Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (5853)

SUMMARY:

The Licensed Clinical Counselor will work with the Associate Behavioral Health Director in supporting clinical practices that address the cultural/social/diversity of the population of the program, as well as providing clinical treatment services. The Licensed Clinical Counselor will also support the trainee/intern/associate component, providing clinical supervision when needed, monitoring clinical documentation, and training.

This position reports to the Associate Behavioral Health Director.

JOB DUTIES:

• Available to be on call for clinical issues on a rotating schedule

• Available to work one or two weekends a month for appropriate program structure monitoring

• Supports clinical practices that address the cultural/social/diversity of the population of the program

• Provides support with clinical supervision to trainees/interns/associates and clinical staff in the program as directed

• Monitors quality assurance of all clinical records for participants including documentation, confidentiality, and chart audits to ensure adherence to State and County requirements

• Keeps current with school trainee/intern placement requirements

• Supports Clinical Program Supervisor with completion of reports and evaluations of trainees/interns/associates as required by the graduate schools, as needed

• Facilitates and/or co-facilitate clinical meetings to address behavioral and/or clinical concerns, progress, and crisis intervention of all residents

• Ensures all incident reports that pertain to clinical issues are addressed in a timely manner and assess for risk factors including quality assurance issues

• Monitors the participation and treatment of all residents

• Ensures the safeguarding of resident rights, safety, security, and quality client care services

• Facilitates 1-2 treatment groups weekly

• Available for crisis intervention and consultation as needed

• Ensures residents rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, including the right to wage a complaint in accordance with State, County, and agency policies and procedures

• Coordinates individual, family, and child counseling and case management services and assessments

• Provides substance abuse, mental health and psychosocial assessment, as needed

• Ensures along with Clinical Program Supervisor that counselors use appropriate curriculum in all groups.

• Provides direct clinical services including individual, group, couples, and family sessions and interventions when needed

• Assists with implementation and maintain an evidence based, trauma-informed, culturally relevant, gender specific treatment program

• Participates in program development with Clinical Program Supervisor and Program Director

• Develops and maintains relationships with other agencies in the community, as they pertain to the clinical program

• Attends necessary agency and program meetings;

• Participates in grant writing and fund raising as appropriate

• Coordinates education/vocational component with Clinical Program Supervisor