Therapist 1 - Outpatient

Acadia Healthcare

Lafayette, LA
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Lafayette, LA
Posted
Oct 15
4 days ago
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Acadia Healthcare

Mental health care · 10,001+ employees

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What you'll do

  • Provide psychotherapeutic services to individuals and families, conduct assessments and treatment planning, and maintain therapy documentation.
  • Coordinate care and collaborate with treatment teams.

What you need

  • A master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or a Human Services field and one or more years’ experience with a comparable patient population are required.
  • Requires applicable professional therapy licensure or eligibility, CPR, and de-escalation/restraint certification.
  • Education: a postgraduate degree

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psychotherapeutic techniquespsychosocial assessmentstate or national licensureCPRde-escalation/restraint certificationFirst aid

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Therapist 1 - Outpatient Job Locations US-LA-Lafayette Job Post Information* : Posted Date 20 hours ago (10/15/2026 2:41 PM) ID 2026-112246 # of Openings 1 Job Family Counselor Location : Name Vermilion Behavioral Health System Overview PURPOSE STATEMENT: Assess, diagnose and provide clinical services for those with behavioral health disorders Responsibilities ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: · Apply psychotherapeutic techniques and interventions in the delivery of services to individuals and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed emotional and behavioral disorders. · Conduct a psychosocial assessment and develop an initial discharge plan. · Conduct individual, group or family sessions as appropriate for the treatment plan of the patient. · Provide initial treatment planning for patient based on assessment and coordinate any additional services needed, revising as necessary. · Maintain documentation of therapy services provided to each patient according to facility and professional standards and revising as indicated by facility or professional standard. · Maintain a caseload as assigned. · Participate in treatment team meetings and collaborate with other staff to facilitate services for the patient, as appropriate to their treatment plan. · May provide these services in an inpatient or outpatient setting. · May perform case management, discharge or after care planning as needed. · Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority. OTHER FUNCTIONS: · Perform other functions and tasks as assigned. Qualifications EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS: · Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or Human Services field required. · One or more years’ experience working with comparable patient population required. LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS: · Requisite state or national licensure for professional therapy providers or eligible for state licensure as a professional therapy provider. · CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility). · First aid may be required based on state or facility. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws. Options Apply Here Apply Share Email this job to a friend Refer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Connect With Us! Not ready to apply? Connect with us for general consideration. Application FAQs Software Powered by ICIMS www.icims.com

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