Resident in Counseling/Therapist/CSAC

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provides behavioral health and substance use disorder counseling services under approved supervision within Conscious Healing's trauma-first treatment model. This role supports participant care through individual and group services, treatment planning, timely clinical documentation, interdisciplinary coordination, and consistent engagement in supervision and professional development.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Master's degree in counseling or another qualifying behavioral health field from an accredited program required.
• Registration: Current Virginia Resident in Counseling registration, LCSW, LMFT, LPC, CSAC in good standing required, with ongoing compliance with Board supervision requirements.
• Experience: Prior experience in behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, case coordination, or group facilitation preferred.
• Compliance: Knowledge of trauma-first care, participant rights, confidentiality, ethical practice, DBHDS standards, and documentation expectations required.
• Clinical Skills: Strong communication, documentation, organization, participant engagement, and professional learning skills required.
• Credential Maintenance: All required registrations, supervision records, trainings, screenings, and competency documentation must remain current, verifiable, and in good standing at all times.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide counseling services under supervision, including individual, group, and family interventions as assigned and clinically appropriate.
• Deliver trauma-first, clinically appropriate interventions that support stabilization, insight, emotional regulation, and recovery progress.
• Complete treatment plans, treatment plan reviews, progress notes, discharge summaries, and related documentation within required timeframes.
• Maintain an assigned caseload and provide participant support based on level of care, diagnosis, and treatment goals.
• Monitor attendance, engagement, relapse risk, safety concerns, and barriers to care, and follow up or escalate concerns appropriately.
• Participate fully in required supervision sessions, case consultation, skill development, and corrective coaching processes.
• Coordinate with supervisors, counselors, case managers, peers, medical providers, and admissions staff to support integrated participant care.
• Participate in case staffing, treatment team meetings, interdisciplinary communication, and discharge planning activities.
• Document services with accuracy, medical necessity, timeliness, and alignment with Board, payer, and internal standards.
• Collaborate with family members and external providers as authorized and clinically appropriate to strengthen continuity of care.
• Support crisis response, mandated reporting, safety planning, and serious incident follow-up as directed.
• Promote trauma-first care, participant rights, confidentiality, ethical conduct, and professional boundaries in all interactions.