What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Counselor - Twin Falls position at Children’s Therapy Place?
Children's Therapy Place, Inc. is currently recruiting for a Mental Health Counselor to join our team in Twin Falls.
The position of Mental Health Counselor requires proven experience as a qualified individual capable of counseling children and their families in an outpatient setting. The counselor will be able to provide services to assist clients to cope with their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.
Children’s Therapy Place is a full-service outpatient pediatric therapy practice with locations in the Treasure Valley and Magic Valley. Our clinics provide speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, mental health counseling, and behavioral and developmental support through our developmental disabilities agency.
Our mission is to empower and support children and their families to live their best lives through our innovative therapy, educational programs, and collaborative multidisciplinary services.
We believe that children are infinitely capable and we support their dreams!
We want individuals who can listen with their hearts, are compassionate, and have a willingness to give their best as part of a dynamic team. If this sounds like you, then we want to hear from you!
What you'll do:
- Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships.
- Collect information about clients through clinical interviews, observations and/or assessments.
- Counsel clients or parents (guardians), individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.
- Guide clients in the developments of skills or strategies for dealing with their problems.
- Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge.
- Collaborate with other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.
- Act as a client advocate to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
- Modify treatment activities or approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients’ status.
- Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with or supporting clients.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling programs on clients’ progress in resolving identified problems and moving towards defined objectives.
- Plan, organize or lead structured programs of individual, family or group counseling for clients.
*Above description is not inclusive of all job duties.
What you'll bring:
- Master's degree with a LCSW, LPC or LCPC.
- Licensed to work in the state of Idaho
- Eager and able to learn about new developments in counseling through continuing education opportunities such as; reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, or establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Sign On Bonus
- 401K Retirement Plan including match
- Medical Insurance
- Dental, Vision, and AFLAC
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- CEU Reimbursement
Qualified candidates must be able to perform essential job functions with or without accommodation. Children’s Therapy Place is an Equal Opportunity employer.
