Gilead - Psychotherapist

 Established in 1968, Gilead has over 50 years of experience providing the highest quality services that support each person’s recovery from mental health or substance use challenges in their lives. Gilead empowers personal growth, independence and recovery through improved mental health, physical well-being, and community integration. Gilead’s supportive and collaborative services are marked by excellence, compassion, innovation, and integrity.

Summary

Provides individual counseling and/or therapeutic groups focusing on treatment of individuals & families with mental, emotional, intellectual, developmental or substance abuse problems.

Education and Years of Experience:

• Master’s degree in human services from an accredited college or university, Connecticut Professional

License in the field of clinical studies required within 18 months of employment.

• Number of Years of Experience: 5

• Experience with community outreach, coalition building, program development or similar experience

preferred.

Requirements:

• Prior clinical experience in the field of mental health, addictions, and trauma-work.

• Knowledge and proficiency with latest editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

Disorders.

• Must be proficient in computers and be able to use an EMR.

• Must maintain and provide proof of valid driver’s license and automobile insurance in good standing.

• Ability to provide leadership under stressful or crisis situations. Ability to problem-solve. Ability to meet

deadlines by prioritizing and completing multiple tasks.

• Ability to travel throughout Middlesex and surrounding counties to various institutions to meet with

clients and families in their homes or identified satellite sites.

• Must meet and maintain all required training, certifications etc. as needed.

• Demonstration of ethical behavior and sound judgment that supports the NASW standards of care.

• Uphold confidentiality by following the HIPAA regulations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains collateral relationships important for the well-being of clients

(families, behavior specialists, case managers, landlords, police, legal system, employers, other

agencies and treatment providers and any other community supports e.g.).

• Formulates and completes detailed client psychosocial assessments including mental status and

diagnosis; provide complete and accurate client records, statistics, treatment plans, progress

notes, paperwork, and other pertinent written data in a timely manner.

• Maintains and implements the Recovery, Trauma, Gender Informed, philosophies with direct

implications to staff, clients, family, and community development.

• Participates in the intake and referral, continued service, and discharge processes, including all

aspects of review and documentation.

• Works collaboratively with the Department Directors, Directors, and Managers to maintain

efficient workflow throughout the program by evaluating and standardizing procedures,

initiating change concepts where necessary to continuously strive for more efficient ways to

conduct business and improve client relations.

• Provides direct services (clinical assessment, crisis intervention, psychotherapy, status

evaluations) in a variety of modalities to persons receiving services.

• Implements and provides feedback to improve policies and procedures for programming.

• Supports and provides monitoring of positive outcome measures as defined by the license

regulations and agency quality assurance processes. Ensures program compliance through the

timely completion of documentation assigned responsibilities and accurate reporting of data

both internally and externally as needed.

• Consults with the appropriate chain of command regarding medical and mental health needs

regarding risk management.

• Maintains current knowledge of state treatment initiatives, program development trends and

other relevant issues that may impact the clients and programs and seeks out opportunities to

advance personal knowledge of treatment trends that may positively impact the services

provided by the organization.

• Works in coordination with the agency Administrative Support Staff for proficient service

delivery.

• Other duties as assigned.

Skills:

Oral Communication Negotiations Professionalism

Written Communication Diplomacy Project Management

Technical Communication Organization Time Management

Client-Customer Relational Skills Planning Presentation

Community Outreach and Organization Relationship Building Information Research

Working Conditions:

• Working conditions are based in office, community, and virtual settings.

• Travel primarily throughout Middlesex County and Central Connecticut.

• Possibility of exposure to outdoor weather conditions, unsanitary environments.

• Possibility of exposure to use of substances, vulgar statements, or hostile/dangerous situations.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to

successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to

enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, stand, sit, and

walk. The employee frequently is required to use hands and fingers; climb or balance and stoop or

kneel. The employee is required to be able to safely operate a motor vehicle.

• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to

25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability