Clinician - Mental Health and Substance Use Services
🌟 Join the Team That Makes a Difference! 🌟
Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling career path dedicated to transforming lives and inspiring positive change? We're looking for passionate individuals to join our dynamic team and be part of something extraordinary.
📜 Qualifications That Shine! 📜
At our institution, we value professionals who possess:
🎓 Education and Certification:
👩🎓 A Master's in Social Work or an equivalent field. 🔑 State licensure for mental health, such as LSW, LAC, LAMFT, or equivalent.
🌟 Certification That Counts!
Candidates are required to complete the Strengths and Needs Certification, mandated by PerformCare upon hire (if not already completed), and renew it annually.
🌆 Experience That Matters:
- 📅 Required: A minimum of two years of experience in the mental health field, showcasing your commitment and expertise.
- 🌍 Experience with diverse populations in an urban setting, highlighting your ability to connect with individuals from all walks of life.
- 🚀 A strong willingness to work toward LCADC certification, demonstrating your dedication to continuous growth and learning.
🌟 Preferred Skills:
- 🌟 LCADC Certification: A preferred qualification that sets you apart as an expert in addiction services.
- 🧠 Psychiatric Knowledge: An understanding of psychiatric disorders and various treatment modalities, including group, family, and individual treatment.
- 🌆 Community Savvy: Knowledge of community resources, social services, and the mental health systems that drive positive change.
- 🚨 Crisis Intervention: Proficiency in appropriate clinical interventions, whether it's in a crisis or non-crisis situation.
- 🌈 Holistic Treatment: Familiarity with appropriate interventions for adults, adolescents, and children with mental health concerns, co-occurring diagnoses, and trauma experiences.
- 👨👩👧👦 Family Systems Theory: An appreciation of Family Systems Theory and its role in fostering holistic well-being.
🌟 Skills and Abilities That Shine:
- 📝 Assessment Mastery: The ability to conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and make informed differential diagnoses.
- 🗣️ Therapeutic Engagement: The skill to engage adolescents and adults therapeutically in various settings, including individual, group, and family sessions.
- 💪 Strength Mobilization: The capability to identify and mobilize individual and family strengths for positive change.
- 🤝 Resource Connection: A knack for providing or referring consumers to the right concrete services that meet their unique needs.
- 📋 Treatment Planning: Proficiency in creating a case formulation and comprehensive treatment plans that guide the journey to well-being.
- 🌟 Child and Family Safety: The ability to assess children, adults, and families for abuse and neglect, ensuring their safety and well-being.
- 🌍 Cultural Competence: A willingness to work with hard-to-reach or resistant consumers from diverse backgrounds.
- 📚 Effective Communication: Strong written and oral communication skills that foster meaningful connections.
- 🏢 Boundary Setting: The ability to set appropriate limits and boundaries while maintaining a warm, collaborative, and non-judgmental therapeutic atmosphere.
- 🤝 Team Collaboration: A commitment to working professionally and collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
🌟 Professional Characteristics:
We are looking for individuals who embody these qualities:
- 🤗 Warm and Open
- 👂 Empathic and Attentive Listener
- 🧠 Self-Aware and Ethical
- 🎨 Creative and Organized
- 🔄 Flexible and Open to Criticism
- 🕰 Patient and Responsible
- 👥 Able to Work Independently and in a Team
- 🌟 Mature and Self-Motivated
- 🌞 Dedicated and Enthusiastic
- 📋 Willing to Take on Additional Tasks and Responsibilities
- 📚 Interested in Seeking Additional Training and Skills
🏢 Work Environment/Physical Demands:
The role may involve:
- 🏃 Frequent Standing and Movement
- 🔄 Bending, Reaching, and Squatting
- 🧘 Lifting up to or in excess of 50 pounds
We are committed to creating a supportive work environment and will consider reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
🌟 Join Our Team and Be the Change! 🌟
Ready to be part of a team that's dedicated to making a meaningful impact on individuals and families? Apply now and become a part of our passionate group, where you can ignite positive change and transform lives! 🌟
Family Connections is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to excellence. Employment offers are made on the basis of qualifications and without regard to race, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, age veteran status, or sexual orientation or other protected classes under the State and Federal law.