Program Therapist (Licensed) – BasePoint Academy – McKinney, TX

Come join our growing and dynamic team at BasePoint Academy; a Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient mental health and substance abuse program for teenagers accredited by The Joint Commission.

BasePoint Academy is seeking to hire a dynamic Program Therapist to join our team in McKinney, TX. The Program Therapist is expected to help carry out the vision of overall health and wellness of BasePoint Academy’s clients and community. The Therapist is responsible for providing high-quality, professional mental health and substance abuse counseling to teenagers through individual, group, and family sessions.

Our mission at BasePoint Academy is to bring accessible, understandable, and effective behavioral healthcare to our patients and families. We believe everyone has a voice! Our licensed counselors, social workers, nurse practitioners and psychiatrists have been providing state of the art patient centric care for over a decade. At BasePoint Academy we are committed to providing the highest quality treatments utilizing evidence-based principles in a family oriented, safe environment.

Responsibilities include:

Complete initial psychosocial assessment for new BasePoint Academy teens for Partial Hospitalization Program treatment or Intensive Outpatient Program

Establish initial treatment plan for each teen and implement the appropriate interventions; actively participate in an interdisciplinary treatment team environment

Conduct individual, group, and/or family therapy in accordance with state regulations and professional licensure law(s)

Maintain scheduling of all active patients to ensure clinical needs are being met

Collaborate with patient’s referring physician/professional, as well as any other pertinent treatment providers, to ensure optimum level of care

Participate in consultation or supervision in accordance with licensure law(s)

Perform other duties (within the scope of your license) as needed to support BasePoint Academy initiatives.

Work collaboratively with a team of professionals.

If necessary, provide crisis intervention services to students to ensure risk levels are properly managed and, when appropriate, triaged to higher level of care

Qualifications

Master’s degree in social work or equivalent master’s degree in a mental health field AND current TX license as a LCSW, LMSW, LPC, or LPC-A
Excellent written & verbal communication in English
Comfortable with PC and charting electronically, Dr. Chrono or MyEvolv experience preferred

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