Matti's House - Primary Therapist

FULL TIME - MONDAY TO FRIDAY - 8AM TO 4PM

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The Primary Therapist will have a background in mental health counseling or therapy, strong clinical skills, and a commitment to providing comprehensive and individualized therapy to residents with psychiatric disorders. Primary Therapist is responsible for working with residents and the entire clinical team to ensure treatment goals are accomplished. More importantly, the Primary Therapist supports the mission and the vision of the Department.

Brief Outline of Duties:

• Assessment and Evaluation: Conducts comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and ongoing evaluations of designated group of residents' mental health status, treatment progress, and therapeutic needs.
• Treatment Planning: Develops, implements, and modifies individualized treatment plans based on assessment findings, incorporating evidence-based therapeutic interventions and goals.
• Individual Therapy: Provides individual psychotherapy sessions to residents using a variety of therapeutic modalities, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), trauma-focused therapy, and motivational interviewing.
• Group Therapy: Facilitates group therapy sessions focusing on topics such as coping skills, emotion regulation, interpersonal relationships, and psychoeducation.
• Collaboration and Coordination: Collaborates with the Interdisciplinary Team, including psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and other therapists, to coordinate and integrate therapeutic interventions into residents' overall care plans.
• Crisis Intervention: Provides crisis intervention and support to residents experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms, behavioral crises, or emotional distress, ensuring safety and appropriate interventions.
• Documentation: Maintains accurate and timely documentation of therapy sessions, treatment plans, progress notes, and communication with residents and healthcare team members, adhering to regulatory standards.
• Budget Management: Manages the residents’ budget and monitoring, including expenses, revenue generation, and purchase receipts.
• Resident logistics: Manages all contact with the Social Security office/ DPW, Renew medical and financial benefits, access cards and photo IDs, and ensure payment of medical bills.

• Continuing Education: Stays updated on best practices, research findings, and advances in the field of mental health therapy through ongoing training, professional development, and participation in conferences or workshops.

• Evaluation: Evaluate potential residents for admission, compiling reports and recommendations.
• Hospitalized residents: Visits hospitalized residents, reassesses their situation and provides recommendations.
• Therapeutic outings: Engages in therapeutic outings within the community alongside the staff as needed.
• Utilization Review: Participates in monthly utilization review meetings, as well as all other required meetings.
• Supervision: Attends weekly supervision sessions with the Associate Director.
• Available to work every other weekend as needed.
• Taskforce: Contributes to LTSR task force meetings with the City of Philadelphia Office of Mental Health and attends weekly treatment team meetings; and

• Liaison: Serves as a Liaison with the Hospital, CIRC Programs, and other affiliated agencies regarding clinical and residential matters.
• All other duties as assigned by the Associate Director.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Master’s Degree in one of the social sciences. Must have a minimum of three years of mental health experience including group therapy. Must be highly motivated, with good intervention and communication skills. Must be able to work in a team approach with professionals who have diverse backgrounds and approaches.

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE (IF APPLICABLE)

Must have an acceptable PA criminal history, FBI clearance, and Child Abuse clearance done prior to hire.

PREFERRED SKILLS

Teamwork Oriented

Stress Management/Composure

Ethical Conduct

Communication Proficiency

Customer/Client Focus

De-escalation techniques

Flexibility

Critical Thinking

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

No

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in and around several commercial, office and residential environments.

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM- 4:00 PM

TRAVEL

Minimal

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Must have physical ability to: A) Frequently climb stairs; B) Stand and sit for prolonged periods of time; C) Carry heavy items; D) Bend, kneel and reach

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CATCH Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, CATCH Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. CATCH Inc. expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of CATCH’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.