Clinical Therapist

Clinical Therapist

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Counsel children, teens, adults and families with mental health and substance abuse problems. 
• Develops and implements therapeutic treatment plan.
• Interviews client and collaterals to obtain psychosocial information or other data to understand the presenting problem and formulate a diagnosis using the DSM V criteria.
• Observe client to detect problematic physical, emotional, spiritual or mental behavior.
• Administers therapeutic treatment to assist clients in controlling disorders and other problems.
• Documents treatment progress.
• Consults with school personnel, physicians and/or other specialists concerning treatment plan and amends plan as necessary with input from client to achieve goals.
• Conducts crisis interventions and provides counseling to individuals, groups, and families. 
• Completes clinical documentation in a thorough and timely manner. 
• Facilitates training in areas of expertise. 
• Maintains confidentiality, supports organization’s goals and values and explains reasoning for decisions, includes appropriate people in decision-making process.

Qualification Requirements: Master’s Degree or higher in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or related field; Must have two years of specialized experience in child, adolescent and family counseling, substance abuse treatment with teens, and treatment of diverse populations or in a job-related field.