LPC Candidate

Provides counseling services for groups and individuals to promote mental health assist individuals dealing with addictions and substance abuse family parenting marital problems suicide stress management self-esteem aging mental and emotional health.

Duties:

• Provides counseling services to students on academic and personal matters under supervision of an LPC-Supervisor.
• Provides individual couples and group therapy.
• Participates in consultation individual and group supervision with other staff members trainees and supervisor.
• Provides psychological assessment administration services to students for diagnostic purposes.
• Collaborates with other staff members in the development and execution of wellness and outreach programs.
• Provides direct clinical services and patient care in accordance with skills training and information from individuals through interviews observation and tests.
• Develops treatment plans advocates for patients in team meetings acts as liaison to community agencies on treatment plan and coordinates the provisions of services.
• Counsels family members or caregivers on the recommended treatment plan and how to deal with the patients situation.
• Develops program activities which identify patients in need of services development of new clinical approaches and patient care strategies and improvement of inpatient activities for individual and/or group therapy or education sessions for patient.
• Evaluates programs and assesses quality of services provides data for program development supports educational and research goals and complies with regulatory standards.
• Initiates and develops increased access to Vocational Rehabilitation and other services through liaison with community agencies and identification of systemic barriers.
• patient record confidentiality.
• Supervises other counselors and staff to include hiring training evaluating performance and disciplinary actions.
• Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the functions of the position.

Required Education: Masters Degree in Psychology Sociology Social Work Counseling Human Relations or related fieldAND:

• 24 months of professional Counseling experience.

Skills:

• Knowledge of methods and procedures for diagnosis treatment and rehabilitation of mental and behavioral disorders
• Ability to assess and respond appropriately to mental health crises
• Knowledge of methods and procedures for the facilitation of group therapy practices particularly process groups
• Experience in providing telehealth services
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to listen and understand information and communicate clearly to others
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Advanced knowledge of federal laws regarding patient information and records.
• Knowledge of federal laws regarding confidentiality of patient information and records.
• Ability to tell when something is wrong or likely to go wrong.

Certifications:

• Licensed Master of Social Work Licensed Professional Counselor Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Licensed Clinical Social Work or Licensed Psychologist or ability to obtain one of the aforementioned licenses within 18 months of hire date.

Advertised Physical Requirements:

• Physical:
  • Sitting for long periods of time.

  • Speaking and listening.

• Environmental:
  • Office Environment

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