Job Type: Employee Position with Benefits; Part to Full Time
Location: Chicago (Bucktown)
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.
The Perks & Benefits
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:
- Competitive compensation
- Health Insurance, Dental, Paid Time Off, paid maternity leave, and an employer-matched retirement plan
- Paid CEUs or Professional Development
- Self Care Stipend
- Liability Insurance
- Full Administrative and Billing Support
- Practice management services including intake coordination, client insurance verification, registration, billing, accounting, and scheduling
- Access to a user-friendly electronic medical records for easy note taking
- Play Therapy Office with access to play therapy supplies
- Supervision towards Theraplay Certification
- Opportunity to collaborate with peers for consultation, case conference and supervision as needed
- Access to an already established referral network
The Role
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)
- 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, schools, and professionals regarding client progress
- Consult with psychologists, psychiatrists, or other specialists concerning treatment plans and amend plans as needed
- Attend client’s IEP and other school meetings as needed with permission from parents
- Refer clients to additional supportive services as needed
- Handle protected health information in a manner consistent with HIPAA
- Participate in monthly supervision and quarterly performance reviews
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with IFC staff, clients, families, other professionals, and community members
Qualifications
Applicants should be licensed to practice in Illinois ( LSW, LPC, Psy.D., LCSW, LCPC, LMFT ). This role is for you if you also have experience in, or have demonstrated commitment to:
- Working with pediatric clients (18 months to 18 years)
- Working with diagnoses that often lead families to seek counseling, including but not limited to: clients suffering from depression, anxiety, trauma, self-injury, attachment difficulties, ADHD, learning disabilities, behavioral challenges etc.
- The ability to practice from a clinical lens that incorporates a trauma-informed, systemic understanding of how challenges are influenced by the client’s multi-layered relationships and settings, such as within family, school, and community dynamics
- An understanding of utilizing anti-racist and anti-oppressive frameworks within clinical practice
- The ability to work with clients from various sexual, ethnic, religious, and social backgrounds
- Must be able to work evenings and one weekend
Joining IFC means getting to have, learn and share in purpose-driven practice, together. This role likely isn’t for you if you are looking to use it as a launch pad to build your own practice, or you want to work for yourself without the support of a team. We are deeply committed to our clients, their healing, and our humility. Previous clinical experience or involvement in areas related to our values is a plus!
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