Unit Therapist – Lad Lake Inc – Dousman, WI

For more than a century, Lad Lake has fostered the growth of children and young adults throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest – providing the opportunity for them to take their futures into their own hands by teaching responsibility and accountability. Most of all, Lad Lake has given boys and girls the chance to make a fresh start. Guiding Growth has been our mission from the very beginning. It’s what we do best: guiding at-risk boys, girls, and families on the path toward independence and achievement.

JOB SUMMARY

To coordinate the efforts of a multidisciplinary treatment team in the design and implementation of a comprehensive treatment plan for each child and their family assigned to the team. To provide individual, family, and group therapy as prescribed under the treatment plan, monitor and evaluate the overall effectiveness of the plan and recommend changes where needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Provide ongoing individual, group, and family therapy as determined by the therapist/team leader’s clinical judgment in consultation and in compliance with contracts.
• To monitor overall child management strategies and interventions and ensure that they are congruent with the goals of the treatment plan and in accordance with acceptable practices defined by best practice standards, legal limits, licensing standards, and contractual agreements between the purchasers of service and Lad Lake, Inc.
• In consultation with the Unit Supervisor, assess treatment team functioning, identify and resolve impediments to effective problem-solving. The Director of Clinical Services should be appraised on a regular basis on team functioning with therapist recommendations for added training and problem resolution.
• With the Unit Supervisors to coordinate the identification of staff development needs, i.e. valued clarification, treatment modalities, team building, morale concerns, alternatives to confinement or restraint, etc., and to communicate these to the Director of Residential Services.
• Meet with the team as needed to assess team relations and problem-solving
• Keep ongoing records on the individual, group, and family therapies to summarize critical issues and establish direction for the therapy. Such records should be maintained by therapists and be made available as requested by the Director of Clinical Services.
• Maintain central records as defined to be in compliance with Lad Lake, Inc. and licensing standards.
• Develop initial and 30-day treatment plans, monthly case plan reports, and discharge summaries and after-care plans in collaboration with the treatment team. Oversee and approve the use of confinement to ensure that established guidelines are met.
• Provide training for staff as requested by the Director of Clinical Services.
• Prepare written summaries and provide testimony to juvenile justice court systems as required.
• Meet weekly, or as otherwise determined, with the Director of Clinical Services for clinical supervision.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education/Training: Master’s degree in social work, psychology, or other counseling field emphasizing child, adolescent, and family therapy.

Skills: Demonstrated knowledge of normal and pathological child and adolescent development and behavior. A proven ability to work with children and adolescents and their families who are often resistive to treatment investment. A demonstrated ability to guide and direct the treatment efforts of a multidisciplinary team toward common treatment goals.

Experience: Formal academic training, supervision, and experience in family therapy, emphasizing a brief, strategic model of intervention. On-the-job experience with a multidisciplinary treatment team in a hospital, residential, or group home setting.

BENEFITS

• Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, STD, LTD Benefits
• PTO (up to 16 days annually to start)
• Holiday pay (up to 8 days)
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k plan
• Casual dress
• Company-paid training
• Ongoing paid training
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Eligible for federal student loan forgiveness program after 7 years