Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Social Worker

Company: Palm Coast Counseling, LLC
Location: Palm Coast
Posted on: March 28, 2020

Job Description:

MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR Provide a wide range of psychosocial assessments and preliminary diagnostic impression, counseling therapy to clients in a mental health facility as part of an established multidisciplinary treatment team and behavioral health program. Essential Functions: Collect supporting information about patients through interview, case history, and/or observational techniques; evaluates data to identify causes of problems and determine proper therapeutic approach or referral to other specialists. Provide counseling, and/or short term therapy to clients as appropriate to the position; prepares treatment plans. Demonstrate knowledge of DSM-5 criteria and appropriate intervention for each entity. Initiates an interdisciplinary treatment plan and participates in the ongoing treatment planning process when appropriate. Consult with other behavioral health practitioners and related staff, as appropriate in the performance of therapeutic and/or casework. Document patient's activities and progress using the electronic medical record. Follow up to determine reliability of treatment used; changes methods and degree of therapy when indicated. Participate in the review of clinical issues and program policies and procedures. Follows established policies, procedures, continuous quality improvement and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.

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