Dfcs Jobs in Decatur, GA (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, provides screening and biopsychosocial, suicide risk, and other specific assessment tools in the evaluation of children and adolescent 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. Documents services in the electronic health record according to agency standards. Demonstrates strong clinical judgement in care provision. Regularly obtains clinical supervision and seeks additional supervision as necessary.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs thorough bio psychosocial assessment of the less complex to more complex child and adolescent 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
• Assess and documents responses to interventions and modifies intervention
• May utilize specific assessment tools regularly in evaluation of children and adolescents
• Demonstrates strong clinical judgement in assessments, application of diagnostic criteria, clinical formulations, and sound triage decisions
• Seeks clinical supervision as necessary
• 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
• Documents referrals, discharges, and resources or other issues for problem resolution and/or utilization as required in agency policy
• Available some evening hours to accommodate youth and families after school and work. 
• May conduct intake assessments or provide therapy to adult clients.

Advanced Therapeutic Counseling

• Creates therapeutic relationship as appropriate with consumers and families/significant others
• Conducts individual, family, group counseling/therapy, and educational sessions using evidenced-based practices tailored for children and adolescents.  
• 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 knowledge of childhood developmental stages
• 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. The employee must be computer efficient and can multi-task. The employees must demonstrate initiative, flexibility, and professionalism. 

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a residential or outpatient setting with mental health or substance abuse programs. Experience working with adults, children, and adolescents. Experience conducting groups counseling/therapy services.