strength based perspective, cognitive behavioral theory and trauma informed care. Our programs are accredited by the Joint Commission (JCAHO).
Schedule: Sunday-Thursday 8:30a-5:00p
Responsibilities: The overall responsibilities of the Clinical Therapist are to provide individual, group and family therapy for a caseload of patients, to include case management, treatment plan development, discharge plans and aftercare plans in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
Collaborates with Department of Juvenile Justice
Collaboration with unit staff
Completes patient mental health assessments as assigned
Completes patient psycho-social histories
Provides crisis intervention
Demonstrate an understanding and sensitivity to serving a culturally diverse and/or special needs population
Performs individual, family and group counseling
Minimum Requirements: MD Board Certified Licensed Therapist: LMSW, LCSW-C, LGPC or LCPC
Master's Degree
Ability to work two days out of a month on the weekends.
Preferred Requirements:
Bilingual preferred
Experience working with emotionally disturbed adolescents/young adults preferred

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