FAMILY AND TRAUMA COUNSELOR

2 weeks ago

Pinellas Park FL USA, United States WestCare Foundation Full time
Family and Trauma Counselor

Job Details

Job Location

Pinellas Park - 8800 49 N 403 - Pinellas Park, FL

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

4 Year Degree

Salary Range

$45,000.00 - $51,000.00 Salary/year

Job Category

Nonprofit - Social Services

Description

Position Summary:

The person in this position will be responsible for planning and coordinating the clinical activities related to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services. Counselor in the position is primarily responsible for the delivery of individual, group and family counseling services and completion of documentation required for the clinical record including, but not limited to; development of the Individual Treatment/Service Plan (ITP/ISP), psychosocial assessment, daily notes, and monthly reviews. Counselors will attend interdisciplinary treatment team meetings, monitor treatment throughout the clients care, and establish parameters for discharge planning. Counselors are responsible for crisis intervention and de-escalation of situations to ensure safety to all. This includes assessment of crisis situations to determine severity and making recommendations to peers to insure consistency and appropriateness of staff responses to issues. Counselors will develop an approved curriculum as the basis for group and individual counseling.

Essential Job Functions:

+ Utilize counseling and psychotherapy to evaluate and treat emotional and mental problems and conditions, whether cognitive, behavioral, or affective.

+ Provide Family and Trauma Counseling service both individually and group setting.

+ Provide MH counseling at an individual and group setting.

+ Conducting client screening and assessment and developing and implementing a treatment plan based on the client's individual strengths, needs abilities, and preferences.

+ Maintaining a secure distance delivery system that ensures client informed consent, confidentiality, and safety.

+ Following all laws, statues, regulations, and standards applicable to comparable on-site services when delivering distance-based services.

+ Assess need and make decisions regarding the delivery of the appropriate individual, group and family counseling.

+ Conduct interviews and make assessments of potential clients to determine need and appropriateness for program participation and referrals.

+ Analyze situations and take necessary actions to provide crisis intervention. Interpreting and implementing WestCare procedures regarding crisis intervention as appropriate.

+ Provide direct counseling services to clients.

+ Monitor and assess client behavior.

+ Create Individual Treatment/Service Plans.

+ Report any unusual incidents that should be brought to the attention of the Program Director, Regional Vice President, or regulatory agency.

+ Participate in decision to refer clients for ancillary services, i.e., family support groups, continuing care groups, etc.

+ Complete documentation required for clinical records and other reports as assigned.

+ Attend all interdisciplinary treatment team meetings and establish parameters for discharge planning.

+ Requires regular and consistent attendance to ensure continuity of counseling services to clients.

+ Follow all WestCare policies and procedures.

+ Embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision and goals of WestCare Foundation.

+ All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications:

+ Maintain the highest ethical and professional standard as to clients and employees.

+ Ability to avoid all dual relationships with clients (any personal, financial, business, social or sexual relationship or other activity outside the context of the traditional therapist-patient relationship).

+ Meet all state and federal laws, regulations, and guidelines in provision of client services.

+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

+ Ability to work independently.

+ High level of initiative.

+ Ability to lead and be part of the team.

+ During your tenure with WestCare there may be new requirements, including, but not limited to vaccinations that are issued by local, State, Federal, and/or Funders that WestCare may have to comply with. Should this occur Human Resources or appropriate personnel will inform you.

Certifications/Licensures:

+ Minimum of LCSW, LMFT. or LMHC registered interns required, fully licensed LCSW. LMFT, or LMHC in good standing by an agency approved and recognized by the state of Florida is preferred.

Working Conditions:

+ Indoor and outdoor settings.

+ Group and/or individual counseling sessions.

+ Direct contact with clients of all ages and levels of functioning.

+ Fast paced environment.

+ Potential for high noise level at times.

+ A minimum of 40 hours per week are expected but significantly more hours will be required from time to time. Completion of job duties may require working before and after normal working hours. Regular attendance is required. Being able to work as many hours as is necessary to complete job tasks is a required and essential duty of this position.

WestCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment at WestCare is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug test,pre-employment physical and criminal background check.

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