Associate or Fully Licensed Clinician

Claratel Behavioral Health•Decatur, GA

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Associate or Fully Licensed Clinician provides screening and biopsychosocial, suicide risk, and other assessments to evaluate adult clients. The clinician makes triage decisions, develops clinical formulations and diagnostic impressions, and collaborates with clients and collateral sources to develop treatment plans. The role provides individual, group, and family counseling, as well as other treatment modalities within an evidence-based framework. It coordinates care with treatment teams, community-based teams, and external resources, and requires clinical knowledge of mental health, substance use, co-occurring disorders, and social determinants of health. Services are delivered from a recovery-oriented, client-centered, and trauma-informed perspective and documented in the electronic health record according to agency standards. The clinician demonstrates sound clinical judgment and regularly obtains clinical supervision, seeking additional supervision as needed. Claratel Behavioral Health is a public, not-for-profit, community-based organization providing mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorder services. It operates at more than 20 locations in DeKalb County, Georgia, and has a workforce of more than 400 direct-care and support staff.

Requirements

License eligible or currently licensed as an LCSW, LMSW, LPC, LAPC, LMFT, or LAMFT by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists.
Computer efficiency and ability to multitask.
Demonstrate initiative, flexibility, and professionalism.
Complete pre-employment drug screening and successfully pass a criminal history background check.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a residential or outpatient setting with mental health or substance abuse programs.
Experience working with adults and/or children and adolescents.
Experience conducting group counseling or therapy services.

Responsibilities

Perform biopsychosocial assessments of clients with varying levels of complexity and document assessments according to agency guidelines.
Use information from multiple sources as appropriate to develop client-driven treatment plans.
Demonstrate knowledge of childhood development stages, play therapy, and family systems interventions.
Assess and document client responses to interventions and modify interventions as needed.
Use specific assessment tools in evaluations of adults and, as applicable, children and adolescents.
Apply clinical judgment in assessments, diagnostic criteria, clinical formulations, and triage decisions.
Seek clinical supervision as necessary and participate actively in supervision or consultation.
Complete authorization processes for services.
Document referrals, discharges, resources, and other issues for problem resolution or utilization as required by agency policy.
Conduct intake assessments for adult or child clients as needed.
Establish therapeutic relationships with clients and families or significant others.
Provide individual, family, and group counseling or therapy, and educational sessions using evidence-based practices.
Demonstrate clinical knowledge of mental health, substance use, co-occurring disorders, and related social determinants of health.
Maintain licensure or certification.
Engage in behavioral health educational initiatives and pursue continuing education to meet current clinical needs.
Document services in the electronic health record according to agency standards.