Licensed Therapist

About this role

Licensed Therapist

Job description

Position Summary:

Clinical assessments and provide therapy for children, adolescents affected by abuse/neglect, individuals, and family members with mental, emotional and addiction issues.

Activities will include the provision of individual, family therapy, crisis intervention, in-targeted case management, client advocacy, court appearances, home visits, conducting clinical assessments, prevention, and education.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates understanding of the Department of Human Services
• Intensive in-home therapy to maintain and stabilize a child’s permanency.
• Demonstrates understanding of the overall nature, course, and treatment of mental illness.
• Demonstrates knowledge of co-occurring illness process.
• Provide substance abuse treatment and education.
• Assists in formulating a service plan
• Conducts problem solving in individual sessions to assist clients in addressing challenges (i.e., domestic violence, trauma, anger /stress management, enhanced behavior management for children/youth, grief counseling, separation issues, enhance methods of appropriate disciplinary techniques).
• Utilize Electronic Medical Record for clinical documentation of each visit/contact and utilize evidence-based practice modalities and clinical tools/curriculum
• Serves as an advocate to acquire supportive services for clients.
• Must be able to document in BIRP format

·Other duties as assigned

Position

Requirements

• ·LCSW, LPC, LMFT Fully Licensed in state of Georgia
• Job Type: Contractual
• Pay: $50.00 per hour plus mileage
• Schedule:
• Choose your own hours
• Weekends as needed
• Work Location: Community
• Must have reliable transportation