Behavioral Health Counselor (LCSW)

Overview:

The BHC must be physically present at work during business hours to perform these duties.

Qualifications:

• Must be licensed in the state of Georgia as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) from an accredited School of Social Work.
• Related experience in a medical setting (i.e. primary care, hospital, community based clinic, etc.) and/or integrated behavioral health.
• Flexibility to deal with frequent schedule interruptions and a fast paced working environment.
• Comfortability with short-term therapy.
• Experience providing culturally appropriate direct counseling and therapy to clients in the form of individual counseling, group therapy, addiction counseling and supportive care.
• Working knowledge of behavioral medicine and evidence based treatments for mental health and medical conditions (e.g. disease management, motivational interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for depression/anxiety/insomnia/chronic pain, treatment adherence, and lifestyle change).
• Comfortability with the pace of integrated behavioral health-primary care and working with an interdisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of psychopharmacology.
• Knowledge of care-management skills and of local resources for outside referrals.
• Knowledge of targeted, brief psychotherapy and in running group sessions.
• Excellent communication, phone etiquette, organizational, and customer service skills.
• Excellent consultation skills.
• Excellent writing skills and experience with charting/writing notes in medical settings.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement clinical pathways and protocols for treatment of selected chronic conditions.
• Offer short-term therapy.
• Provide culturally appropriate direct counseling and therapy to clients in the form of individual counseling, group therapy, family therapy, addiction counseling, and supportive care.
• Perform consultations and give provider feedback.
• Utilize care-management skills and knowledge of local resources for outside referrals.
• Perform targeted, individual brief psychotherapy and in running group sessions.