Mental Health Professional

Responsibilities Render individual Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) services to both adolescent and adult clients Assist clients in developing goals for treatment Assist clients in restoring, rehabilitating, and developing social and interpersonal skills Identify, enhance, and establish support networks, community awareness, coping strategies, and improve functioning in the individual's social environments (home, work, school) Help restore, rehabilitate, and support the development of daily living skills Help improve each client's self-management of the negative effects of psychiatric or emotional symptoms Assists clients in identifying, effectively responding to or avoiding identified precursors (triggers) that lead to functional impairments Provide crisis intervention to ensure the safety of the client and others Develop, sign and date service documentation within 24-hours of services Ensure attendance at meetings, trainings, and supervision administered by the agency Serve as a team member for service planning and actively participate in team coordination and review to ensure cohesiveness in services rendered on behalf of the agency for the population served Participate in the agency's Performance Improvement initiative Communicate effectively and in a timely manner with other clinical/administrative staff, as needed for client-related concerns Assess, review and/or monitor a recipient's status in relation to rehabilitation Identify, report, and maintain weekly appointments for community resources Requirements Valid Louisiana Driver's License Master's degree in one of the following fields: Counseling, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Rehabilitation Services, Special Education, Early Childhood Education, Secondary Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, or Human Growth and Development OR Have a Master's Degree with a minor in Counseling, Social Work, Sociology, or Psychology Be 21 years of age or older Hard Skills Crisis Intervention Client Assessment Goal DevelopmentDaily Living Skills Support Coping Strategies Development Soft Skills Effective Communication Team Collaboration Interpersonal Skills Certifications & Qualifications Master's Degree in Counseling Master's Degree in Social Work Master's Degree in Psychology #J-18808-Ljbffr Jobtailor