Counselor/Therapist

About the role

Helps individuals build life skills and well-being through behavioral health counseling, psychiatric care, and other care coordination and support services.

Responsibilities

• Intervenes and evaluates consumers, establishes diagnosis.
• Develops treatment plan collaboratively with consumers by defining goals, specific outcomes and time frames for treatment.
• Intervenes therapeutically to change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of consumers to improve individual and family level of functioning.
• Provides crisis intervention to stabilize consumer's condition by utilizing short term crisis intervention techniques and/or referral to other support services.
• Maintains networking and referral contacts with other human service providers both internally and externally.
• Completes required monthly direct service hours to consumers as defined on Direct Service Requirement sheet.
• Carrries a caseload as assigned by supervisor.
• Facilitates comprehensive consumer care by providing case management services.
• Effectively teaches life-management skills to consumers.
• Provides and arranges transportation services to consumers which they translate to their natural environment.
• Demonstrates active involvement in supervision and clinical staffings.
• Ability to screen, assess and provide interventions for consumers that are exhibiting symptoms of trauma.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Human Services or related field; Masters Degree in Human Services or related field preferred.
• Qualifies as a Mental Health Professional (MHP); qualifies as Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) is preferred.
• Travels to off-site/community-based locations for direct service delivery;
• Participates in after-hours crisis response rotation;
• Able to schedule evening appointments;
• Maintains and provides proof of a valid driver's license;
• Maintains and provides proof of personal vehicle liability insurance;
• At least 21 years of age.

Skills & Knowledge

• Knowledge of various behavioral and human development theories and practices;
• Ability to understand mental health and substance use diagnoses, treatment planning processes, and evidence-based curriculums;
• Knowledge of local health and human services resources;
• Knowledge of basic crisis intervention and conflict resolution techniques;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Excellent computer skills;
• Ability to work with diverse populations.