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Social Workers and Mental Health Counselors, The Brien Center

Posted on November 15, 2024Written by The Brien Center

General Description

The Brien Center is hiring Social Workers and Mental Health Counselors.

The Brien Center’s new Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) will offer expedited, evidence-based treatment and person-centered care for individuals struggling with mental health and substance use disorders. CBHC will provide same-day access to adults and children in crisis or those needing urgent assistance, as well as accelerated access to services for those with routine behavioral healthcare needs.

The Brien Center is seeking committed and caring individuals to help us staff the CBHC. For more information on positions, visit briencenter.org, click on our Careers Page and search CBHC in the job titles search bar.

Essential Job Functions

Responsibilities For The Positions Of Social Workers and Mental Health Counselors

  • Complete diagnostic mental health/substance abuse assessment and provide treatment.
  • Maintain client records, completing all necessary paperwork within 24 hours of a session.
  • Plan and implement treatment collaboratively which includes completing all paperwork collaboratively with full live participation of the client.
  • Coordinate treatment components and communicate with all collateral agents.
  • Provide treatment within guidelines established by the Brien Center. Treatment is goal focused with a clearly-defined end. Clients requiring long-term care will be referred to a CBHC clinical extender, for example a Care Navigator. Treatment is either urgent care with a clearly-defined end or routine care with goals that are reviewed quarterly.
  • Provide consultation to community agencies on mental health/substance abuse issues upon request.
  • CBHC is required to provide 24-48 hour access to care. Clinicians are required to participate in centralized scheduling.
  • Interventions and treatment are evidence-based approaches from the approved list of treatment modalities.
  • Treatment provided is both routine and urgent care. Length of treatment in routine care is reviewed the Utilization Review Committee.
  • Treatment is provided by a team of providers; the clinician takes a leadership role in team planning and coordinates care with the CBHC Team.
  • Treatment is delivered either in person or via Telehealth based on clinical need and client choice.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or other clinical concentration required.
  • LCSW, LICSW, LMHC required within six months of eligibility date.
  • Diagnostic and treatment knowledge and skill.
  • Extensive knowledge of the dynamics of mental health/substance abuse treatment, intervention, and education.
  • Experience in providing individual and group mental health/substance abuse and family counseling.

Skills

  • Ability to work on interdisciplinary team.
  • Excellent oral communication and presentation skills.
  • Leadership talent and the ability to delegate effectively.
  • Proficient knowledge of computers.

Other Information

  • Able to pass a CORI and RMV check.
  • Support and maintain the principles and policies of the agency.
  • Flexibly respond to program scheduling needs.
  • Communicate a sense of hopefulness and respect for consumer rights.
  • Encourage independence.
  • Represent the agency in a professional manner in all community contacts.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to the agency’s mission and community mental health principles.

2022-0299

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