Mental Health Counselor - Part-Time

The Division of Aging and Disability Services is recruiting for a part-time Mental Health Counselor 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This recruitment may be used to fill current and future vacancies as they occur in the following program:
Desert Regional Center (DRC). The Mental Health Counselors provide counseling, case management, direct clinical services, community and home-based services, and behavioral and human services to individuals with intellectual and/ or developmental disabilities who may also have co-occurring mental health or substance abuse conditions. The Desert Regional Center provides developmental services and supports to Nevada residents of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs).

The primary duties of the position include the provision of clinical assessments, individual and/or group psychotherapy, behavior planning, consultation, and training. ADSD fosters a positive, inclusive, and diverse work environment that values innovation, teamwork, and collaboration. The mission of ADSD is to empower individuals and their support systems by providing resources for disabilities and aging - connecting Nevadans to services and improving their quality of life.

Mental Health Counselors provide counseling, case management, direct clinical services, program development, policy implementation, community and home-based services, and behavioral and human services to mentally ill, mentally disabled and/or emotionally disturbed clients in an outpatient, residential, community or similar setting.

• Conduct appraisals and assessments through interviews with the client, family members and community systems, personal observations, communication with clinicians and representatives of community agencies and organizations, and utilization of standardized techniques to determine client eligibility for services and appropriate course of treatment at the least restrictive level possible.
• Conduct or participate in treatment planning by attending treatment team meetings in which client goals are determined, and appropriate strategies and plans are developed and modified as necessary; coordinate and integrate services among members of treatment teams and client support systems; monitor treatment plans and evaluate effectiveness.
• Provide individual, family and group counseling and consultative services to clients, their families and support systems utilizing a broad array of intervention techniques required to effectively address client problems, which may include multiple psychosocial problems within the family unit.
• Utilize a family and community systems approach to develop and implement treatment plans by working with families and significant others in addition to the client; resolve client problems to prevent reoccurrence; provide recommendations for family reunification and adoption preservation.
• Develop and implement after care plans; advocate for clients through interactions with other agencies, organizations, community and support systems such as the courts, welfare, school, juvenile justice, probation and parole, or other similar agencies; monitor after care services to ensure achievement of the goals identified in the treatment plan; provide support and assistance to clients and their families to facilitate the return of clients to the least restrictive environment possible.
• Prepare documentation and reports to appraise the court or similar systems regarding clients’ mental and behavioral status; make observations, research client records, and integrate treatment team input to facilitate appropriate and informed decisions.
• Review client charts, discuss client treatment at case staffings, or make case presentations; make individual and standardized assessments; integrate and…