CSG Counselor​/Therapist

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• Job Title:
  
  ** Counselor/ Therapist
• Home Office:
  ** Union County Office (UCO)
• Area of Focus:
  ** Behavioral Health
• Program(s):
  ** CSG Community Support Group Behavioral Health:
  Outpatient

Mental Health Programming helps individuals build life skills and well-being through behavioral health counseling, psychiatric care, and other care coordination and support services.

• Immediate Supervisor:
  ** Residential Services Director - Raegan Alsip
• Hours of Work:
  ** Full-time, 40 hours/week. Participates in after hours weekend call crisis rotation in the 830 Residential Houses at least once a month.

• FLSA Classification:
  ** Non-exempt

• Intervenes and evaluates consumers, establishes preliminarydiagnosis. Develops and monitors treatment plan collaboratively with consumers by defining goals, specific outcomes and time-frames for treatment. Monitors consumer's behavior and makes detailed reports for medical necessity in regular comprehensive evaluations.
• Intervenes therapeutically to change attitudes, beliefs andandbehaviors of consumers to improve individual and family level of functioning.
• Provides crisis intervention to stabilize consumer's condition by utilizing short-term crisis intervention techniques and/or referral to other support services.
• Maintains networking and referral contacts with other human service providers both internally and externally.
• Carries a caseload of clients enrolled in Community Support Teamservices and as assigned by direct supervisor.
• Completes required monthly direct service hours to consumers asdefined on Direct Service Requirement sheet.
• Facilitates comprehensive consumer care by providing case managementservices and therapeutic intervention in community-based settings.
• Facilitates recreation/socialization and cultural activities forconsumers which provide enjoyable outings that prepare and encouragethem to engage in activities independent of the agency.
• Effectively teaches life-management skills to consumers and assist with the development of independent living activities, such as grocery shopping, attending appointments, social skills training, money management, and coping skills.
• Provides and arranges transportation services to consumers whichthey translate to their natural environment.
• Demonstrates active involvement in supervision, team meetings, and clinical staffing.
• Collaborate with internal and external members of the interdisciplinary team to coordinate services and ensure the clientsneeds are being met.