What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Counselor position at Developmental Community Services, Inc.,?
The Mental Health Counselor works within the interdisciplinary team to provide both mental health and addiction counseling. The basic functions of the Licensed Clinical Therapist are to provide assessments, treatments, psychotherapy, case management, and referrals to a broad range of clients, including those which are severely mentally ill and those dealing with adjustment issues. Individual, couples, family, and group therapy are available forms of treatment provided by Licensed Clinical Therapists. Clients can range in age from young children to the elderly. This position is responsible for assessing issues, determining appropriate types and methods of treatment interventions, and implementing intervention methodologies. This position will be part time at 20 hours per week initially with potential for full time in the near future.
TELEHEALTH - Clients may opt to have services provided via a live videoconference to adult / child / adolescent populations using a HIPAA Compliant Platform similar to outpatient psychiatry. All staff are required to take an online telehealth training program if providing telehealth services. The telehealth program must meet all requirements to ensure that each clinician understands when virtual care is appropriate and when a client is best served with in-person care. Clinicians must demonstrate how to effectively communicate with virtual clients, be able to evaluate signs and symptoms for a client virtually and be able to use best practices when delivering virtual care.
