River Forest, IL Child Therapist

Overview

Job Type
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Employee Position with Benefits;
Part to Full Time

Location
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Individual and Family Connection (IFC):
River Forest, IL

Our Background:
Individual and Family Connection is a group private practice located in Bucktown and River Forest, IL. IFC specializes in treating children, families, and young adults, and uses a unique approach called Through the Eyes of the Child, where we strive to see the world from the perspective of the child. We seek to be a valued partner in alliances which promote the health and quality of life for our community and its members.

You can read more about our Mission & Vision here.

Our Team: IFC supports therapists in their continuous growth as clinicians and provides therapists with training, consultation, and supervision. We are passionate, fierce, imperfect, loving individuals who support each other as healing professionals. We are learners and teachers, invested in nurturing and growing your professional identity, confidence and competence.

We value diversity in thought, background and approach, and we seek to partner with professionals who both want to make a difference in the world and are looking for a long-term career placement. We’d love to learn more about your experiences and approach to working with children and families!

If you want to focus on being a clinician, treating your clients, and offloading the administration, IFC may be the place for you. We offer eligible part- and full-time employees:

• Health Insurance, Dental, Paid Time Off, paid maternity leave, and an employer-matched retirement plan
• Paid CEUs or Professional Development
• Liability Insurance
• Administrative and Billing Support
• Practice management services including intake coordination, client insurance verification, registration, billing, and accounting
• Access to a user-friendly electronic medical records for easy note taking
• Play Therapy Office with access to play therapy supplies
• Supervision
• Supervision towards Play Therapy Certifications
• Opportunity to collaborate with peers for consultation, case conference and supervision as needed
• Individual and Family Connection marketing tools
• Use of all office amenities and supplies including wifi, telephone services, personal “@ifccounseling” email address, coffee station and filtered water for you and your clients, kitchenette with sink, refrigerator and microwave, as well as storage space as needed.
• Access to an already established referral network

Employees of Individual and Family Connection also have opportunities to participate in paid administrative tasks and projects outside of their clinical job description and requirements. These tasks and projects may be identified by IFC’s management team, and employees are provided mentorship in developing skills in policy and procedure development, client care and coordination, data collection, quality improvement, and program development.

We are devoted to creating a relational, team-focused community within the practice where each therapist feels valued and supported. Therapists at our practice:

• Provide individual and family psychotherapy (minimum of 25-35 contact hours weekly)
• Responsible for contributing to client growth by generating and maintaining a steady caseload through internal referrals, community networking, and client engagement.
• Participate in staff meetings, collaborative conferences, and other clinical meetings
• Conduct thorough and accurate assessments of client needs
• Provide empathic treatment while maintaining confidentiality, integrity and boundaries
• Maintain communication with clients’ other providers
• Exhibit interest and initiative in professional growth, engage in self-work and reflection
• Are reliable and regular in communication with both client and colleagues
• Maintain licensure and complete continuing education requirements
• Develop treatment goals with new clients, modify plans accordingly, and discuss progress toward goals with clients and their families throughout treatment
• Administer therapeutic treatment, behavior modification, and parent coaching as needed to assist clients and their families in meeting treatment goals
• Maintain regular contact with parents,…