Clinician Licensed

About Claratel Behavioral Health Claratel Behavioral Health is an innovative, community-based behavioral health and developmental disabilities services organization offering a full range of mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorder services to underserved individuals. As a public, not-for-profit organization, we operate in more than 20 locations in DeKalb County, Georgia, with a diverse workforce of more than 400 direct-care and support staff.

If you are passionate about driving change in behavioral health and developmental services and are eager to work in an environment that values innovation and inclusivity, Claratel Behavioral Health is the place for you. Your work is impactful, your growth is prioritized, and your well-being is supported.

Under general supervision of the Clinical Manager, the clinician assesses, screens, and counsels clients in an outpatient substance use program to enhance, meet, or restore a client’s functioning capacity. The clinician works with a multi-disciplinary team that provides evidence-based individual and group counseling and psychoeducation to individuals with substance use, mental health, and co-occurring mental health problems. The clinician develops client-driven treatment plans based on clients’ treatment goals, completes assessments, manages a caseload, monitors client’s urine drug screen results, and conducts substance use assessments.

Assesses/Screens Cases

• Performs biopsychosocial assessments focusing on substance use needs.
• Documents in accordance with agency guidelines.
• Utilizes information from multiple sources to aid development of client-driven treatment plans.
• Assesses and documents the client’s responses to skill‑based interventions, modifying interventions within agency timelines.
• Utilizes specific assessment tools such as URICA in evaluation of the client.
• Applies sound clinical judgement in the development of client goals and treatment planning.
• Obtains clinical supervision monthly and seeks additional supervision as necessary.

Counsels Individuals, Groups, And Significant Others

• Creates therapeutic relationships with clients and families/significant others.
• Conducts individual, family, group counseling, and educational sessions using evidence-based interventions, such as MI, CBT, DBT, or Seeking Safety.
• Demonstrates clinical knowledge in mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorder treatment.
• Demonstrates documented clinical proficiency in client engagement, interviewing and recording.

Develops and Participates in Case Management/Care Planning

• Creates, communicates, and coordinates treatment plans.
• Demonstrates expertise in care/planning through objectives, goals, and specificity of plan.
• Serves as a resource to staff with up-to-date knowledge of Claratel Behavioral Health and community, regional, and state resources.
• Assists treatment team in problem solving regarding needed resources for clients.
• Ensures timely communication with providers per policy and procedure.
• Documents referrals, discharges, resources, or other issues for problem resolution or utilization as required in agency policy.
• Might serve as liaison on community resource activities, such as peer support meetings or legal entities.

Professional

• Maintains certification/licensure.
• Actively participates in clinical supervision or consultation.
• Engages in behavioral health educational initiatives.
• Seeks continuing education to meet current clinical needs.

Current Georgia licensure (LAPC, LPC, LMSW, LCSW) with at least 1 year of work experience in substance use counseling, including case management, outreach, prevention, education, and treatment. Ability to provide curriculum/evidence-based treatment groups, such as the MATRIX Model, DBT, or Seeking Safety. Computer proficient and able to multi-task.

Able to professionally interface with clients, families, and caregivers with a recovery-focused and trauma-informed approach. Communicate effectively with coworkers at multiple sites, internal and external customers, and the…