COUNSELOR II

VOLUNTEER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH•Cookeville, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Provide clinical services to a population of outpatient adults, children, adolescents and adults who have alcohol and drug treatment issues or co-morbid health problems. Provide intervention, assessment/intake, treatment planning, triage, individual therapy, group therapy, and/or play therapy, as necessary. Clinicians will ensure that all documentation necessary to meet contract, licensure, and appropriate behavioral health organization requirements pertaining to these services will be completed in a timely manner per VBHCS standards. Employee is expected to meet the productivity standards as outlined by VBHCS, based on the number of hours worked per month. Clinical services will include individual therapy, intakes, assessments, such as DLA 20, Columbia Suicide Assessment and PHQ9, discharge planning, treatment planning, appropriate referral to internal/external services and support systems and staffing of consumers. Treatment population will be adults, children and youth and their family system. Liaison and/or consultation with other service providers and referral sources necessary to achieve treatment goals will be required. This may include court, schools, foster homes, relatives, case managers, and/or state agencies.

Requirements

Master's degree in Behavioral Sciences (social work, counseling, or psychology).

Nice To Haves

Experience working in the community setting with adults who have alcohol and drug treatment issues or co-morbid mental health problems.
Counseling experience with adults.
Understanding of psychotropic medications or related experience.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical services to outpatient adults, children, adolescents, and adults with alcohol and drug treatment issues or co-morbid health problems.
Conduct intervention, assessment/intake, treatment planning, triage, individual therapy, group therapy, and/or play therapy.
Complete all necessary documentation for contract, licensure, and behavioral health organization requirements in a timely manner.
Meet productivity standards as outlined by VBHCS.
Provide individual therapy, intakes, and assessments (e.g., DLA 20, Columbia Suicide Assessment, PHQ9).
Perform discharge planning and treatment planning.
Make appropriate referrals to internal/external services and support systems.
Staff consumers.
Provide services to adults, children, youth, and their family systems.
Liaise and/or consult with other service providers and referral sources (e.g., court, schools, foster homes, relatives, case managers, state agencies).