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Metrocare Services · 1 month ago

Counselor Intern Licensed Professional of Healing Arts

Dallas, Texas

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Metrocare Services is the largest provider of mental health services in North Texas, dedicated to helping individuals with developmental and mental health challenges. The LPHA Intern is responsible for providing therapeutic counseling and skills training to individuals and families in a trauma-informed manner, while also coordinating services and conducting assessments.

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsHospitalMedicalMental Health

Responsibilities

Provides individual and small group training in living skills such as social skills, budgeting, mobility training, grocery shopping, menu planning, cooking, coping skills, personal hygiene, personal organization, home maintenance, etc

Provides therapeutic counseling services in accordance with clinical algorithms and billing mandates

Assists in completing intake assessments and diagnostic formulations as needed

Coordinates services within the Agency and with other community providers

Assists with the involvement and education of the individuals family at a level acceptable to the individual

Assists with monitoring and continued assessment of assigned individuals. These activities may require home visits

Responds to crisis or potential crisis situations and ensures the appropriate level of care through the coordination of services or the provision of community support services

Facilitates skills training and therapeutic groups

Assists individuals in planning and implementing social/leisure activities as appropriate, including taking individuals into the community for outings and social/leisure skills development or maintenance

Documents services in the automated clinical record keeping system with 24 hours after services have occurred

Provide overall service coordination, referral, linkage, and advocacy to individuals with varying needs. Perform duties in concert with other members of an interdisciplinary treatment team

Formulates individual service plan based on assessment findings on all new admissions

Develop measurable objectives and goals agreed upon by the individual

Assists in obtaining and modifying goals as needed

Documents attempts to involve individual, service providers, and caregivers unless opposed by the individual in service plan process

Participates in interdisciplinary team staffing. Presents psychosocial assessment findings. Encourages individual to attend staffing. Updates team on progress or lack of progress in reaching agreed upon goals. Provide relevant information that might affect treatment

Follows up with assigned individuals who miss a scheduled clinic appointment. Documents attempts to contact individual. Reports repeated unsuccessful efforts to contact the treatment team

Follows up within 24 hours on assigned individuals who access emergency services. Reports status-disposition to treatment team

Provides crisis intervention. Makes home visits, initiates mental illness warrants, works with police and other public servants as a needed to address crisis if needed

Facilitates inpatient admission upon request of the treatment team. Provides continuity of services throughout inpatient stay. Participates actively in discharge planning. Meets with the individual within 5 days of discharge into the community

Provides individual, family, and group rehabilitation sessions. Evaluates progress of counseling session, solicits feedback from individual(s), and consults with colleagues and team leaders when dealing with unfamiliar/uncomfortable issues

Co-facilitates family education workshops

Identifies and assists individuals in obtaining entitlements by providing referrals, advocacy and negotiation, as needed

If under Clinical Supervision for Board Licensure additional duties may include:

Provide a minimum of four hours per week of direct clinical practice

Engage in competency development using specialized clinical knowledge and advanced skills to assess, diagnose, and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, conditions, and addictions

Engage in and provide treatment methods across the following client types:

Individuals

Marital

Couple

Family

Group psychotherapy

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Masters degree in PsychologyTemporary license in TexasTherapeutic counselingCrisis interventionSkills trainingAnalytical skillsCommunicationOrganizational skillsProblem solvingTeam collaboration

Required

Masters degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field

Current State of Texas Driver License or if you live in another state, must be currently licensed in that state. If licensed in another state, must obtain Texas Driver License within three (3) months of employment

Liability insurance required if employee will operate personal vehicle on Center property or for Center business. Must be insurable by Centers liability carrier if employee operates a Center vehicle or drives personal car on Center business. Must have an acceptable driving record

Must have a temporary license issued by the Texas Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors or the Texas Board of Social Work Examiners

Must be in current supervision as mandated by the Texas Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors or the Texas Board of Social Work Examiners