Licensed Clinician

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, provides screening and biopsychosocial, suicide risk, and other specific assessment tools in the evaluation of children, adolescent and adult clients. Provides sound triage decisions, clinical formulation and diagnostic impressions based on clinical assessments. Develops client treatment plans in collaboration with the clients, parents, guardians, and families. Provides individual, group counseling, family counseling, and other treatment modalities within an evidence-based framework. Coordinates care with the treatment team and external resources. Demonstrates clinical knowledge in mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders along with social determinants of health.  Performs duties from a recovery oriented, client centered, and trauma informed perspective. judgement in care provision.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs thorough bio psychosocial assessment of child, adolescent and adult clients and documents the assessment within agency guidelines 
• Utilizes information from multiple sources as appropriate in the formulation of client driven treatment planning
• Demonstrates knowledge of childhood development stages
• Demonstrates knowledge of play therapy and family systems interventions
• May utilize specific assessment tools regularly in evaluation of children, adolescent and adult clients.
• Demonstrates strong clinical judgement in assessments, application of diagnostic criteria, clinical formulations, and sound triage decisions
• Completes process for the authorization for services

• Coordinates with parents, guardians, families, DFCS, schools, and other family servicing agencies regularly
• Coordinates with child and adolescent treatment team and serves as clinical consultant to community-based staff in developing appropriate interventions to manage emotional/behavioral concerns in the community or school
• Available some evening hours to accommodate youth and families after school and work. 

• Creates therapeutic relationship as appropriate with consumers and families/significant others
• Conducts individual, family, group counseling/therapy, and educational sessions usingevidenced-based practices tailored for children and adolescents or adults.
• Demonstrates clinical knowledge in mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders along with social determinants of health commonly associated with childhood and adolescence
• Demonstrates documented clinical proficiency (through education, training, or experience) in client engagement, interviewing, and recording

Professional

• Maintain licensure/certification
• Actively participates in clinical supervision
• Actively engages in behavioral health educational initiatives
• Seeks continuing education to meet current clinical needs

Minimum Training, Competency & Experience: Current licensure as a LCSW, LMSW, LPC, LAPC, LMFT, or LAMFT by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists is required. Must have experience or willingness to work with children as young as age 4. Availability for some evening hours to accommodate clients needing after school or work sessions. The employee must be computer proficient and can multi-task. The employee must demonstrate initiative, flexibility, and professionalism. 

Working Conditions:

Works indoors in a clinic and is able to use an Electronic Health Record as well as a telehealth application (as allowed by regulations). Sessions may be in person or via telehealth (audio/visual) as appropriate for each client. May be required to physically assist clients, may need to carry objects up to 10 pounds.