• Maintain confidentiality of records relating to patients treatment
• Encourage patients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves and their relationships.
• Counsel patients regarding personal issues.
• Collect information about patients through interviews, observations, or tests.
• Guide patients in the development of skills or strategies for effectively dealing with their problems.
• Perform crisis intervention with patients.
• Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge.
• Evaluate clients' physical or mental condition, based on review of client information.
• Modify treatment activities or approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients' status.
• Meet with families or other interested parties to exchange necessary information during the treatment.
• Confer with family members to discuss patient treatment plans or progress (with proper ROI).
• Collaborate with other professionals to assess patient needs or plan treatments (with proper ROI).
• Collaborate with other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.
• Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, or supporting clients or patients.
• Learn about new developments in counseling by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, or establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies.
• Maintain professional social services knowledge.
• Supervise other counselors, social service staff, assistants, or graduate students. Those in supervisory roles will be provided with supervision for the supervisor.
• Coordinate or direct employee and community workshops, courses, or training about mental health issues.

Qualifications:

• Must be a masters level graduate and licensed in the state of GA (APC, LPC, MHC, LMSW, LCSW)
• Must have 1-3 years of experience with providing services to dual diagnosis patients
• Trauma certified/educated
• Experience and confidence identifying and implementing evidence-based practices
• Experience working in crisis setting with individuals and families
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work in and adapt the culture of a multi-cultural, community-based organization
• Commitment to maintain confidentiality
• Understanding of the Agencys mission and culture and the ability to maintain appropriate boundaries with staff and clients in all circumstances
• Employment contingent upon clear UDS and criminal history record
• Good inter-personal skills.
• Must be able to ascend and descend up to three flights of stairs throughout the course of a normal workday.
• Satisfactory drug screen and criminal background check

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and 401(K)
• Generous paid time off accrual
• Excellent growth and development opportunities
• Satisfying and rewarding work striving to overcome the opioid epidemic

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