Part-Time Clinical Therapist

Daybreak, an emergency shelter for runaway and homeless youth is seeking part-time Licensed Professional with dynamic energy and demonstrated experience empowering high-risk youth to achieve their optimal well-being. Provides mental health assessments, treatment planning, individual/group psychotherapy, and psychotherapy for crisis for minors and young adults referred to all Daybreak programs.

Therapist Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provide Mental Health Assessment and crisis intervention assessment/plan for Daybreak clients.
• Develops and oversees implementation of the individualized services plans (ISP)/ treatment plans in conjunction with the client and assigned case manager.
• Provide individual counseling for Daybreak's LGBTQ+ clients, identifying triggers that would put them at risk or result in functional impairments by utilizing evidence-based practices to advance progress toward treatment goals.
• Provide as a resource on LGBTQ+ population, offering competent skills in this area to meet LGBTQ+ needs.
• Provides individual and group counseling for clients based upon their ISP goals and objectives.
• Serves as a resource on MH/SUD Clinical Issues.
• Refers clients to community resources and other mental health organizations in collaboration with their case managers and program directors/managers.
• Maintains records on all clients in the manner prescribed by agency procedure and in accordance with the requirements of funders, monitors and professional standards.
• Provides Community Psychiatric Supportive Treatment Services in collaboration with Case Managers for youth as assigned including information, referral, outreach, advocacy, and linkage with educational, employment, financial, housing, counseling, medical and other social resources in the community.
• Provides psychotherapy for crisis, a clinical service in situations of client crisis and/or risk of harm. Coordinates services and linkage with Crisis Care agency for consult/screening for possible hospitalization.
• Provides timely documentation of clinical services per mental health documentation standards for the client record and the billing specialist according to agency protocols. The agency protocol is 72 hours (working hours) between service provided and completion of clinical notes.
• Provide mental health assessments, treatment planning, and psychotherapy for young adults in Daybreak's Engagement (Drop-In Center), Outreach (Adult Shelters) and David's Place (LGBTQ+) programs.
• Serves as a resource on MH/SUD Clinical Issues.
• Participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary service team.
• Assumes an advocacy and leadership role which exemplifies the belief in the potential of the client, where applicable.
• Ensures all duties set by agency's guidelines and programs policies and procedures are completed on time and as assigned.
• Notifies supervisors of potential or real emergencies including criminal activities, high risk behavior, mental health emergencies, health emergencies or other activities that impact safety, security, and public relations, where applicable.
• Models professional behavior and actively contributes in a positive manner and demonstrates constructive positive problem-solving strategies and openness to others' opinions.

Therapist Essential Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or Master's degree in Social Work
• Licensed by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist Board (Required).
• At least 2 years' experience working with homeless and/or at risk youth (16-24) (Preferred).

Daybreak employs, promotes and contracts without regards to race, gender, gender identity or expression, color, national original, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, age, sex, religion or genetic information. Daybreak is an Equal Opportunity Employer