Outpatient Cape Fear Clinic-Therapist�

Coastal Horizons Center•Wilmington, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides comprehensive behavioral health services to individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders through individual, group, and family therapy. Conducts clinical assessments, develops evidence-based treatment plans, coordinates care across agency programs, and supports client engagement to improve treatment outcomes. Responsible for diagnostic assessments, case management, psychotherapeutic interventions, outcome tracking, and maintaining timely, accurate clinical documentation while adhering to professional licensure requirements and clinical standards.

Requirements

Graduation from a Master’s degree program in behavioral health
Active licensure requirement
LCSW preferred, or LCSWA, LCMHCA/LCMHC, LCAS/LCASA, LPA
Considerable knowledge of the practical application of different therapeutic approaches, group dynamics, crisis intervention, and family therapy.
Considerable knowledge of community resources.
Knowledge of the psycho-social, socioeconomic and behavioral problems and their treatment.
Knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies which govern the program.
Knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes and psycho-pharmacy.
Skill in establishing rapport with a client and/or family and applying techniques of assessing psycho-social, behavioral, and psychological aspects of the client.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, and members of civic, medical, social, and religious organizations.
Ability to formulate treatment goals and to record concisely required documentation.
Knowledge of various methods of psychological evaluation, including, but not limited to, conducting semi-structured diagnostic clinical interviews.
Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written forms.
Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of stooping, reaching, and walking, fingering, grasping, talking, hearing, and performing repetitive motions
Must be able to perform sedentary work exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly or frequently to move objects.
Must possess the visual acuity to perform extensive reading.

Responsibilities

Provides independent diagnostic and psycho-social evaluations and counseling which focus on complicated substance abuse and addiction as well as the issues generated from its impact on daily living and individual and family relationships.
Evaluate the client's situation and their ability to deal with their problem; conduct an in-depth clinical interview to determine psycho-social and drug history, formulate a psycho-social assessment and initial treatment plan.
Provide in-depth counseling which can range from crisis intervention to dealing with personality disorders which are associated with their addictive and/or abusive behavior, and follow-up.
The caseload is characterized as complex with a preponderance of adults, and families with substance use, mental health and co-occurring disorder patients.
The counseling methods are best characterized as individual and group utilizing, cognitive-behavioral, family, and evidence-based modalities.
It is individualized depending on the needs of the clients.
In providing counseling services, may deal with a variety of collateral issues such as finances, medical, vocational, health, and behavior.
Provide information to and confer with primary care clinic, employers, and families on treatment plans, behavior management, and other problems and needs.
Work with emergency referrals, conduct community educational workshops, provide professional services to referrals to support care.