Mental Health Counselor

1 week ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Carolina Therapeutic Services Full time
Job Description

At Carolina Therapeutic Services, we are seeking a skilled Mental Health Counselor to join our team. As an Outpatient Therapist, you will work with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental health. Your expertise will be invaluable in helping clients deal with addictions and substance abuse, family, parenting, and marital problems, stress management, and issues associated with aging and mental and emotional health.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.
  • Perform assessments and behavioral screening as assigned, and update as required.
  • Maintain a caseload of minimum 25 clients per week.
  • Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, and help them to develop insight into themselves and their relationships.
  • Guide clients in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with their problems.
  • Counsel clients and patients, individually and in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, and making changes.
  • Collect information about clients through interviews, observation, and tests.
  • Act as client advocates in order to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
  • Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge, and update as required.
  • Collaborate with other staff members to perform clinical assessments and develop treatment plans.
  • Evaluate clients' physical or mental condition based on review of client information.
  • Meet with families, probation officers, police, and other interested parties in order to exchange necessary information during the treatment process.
  • Refer patients, clients, or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.
  • Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting clients or patients.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling programs and clients' progress in resolving identified problems and moving towards defined objectives.
  • Plan, organize and lead structured programs of counseling, work, study, recreation and social activities for clients.
  • Modify treatment activities and approaches as needed in order to comply with changes in clients' status.
  • Learn about new developments in their field by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars.

Qualifications:

A Master's Degree in a human service field and must possess and maintain full or provisional Licensure Status (LCSW, PLCSW, LPC, LPCA, LCASA eligible or Ph. D.)

Behavioral Screening Certification if required



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