Licensed Associate Counselor / Clinician – LAC, LMSW, LAMFT (PartTime) - S.E.E.K. Arizona

The Associate Counselor / Clinician will provide counseling and therapy services to individuals and groups to promote optimum mental health. The Associate Counselor / Clinician will support individuals with thoughts of suicide, addictions and substance abuse, family, parenting, and marital problems, stress management, problems with self-esteem, and issues associated with aging and mental and emotional health. This position is fully remote.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provides intake and assessment for clients and families, child/family team (CFT) facilitation, discharge planning and coordination with other agencies.
• Counsels clients and patients, individually and in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, and making changes.
• Fosters solution/strengths based interventions.
• Assist in addressing the client and family's ongoing needs using clinical best practice approaches to engage in formal and informal resources for clients, including transition, discharge and aftercare plans of behavioral health services.
• Prepares required reports, incident reports, DCS reports, performance audits, and other reporting obligations that arise to maintain compliance and provide clinical oversight for the coordination of Behavioral Health services with other agencies such as DCS, DDD, ALTCS, schools and other providers.
• Work effectively within the Arizona Recovery Model as outlined by the 12 principles including: accessible services, best practices, collaboration with families, collaboration with others, and connection to natural supports, functional outcomes, independence, most appropriate setting, respect for the child and/or family's unique cultural heritage, services tailored to the family, stability, and timeliness.
• Guides clients in the development of skills and strategies to deal with their problems. Encourages clients to express their feelings and to discuss what is happening in their lives and helps them develop insight into themselves and their relationships.
• Collects information about clients through interviews, observations, and tests. Prepares and maintains treatment records and reports.
• Maintain the clinical records in accordance with all local, state and federal laws and agency policy and procedures.
• Documents (verbal/written) and submits significant and routine paperwork such as progress notes, daily activities, upcoming events, special concerns, varied incident reports, etc., as required by the program and submits to appropriate personnel.
• Evaluates clients' physical or mental condition based on review of client information. Develops and implements treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge. Acts as a client advocate to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
• Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, and cultures and their history and origins.
• Superior technology skills.

Education/Experience:

• Master's degree in psychology, counseling, social work or a related field required
• Licensed by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners as a social worker, professional counselor, or marriage and family therapist - LAC, LMSW, LAMF
• Experience working as a therapist with children, teens, adults, couples, and families who have a wide range of emotional and behavioral challenges
• Experience providing clinical services remotely

Availability/Work Hours:

• Part-time, 15-20 hours per week
• Flexible scheduling
• Later afternoon/evening availability (between 3-7 pm), preferred

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program

Work Location: Remote, with limited in-person engagement to meet supervision requirements