Behavioral Health Outpatient Therapist – Children’s Rehab

Cleveland Clinic

Behavioral Health Therapist providing outpatient assessments and therapy for children and adolescents at risk. Supporting the Suicide Prevention Program in a respected healthcare organization.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeCleveland • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide outpatient assessments, short term therapy, safety planning, and care navigation for children and adolescents at risk for suicide, self-harm, or other mental health crises
Provide individual, group, and family therapy with a clinical focus across a broad spectrum of mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia
Consult with team members, statutory/voluntary agencies and relatives to ensure compliance with the patient treatment plan
Act as a liaison between patients, families, community support workers and facilities to obtain information and facilitate discharge planning
Supervise and/or train lower-level social workers, students or interns

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling or a related field
Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Social Worker (LSW) with no record of substantiated ethics or patient abuse reports
Three years of experience in a behavioral health setting
Comprehensive knowledge of current psychotherapeutic techniques, theories and practices sufficient to evaluate, diagnose and counsel patients

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive offerings invested in caregivers' health and well-being

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Hard Skills & Tools

outpatient assessmentsshort term therapysafety planningcare navigationindividual therapygroup therapyfamily therapypsychotherapeutic techniquesdiagnosiscounseling

Soft Skills

consultationliaisonsupervisiontrainingcommunicationcollaborationempathyproblem-solvingorganizational skillspatient advocacy

Certifications

Master’s Degree in Social WorkLicensed Independent Social Worker (LISW)Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)Licensed Social Worker (LSW)