06/17/2022
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.
Will lead the development, implementation and ongoing monitoring of program and quality initiatives to address the behavioral health illness and/or addictive diseases of patients. Assists patients in developing individualized treatment plans, crisis and safety interventions, and transition/discharge plans, as well as providing crisis intervention, and individual and group counseling. Able to professionally interface with individual patients, patients’ families, and patient groups.
Job Responsibilities:
· Performs thorough bio-psychosocial assessment with each client and documents the assessment within agency guidelines
· Utilizes information from multiple sources as appropriate in the formulation of patient driven treatment planning
· Assesses and documents response to interventions and modifies treatment plans as needed
· May utilize specific assessment tools regularly in evaluation of the patient
· Demonstrates strong clinical judgment in assessment, application of diagnostic criteria, clinical formulations, and sound triage decisions
· Seeks clinical supervision as needed
· Creates therapeutic relationship with patients and families/significant others
· Conducts individual, family, group counseling / therapy, and educational sessions using multiple modalities
· Demonstrates clinical knowledge in mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorder treatment
· Demonstrates clinical proficiency (through education, training or experience) in client engagement, interviewing and recording
Requirements:
Master’s Degree in Social Work or Professional Counseling with two years work experience in social service delivery (case management, outreach, prevention/education, client assessment, counseling). Current license as LCSW in state of Georgia.
