JOB SUMMARY:

The purpose of this Mental Health Counselor position is to provide quality psychotherapy services for Adults, youth and children in individual and group settings that include crisis intervention. It involves assessment and evaluations, documentation of treatment services, monitoring of treatment plans, intervention, outreach, referral advocacy, follow up care, support services, and educational and prevention activities for Nooksack Indian tribal members and extended family. Emphasis is on providing culturally sensitive interventions, partnering actively with families to promote safe, stable and healthy families.

MAJOR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides psychotherapy services to children and women in a group format and individually in variety of tribal and non-tribal locations, as follows:

1. Provide suicide prevention training to the community members and tribal staff
2. Work with other mental health providers in the practice of co-occurring disorders, systems of care and wrap-around service delivery systems.
3. Stay abreast of current methods, metrics, tools and techniques related to the specialty area or program to implement up to date best practices
4. Maintain case records containing pertinent, accurate and current information in compliance with the HIPAA and WAC policy, procedures and rules.
5. Work collaboratively with Behavioral Health team in planning, developing, organizing, and facilitating counseling services in various programs operated by the Tribe in a group format and individual setting.
6. Coordinate services with Tribal Programs and county, state, private and federal entities that will best serve the individual, client, family and community.
7. Assess for immediate safety and stabilization needs, and provide continuity of care.
8. Customize helping approaches to fit the client and family uniqueness utilizing professional
9. Provide timely response to stabilize while communicating with all stakeholders to keep the client safe.
10. Provide a range of therapeutic interventions that support the overall treatment plan
11. Timely completion of assessment, treatment plan and regular updating of treatment Plan is required.
12. Completion of Progress Notes must be finished concurrently or within twenty-four hours.

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OTHER DUTIES:

Because of the Tribe's commitment to community service and the well-being of its members, each employee may be expected to perform a wide range of office and field duties from time to time. Such duties may or may not be related to their regular responsibilities.

PREFERENCE:

• Indian Preference Policy applies to this and all positions with the Nooksack Indian Tribe.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The following qualifications are required for the incumbent to have, in order to be considered for the position.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING FOR POSITION:

Must possess a Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in Psychology or counseling.

Degree must be acceptable to get licensed as a behavioral Health counselor associate in state of Washington.

Must have active license form any state that is convertible to WA state Associate Mental Health Counselor license at the time of hire

It would be highly preferred if you have passed the