Carle Health
West Peoria, IL
Overview:
To aid the interdisciplinary team in the assessment, treatment planning, psychotherapy/counseling, and discharge planning for patients on the inpatient behavioral health units.
Responsibilities:
Provides individual, group, and family counseling to assist patients/families in achieving treatment goals. Provides individual counseling to patients as stipulated on the treatment plan Facilitates a minimum of one regularly scheduled group therapy/week Assures that families are involved in treatment a minimum of two times/week Provides family counseling as stipulated on the treatment plan (adult/geriatric unit) Interventions reflect a knowledge of age appropriate behaviors Group facilitation reflects expertise in group dynamics Cognitive behavior therapy and other brief therapies are utilized whenever appropriate Documentation is timely, succinct, legible, and uses the DAIR format. During times of low census (less than 4), will assist with milieu management as well as...