Counselor-FT

Summit BHC•Stone River Recovery Center, CA

About The Position

The Therapist III is part of a multidisciplinary team that provides direct clinical services to clients and their families. The role diagnoses and treats mental and emotional disorders, including cognitive, affective, and behavioral disorders. The therapist completes psychosocial assessments; provides individual, group, and family therapy; facilitates psycho-educational training, family meetings, and discharge planning; assists with program development; develops, implements, and reviews treatment plans; and connects clients with outside resources. The position also supports continuity of care through case management, post-care planning, referral coordination, and clinical documentation that meets regulatory and accrediting standards. The therapist may help train staff and interns and coordinate clinical, psychosocial, or educational activities with clients and families.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology.
At least four years of experience as a therapist.
At least two years of experience with the specific population served by the facility.

Responsibilities

Conduct psychosocial assessments and develop initial discharge plans.
Develop and implement treatment plans based on client assessments, coordinate additional services, and revise plans as necessary.
Conduct individual, group, or family sessions as appropriate to clients’ treatment plans.
Apply psychotherapeutic techniques and interventions to treat diagnosed emotional and behavioral disorders in individuals and families.
Participate in multidisciplinary treatment planning conferences, present relevant client information, and recommend effective interventions.
Maintain an assigned caseload.
Develop and implement special client groups or program modules.
Prepare timely progress notes and treatment updates, and maintain clinical documentation in accordance with regulatory and accrediting standards.
Ensure assigned clients have structured, clinically appropriate post-care plans; serve as a liaison to referral sources and support continuity of care.
Provide crisis intervention to clients and families in acute distress.
Connect clients with community resources, including financial, housing, legal, social and recreational, occupational, spiritual, and support-group resources.
Provide case management, discharge planning, or after-care planning according to treatment plans.
May educate and train staff in behavior management or therapeutic crisis intervention.
May coordinate clinical, psychosocial, or educational activities with clients and their families.
Evaluate clients’ needs and determine whether referrals to other programs or facilities are needed.
May assist with training new clinical staff and interns.