Outpatient Family Therapist

Department Highlights:

• Employer sponsored training through the Philadelphia Child and Family Therapy Training Center
• Paid supervision that counts toward clinical licensure hours by Approved Supervisors. 
• Paid travel related to client services
• Built in productivity incentives
• Support for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Why the Family Based Department at Creative Health Services:   Established in 1957, Creative Health Services continues to be the destination behavioral healthcare provider in the greater Philadelphia area.  In 2022, Creative Health Services was recognized as Philadelphia Inquirer's “Top Work Places”, as well as one of the “Best Places to Work” by the Philadelphia Business Journal.  Creative Health Services is an agency committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and consistently honors and values the life/work balance of its employees with competitive compensation, individualized professional growth, and advancement opportunities. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Conducts initial assessments, including diagnosis according to standards published in the current edition of the DSM, of new and existing consumers. 
• Develop and implement measurable treatment plans and treatment updates for each client and family that are individualized and recovery-oriented. 
• Participate in group supervision, team meetings, and other meetings as assigned. 
• Maintain 60% productivity rate
• Maintain a caseload that is comprised of at least 50% family services
• Conducts individual, family, and/or group psychotherapy using generally accepted techniques employed in a manner assigned. 
• Participate in agency and program-specific quality assurance and improvement plans
• Appropriately plans for and coordinates continuity of care of consumers
• Reports all unusual incidents, accidents, conflicts of interest, or other issues potentially problematic to the agency, staff, or consumer(s) promptly to the Clinical Supervisor. 
• Ensure compliance with Agency, Federal, State, County, and component regulations. 
• Maintain clinical license as current at all times, meeting minimum annual training requirements
  • If not licensed or if currently license eligible, attends regular clinical supervision with a licensed practitioner and attends at least 20 hours of continuing education/ relevant training per year
• Reports all unusual incidents, accidents, conflicts of interest, or other issues potentially problematic to the agency, staff, or consumer(s) promptly to the Outpatient Director
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Education or other appropriate human services field
• Experience with family therapy or systemic approach preferred
• Act 33 & 34 Clearances as provided by Child Protective Services Law, 23 PA C.S. 16301
• Act 114 Clearance (FBI) as provided by IdentoGO
• Act 31 Training (Mandated Reporter Training) 
• National Sex Offender Registry Clearance
• Clinical Licensure Preferred