Clinician Associate Licensed

Claratel Behavioral Health•Decatur, GA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Under general supervision, provides screening and biopsychosocial, suicide risk, and other specific assessment tools in the evaluation of children and adolescent clients. Provides sound triage decisions, clinical formulation and diagnostic impressions based on clinical assessments. Develops client treatment plans in collaboration with the clients, parents, guardians, and families. Provides individual, group counseling, family counseling, and other treatment modalities within an evidence-based framework. Coordinates care with the treatment team and external resources. Demonstrates clinical knowledge in mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders along with social determinants of health. Performs duties from a recovery oriented, client centered, and trauma informed perspective. Documents services in the electronic health record according to agency standards. Demonstrates strong clinical judgement in care provision. Regularly obtains clinical supervision and seeks additional supervision as necessary.

Requirements

Current licensure as a LCSW, LMSW, LPC, LAPC, LMFT, or LAMFT by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists is required.
Must have experience or willingness to work with children as young as age 4.
The employee must be computer efficient and can multi-task.
The employees must demonstrate initiative, flexibility, and professionalism.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Performs thorough bio psychosocial assessment of the less complex to more complex child and adolescent clients and documents the assessment within agency guidelines
Utilizes information from multiple sources as appropriate in the formulation of client driven treatment planning
Demonstrates knowledge of childhood development stages
Demonstrates knowledge of play therapy and family systems interventions
Assess and documents responses to interventions and modifies intervention
May utilize specific assessment tools regularly in evaluation of children and adolescents
Demonstrates strong clinical judgement in assessments, application of diagnostic criteria, clinical formulations, and sound triage decisions
Seeks clinical supervision as necessary
Completes process for the authorization for services
Coordinates with parents, guardians, families, DFCS, schools, and other family servicing agencies regularly
Coordinates with child and adolescent treatment team and serves as clinical consultant to community based staff in developing appropriate interventions to manage emotional/behavioral concerns in the community or school
Documents referrals, discharges, and resources or other issues for problem resolution and/or utilization as required in agency policy
Available some evening hours to accommodate youth and families after school and work.
May conduct intake assessments or provide therapy to adult clients.
Creates therapeutic relationship as appropriate with consumers and families/significant others
Conducts individual, family, group counseling/therapy, and educational sessions using evidenced-based practices tailored for children and adolescents.
Demonstrates clinical knowledge in mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders along with social determinants of health commonly associated with childhood and adolescence
Demonstrates knowledge of childhood developmental stages
Demonstrates documented clinical proficiency (through education, training, or experience) in client engagement, interviewing, and recording
Maintain licensure/certification
Actively participates in clinical supervision
Actively engages in behavioral health educational initiatives
Seeks continuing education to meet current clinical needs