Mental Health Professional

HCO Behavioral Health • Opelousas, LA

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About The Position

The Mental Health Specialist/Professional is responsible for rendering mental health services under the supervision of a LMHP and Program Director. This role involves providing individual Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) services to adolescent and adult clients, assisting them in developing treatment goals, and enhancing their social and interpersonal skills. The professional will help clients establish support networks, improve coping strategies, and increase their functioning in various social environments. Additionally, the role includes supporting the development of daily living skills, helping clients manage psychiatric symptoms, and assisting them in identifying and responding to triggers that lead to functional impairments. Crisis intervention is a key component to ensure client and public safety. The position requires timely development and documentation of service records, active participation in agency meetings, trainings, and supervision, and collaboration within a team for service planning and review. The professional will also contribute to the agency's Performance Improvement initiative, communicate effectively with staff regarding client concerns, and monitor client status in relation to rehabilitation. A crucial part of the role involves identifying and arranging weekly appointments for community resources.

Requirements

• Valid Louisiana Drivers License
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in one of the following fields: Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Rehabilitation Services, Special Education, Early Childhood Education, Secondary Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, or Human Growth and Development; OR Have a Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree with a minor in Counseling, Social Work, Sociology, or Psychology
• Be 21 years of age or older
• Human services field is defined as an academic program with a curriculum content in which at least 70 percent of the required courses are in the study of behavioral health or human behavior.

Responsibilities

• Render individual Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) services to both adolescent and adult clients
• Assist clients in developing goals for treatment
• Assist clients in restoring, rehabilitating, and developing social and interpersonal skills
• Identify, enhance, and establish support networks, community awareness, coping strategies, and improve functioning in the individuals social environments (home, work, school)
• Help restore, rehabilitate, and support the development of daily living skills
• Help improve each clients self-management of the negative effects of psychiatric or emotional symptoms
• Assists clients in identifying, effectively responding to or avoiding identified precursors (triggers) that lead to functional impairments
• Provide crisis intervention to ensure the safety of the client and others
• Develop, sign and date service documentation within 24-hours of services
• Ensure attendance at meetings, trainings, and supervision administered by the agency
• Serving as a team member for service planning and actively participate in team coordination and review in an effort to ensure cohesiveness in services rendered on behalf of the agency for the population served
• Participates in the agency's Performance Improvement initiative
• Communicates effectively and in a timely manner with other clinical/administrative staff, as needed for client related concerns
• Assess, review and/or monitor a recipient's status in relation to rehabilitation
• Identify, report, and maintain weekly appointments for community resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level