The Superior Court of Fulton County Georgia (“Court”) has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Behavioural Health Clinician within its Accountability Courts Division.
Job Summary:
Determines the level of care and provides therapy for mental health, substance abuse, and/or developmentally disabled clients, including evaluating service needs, providing behavioural health therapy and clinical consultation, and performing diagnostic assessments of clients.
Essential Duties:
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Performs diagnostic assessments of clients.
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Administers developmental assessments to clients.
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Develops strength-based service plans, monitors treatment progress, documents interactions and maintains electronic clinical records and other reporting data for individuals with mild mental illness and/or substance use disorders.
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Provides on-going assessment, crisis intervention, individual, family, and group therapy and case management services.
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Evaluates and documents client’s level of functioning and progress toward attainment of goals.
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Conducts involuntary commitment evaluations and executes involuntary commitment of clients as required.
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Provides clinical consultation and guidance to behavioural health providers. Provides community consultation, education, and prevention services.
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Collaborates with clinical director and/or supervisor and other team members regarding treatment. Coordinates treatment team meetings and client case staffing.
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Coordinates meetings between family members, psychologists, educators, and other professionals.
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Provides in-home screenings and evaluations of clients.
Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Requires knowledge of principles and practices of public, business or judicial/court administration. All laws, rules, and regulations governing public and court administrative operations. Court practices and procedures. Legal terminology related to court operations. Techniques used to conduct legal research.
Education and Experience:
Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counselling, or Psychiatry or related field required; and at least four years of experience in providing behavioural health services; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
Licensing Requirements:
Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license. Must possess and maintain a state of Georgia license or eligibility for a license as a professional counsellor, clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, rehabilitation counsellor; (as required by position assignment).
