Mental Health Counselor - Foster Care

Sevita•Worcester, MA

About The Position

Mentor South Bay, provides Early Intervention, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), Behavioral Health and Mental Health Outpatient services across Massachusetts and Connecticut. For over 35 years, we’ve provided a collaborative, team-based approach dedicated to helping children, adults, and families reach their fullest potential. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals and families, join our mission-driven team and experience a career well lived. JOB DESCRIPTION: Provides outreach or community-based outpatient mental health and/or substance abuse services to individuals, groups, families, and couples committed to supporting those we serve reach their individualized wellness goals. Employs a range of techniques based on experiential relationship building, dialogue, communication and behavior change that is designed to improve the mental health of the person served, or to improve group relationships (such as in a family).

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Clinical Psychology, or a related human services field
Relevant experience preferred and/or required based on state guidelines
Massachusetts: Master’s degree + completion of a full-time clinical internship in a mental health setting; license-eligible preferred (LCSW track)
Connecticut: Master’s degree + completion of a full-time clinical internship in a mental health setting; license-eligible preferred
Ohio: Master’s degree from an accredited institution + active licensure (LSW, LPC, or MFT required)
Alabama: Master’s degree + 2 years post-master’s experience in family/children’s services and licensure (ALC, LPC, LMSW, or LCSW), or Master’s degree + 5 years post-master’s experience in family/children’s services
Active licensure as required by state regulations
Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record

Responsibilities

Conducts psychosocial assessments to document history and identify preliminary issues for treatment by interviewing the person served (if applicable), and transcribing or dictating relevant information for person served records.
Provides individual, couple, family and/or group therapies and family supports and crisis interventions using various treatment modalities as outlined in state/local contract and/or state licensing standards.
Responsible for providing outreach or community based outpatient mental health and/or substance abuse services to individuals, groups, families and couples.
Provides mental health consultation to stakeholders and treatment team members.
Develops individualized treatment plans in coordination with interdisciplinary team to include, but may not be limited to: The Department of Children and Families, District Family Safety/Community Based Care Provider, Juvenile Justice Counselor (if applicable), and child targeted case manager (if one is assigned)
Works with members of the interdisciplinary team to coordinate other treatment initiatives
Develops and coordinates discharge plan based on treatment, indicating all relevant aftercare needs and plans. Accesses community resources that would be beneficial to person’s aftercare needs.
Attends treatment team staffing and level of care meetings as required.
Conducts educational groups for persons served, families and foster parents. Provides documentation educational in-services where applicable, assuring that the skills needed for treatment plan in the home environment are learned.
Prepares and trains the family to resume care of their child (if applicable to the population being served).
Conducts regularly scheduled face-to-face meetings with the person served and caretaker (if applicable) in order to monitor progress and discuss treatment strategies and services.
Maintains current, legible and adequate medical record documentation in chart of the person being served. Assures that all required documentation is in their chart, including any outside agency documentation pertaining to the person served.
Attends regular staff meetings, clinical meetings, training, and one-on-one sessions with direct supervisor to process current status of cases.
Attend court hearings as directed by subpoena.
Performs other related duties and activities as required.