Adult Therapist at Öppenvården in Östra Göinge Municipality

Östra Göinge Municipality, with over 14,000 residents, is centrally located in southern Sweden. Here, the open agricultural landscape meets the green forested areas. In Östra Göinge, you will find a good life with secure housing, good schools, magnificent nature, a wide cultural offering, a vibrant community life, and good transportation links. Östra Göinge is one of the country's bravest and most innovative municipalities. Here, adversity has been turned into success, and proud Göinges thrive!

At Öppenvården in Östra Göinge Municipality, we work with voluntary and outpatient interventions such as conversations and various types of group activities, and we also implement assistance cases related to both children and adults. We have three family therapists, two adult therapists, two field workers, and a family therapist who also coordinates the Family House in Knislinge, working together.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

In your role as an adult therapist, you will work with adults who need support and interventions related to harmful use, co-occurring disorders, family support, domestic violence, and homelessness.

Öppenvården operates on funding from social services, and your task will be to empower individuals so that their daily lives function as well as possible. In this role, you will also work with the individual to find effective home-based solutions where conversations and work in the home are important parts of the treatment process. You will take a holistic approach, often needing to collaborate with other resources and networks that may exist in the individual's local environment.

We also have groups for individuals with addiction issues and groups for their relatives.

We work based on evidence-based models and are open to trying new approaches. Outreach and preventive work, as well as service conversations, are part of the job responsibilities.

You will also be a resource for our placed individuals and be a supportive person for them when they return home.

QUALIFICATIONS

You are a social worker, behavioral scientist, social educator, or have other education that the employer deems suitable. Training in some of the following methods is also desirable: CRA, ÅP; MI, as well as 12-step treatment and training in domestic violence, such as discussions about violence and discussions about freedom.

Experience with domestic violence and working with harmful use and addiction, as well as neuropsychiatry and other disabilities, is an advantage.

To thrive in this role, we believe you are curious and humble about people's different life situations. You have a systemic and salutogenic approach and a good ability to create sustainable relationships. You are flexible and able to adapt and think creatively if the assignment requires it. You can work independently and are prepared to take significant responsibility for your role. In return, you will be offered a stimulating workplace where you have easy access to support and help from both colleagues and management.

We expect you to be confident in your profession, positive, goal-oriented, and organized, with a strong belief in the individual's ability to develop and succeed. We expect you to have good collaborative skills towards clients, colleagues, and the unit manager.

You have good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written, and are accustomed to working with various digital tools in your daily work, as well as experience with documentation and the Office suite. A B driver's license is required for the position. A background check is required for employment. Personal qualities are highly valued.

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In Östra Göinge Municipality, we strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, therefore welcoming applicants from various backgrounds.

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