Therapist- LCSW, LPC, LPC-A, LMFT, LMFT-A, LPA

Job Overview

Community Psychiatric Supports and Treatment (CPST) are goal-directed supports and solution-focused interventions intended to achieve identified goals or objectives as set forth in the person’s IRP.

CPST is provided face-to-face with the person present; however, family or other persons significant to the person may also be involved. This service may include the following components:

Responsibilities

• Assist the person and family members or other collaterals to identify strategies or treatment options associated with the person’s mental illness and/or substance use disorder, with the goal of minimizing the negative effects of symptoms, emotional disturbances, or associated environmental stressors which interfere with the person’s daily living, financial management, housing, academic and/or employment progress, personal recovery or resilience, family and/or interpersonal relationships, and community integration;
• Provide person supportive counseling, solution-focused interventions, emotional and behavioral management support, and behavioral analysis with the person, with the goal of assisting the person with developing and implementing social, interpersonal, self-care, daily living, and independent living skills to restore stability, support functional gains, and adapt to community living;
• Facilitate participation in and utilization of strengths based planning and treatments which include assisting the person and family members or other collaterals with identifying strengths and needs, resources, natural supports, and developing goals and objectives to utilize personal strengths, resources, and natural supports to address functional deficits associated with their mental illness and/or substance use disorder;
• Assist the person with effectively responding to or avoiding identified precursors or triggers that would risk their remaining in a natural community location, including assisting the person and family members or other collaterals with identifying a potential psychiatric or personal crisis, developing a crisis management plan, and/or seeking other supports to restore stability and functioning, as appropriate.
• Experience
• 2 years or more experience
• licensed to practice in the state of Texas

Pay: $35.00 - $50.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Work Location: In person