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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plans treatment based on the individual client’s needs as well as resources available from the organization and community resources.
• Works in coordination with professionals involved in patient’s care to ensure interdisciplinary collaboration and continuity of services.
• Keeps current knowledge of community resources for supplementary treatment of clients, and makes referrals which adequately and appropriately utilize these resources. Is available for consultation with other staff regarding community resources.
• Provides a continuum of short and long term psychotherapy to individuals, couples families and groups, based on individualized treatment plans.
• Maintains good communication and collaborative relationships with referring physicians and other staff, and recommends additional referrals for patients as needed.
• Carries out ongoing record keeping and case review of all psychotherapy work in compliance with state guidelines.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Provides assessment (by telephone and in-person) of suicidal and homicidal risk and immediacy of crisis situations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Master's degree in Behavioral Health or related field

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent reaching, sitting, standing and walking.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements and squatting.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
 
State of Work Location: Illinois 

• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Or
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Or
• Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Or
• Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Or
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) - Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors
• Or
• Licensed Behavioral Practitioner (LBP) - Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health
• Or
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers
• Or
• Licensed Counselors and Drug Counselor - Mental Health (LADC-MH) - Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors
• Or
• Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) - Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health
• Or
• Licensed Master's Social Worker (LMSW) - Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers
• Or
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health

 
State of Work Location: Wisconsin 

• Advanced Practice Social Worker (APSW) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
• Or
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
• Or
• Licensed Marital and Family Therapist (LMFT) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
• Or
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services 
• Or
• Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
• Or
• Professional Counselor Training License (LPC-IT) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
• Or
• Social Worker, Advance Practice - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

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