Program Support Therapist

The Program Support Therapist provides direct clinical services across Peer Connect's behavioral health, substance use, intensive (IOP) and specialty treatment programs, including Sex Offense-Specific Treatment Services (SOTS).

This position supports multiple clinical service lines by conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, facilitating individual and group therapy, coordinating care, maintaining compliance standards, and supporting program development initiatives.

The therapist may be assigned to various programs based on organizational needs and clinical qualifications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, screenings, and clinical evaluations.
• Develop, implement, and update individualized treatment plans.
• Facilitate individual, family, psychoeducational, process, recovery-oriented, and specialty treatment groups.

Provide direct clinical services for clients with mental health, substance use, co-occurring disorders, and justice-involved backgrounds.

Deliver sex offense-specific treatment services consistent with applicable standards and therapist credentials(SOMB).

Monitor client progress and complete discharge planning and transition services.

Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation, including treatment plans, progress notes, court reports, discharge summaries, and other required records.

Coordinate care with peer support specialists, case managers, probation and parole officers, community providers, and multidisciplinary treatment teams.

Participate in case consultations, clinical supervision, staffing meetings, and quality improvement activities.

• Support Medicaid compliance, service utilization review, and organizational quality assurance initiatives.
• Assist with development, implementation, and expansion of current and future clinical programs.
• Maintain ethical and professional standards consistent with state licensure and organizational policies.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a related behavioral health field.

• Active Colorado behavioral health license or license candidate status.
• Experience providing individual and group therapy services.
• Knowledge of behavioral health, substance use treatment, trauma-informed care, and recovery-oriented services.
• Strong clinical documentation, communication, and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience facilitating Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP).
• Experience working with justice-involved populations.
• Knowledge of Colorado SOMB Standards and Guidelines.
• Listed with SOMB as an approved adult treatment provider
• Experience with Medicaid-funded behavioral health services, risk assessments.