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Claratel Behavioral Health CRISIS PES - CLINICAL - LMSW - MON-FRI 11:30P-8:15P, TUES-SAT 2:45P-11:30P in Decatur, Georgia
[J[OB SUMMARY
[Under general supervision, assess, screens, and counsels clients in an intensive outpatient mental health and/or substance abuse program to enhance, meet, or restore a clients functioning capacity. Works with a multi-disciplinary team that provides individual and group psychotherapy and psychoeducation to adult mental health and substance abuse clients. Provides case management and develops client-driven treatment plans. Provides counseling/therapy to clients requiring complex intervention, including those who are homicidal, suicidal, or exhibit life-threatening behaviors, determines necessity for involuntary commitment and may partake in executing orders of involuntary commitment. Complete assessments, manage a case load, complete treatment plans and obtain authorization for services.
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- Performs thorough bio psychosocial assessment of the less complex to more complex clients and documents the assessment within agency guidelines
- Utilizes information from multiple sources as appropriate in the formulation of client driven treatment planning
- Assess and documents responses to interventions and modifies intervention as needed
- May utilize specific assessment tools regularly in evaluation of the client
- Demonstrates strong clinical judgement in assessments, application of diagnostic criteria, clinical formulations, and sound triage decisions
- Seeks clinical supervision as necessary
- Creates therapeutic relationship
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- Creates therapeutic relationship as appropriate with consumers and families/significant others
- Conducts individual, family, group counseling/therapy, and educational sessions using evidence based intervention
- Demonstrates clinical knowledge in mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorder treatment
- Demonstrates documented clinical proficiency (through education, training, or experience) in client engagement, interviewing, and recording
- May utilize advanced certification in specialty in counseling the consumer and others
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Creates therapeutic relationship as appropriate with consumers and families/significant others
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