Associate Therapist
Are you wanting to foster hope and change in youth while having an incredible adventure at the same time? Come to Outback Therapeutic Expeditions for a life-changing career as an Associate Therapist! Positions are currently available so apply now for a chance to change your life as you inspire others change theirs.
Job Description:
Associate Therapists empower adolescents by transferring the principles of individual/group therapy sessions into daily life by:
• Camping with a group of teens in the wilderness for an 9.5 day shift (followed by 11.5 days completely off)
• Provide regular group and individual therapy sessions during your shift
• Collaborate with the primary therapist and assist them in regular co-therapy sessions
• Provide clients psycho-education, crisis-intervention, skill building, and clinical assessment
• Participate in the staffing milieu to ensure the highest safety standards are maintained at all times
• Model the resilience and critical thinking skills needed to live in a wilderness environment and everyday life
Compensation/benefits:
• Starting annual wage of $44,000+
• Can earn up to $53,000+ within the first year and a half of employment
• Health, vision, dental and life insurance
• Professional development funds for clinical trainings/certifications
• Clinical supervision hours are provided
• Opportunities for advancement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is available
Requirements:
• Applicants must be a minimum of a Master’s level graduate working towards their licensure in Social Work, Clinical Mental Health or Marriage and Family Therapy
• Must hold an entry level license with the state of Utah (a grace period will be allowed for those moving from another state)
• Unpaid extended interview/training to assess appropriateness of fit
• CPR and First Aid certifications are required (these can be obtained after the interview/training)
Program description:
Outback is a wilderness program for troubled teens that blends the best of primitive wilderness living with adventure experiences to offer clients character building opportunities. Our strengths-based approach invites the best from students by helping them to see their own greatness. Outback is the ONLY wilderness program in the United States that has therapists living beside the clients on a daily basis. This difference allows therapy to ascend from traditional ‘debrief style’ therapy done in a stale setting once a week for 50 minutes to an in-vivo experiential therapy done every day when a client is in the moment of need.