Behavioral Health Therapist

Description/Summary

The Behavioral Health Therapist will be a member of our Alcohol and Other Drugs (AODA) Unit primarily working with clients in our outpatient clinic, who have been diagnosed with both a substance use disorder and mental health diagnosis. The Behavioral Health Therapist will be proficient in the AODA core counseling functions as related to the field of alcoholism and other substance abuse, and mental health counseling. This position includes participation in our certified Mobile Crisis Team, which responds to emergency services requests 24 hours per day on a rotating basis.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group AODA counseling services. This includes initial assessment, treatment planning and ongoing counseling.
• Provide mental health assessments, treatment planning, and ongoing counseling.
• Provide counseling through individual, group, and family sessions.
• Complete assessments, treatment plans, reviews, progress notes, discharge plans, and other documentation in a professional and timely manner.
• Serve as a resource on mental health and AODA topics, procedures, theories and treatments to collaborating units within the Human Services Department.
• Congnorate admission and discharge of patients from detoxification, residential treatment, and inpatient psychiatric hospitals.
• Provide limited case management services to clients within the program.
• Participate in Emergency Crisis Services for client walk-in or call-in during business hours.
• Participate in Emergency Crisis Services rotation providing phone coverage and mobile crisis services after-hours, weekends, and holidays.
• Attend training in areas of Evidenced Based Practices, Trauma Informed Care, Crisis Intervention, and any other training specified by the supervisor.
• Participate in supervision with the AODA Supervisor and Mental Health Supervisor.
• Be knowledgeable and proficient in the twelve core counseling functions which are screening, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning, counseling, case management, crisis intervention, client education, referral, reports and record keeping, and consultation.
• Be knowledgeable and proficient in Mental Health Counseling and Assessment.
• Demonstrate the ability to gather facts from several assessment tools and other informational sources before assessing the clients' diagnostic and treatment outcome.
• Demonstrate the ability to determine the appropriate therapy, method of, and length of treatment for the client.
• Maintain confidentiality of information adhering to agency, state, and federal policies.
• Have sufficient knowledge of state and federal policies in alcohol and other drug abuse and mental health.
• Be willing to work flexible hours to accommodate the needs of the client.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in social work, counseling, psychology or related field from an accredited college or university.
• At least 3,000 hours of supervised clinical experience as required for professional licensure as a mental health professional.
• Experience providing substance abuse assessment, treatment planning, and counseling.