Position Summary

The purpose of this position is to fulfill the mission of Hope for Tomorrow Counseling and Five18 Family Services by providing professional counseling that facilitates a collaborative process of growth and change with individuals and families. The professional counseling services provided will be guided by professional ethics of the counseling field and by best practice standards, and consistent with the Christian culture of Five18 Family Services. 

Essential Functions

Provides individual, group, and/or family therapy to clients 

Ensures that counseling sessions begin and end on time

Completes all required paperwork for client charts and billing in a timely manner

Coordinate services with a multidisciplinary team, including social workers, administrative staff, medical staff, and community agencies

Completes all continuing educational requirements needed to remain in good standing with licensing board

Maintains client confidentiality and other ethical standards outlined by the state licensing board and participates in clinical supervision or consultation as needed

Schedules follow up sessions with clients, takes payments, and issues receipts

Participates in HFT staff meetings and in Five18 all-staff meetings

Participates in required trainings

DELIVERABLES:  

The Outpatient Mental Health Therapist will meet with clients as scheduled and provide quality counseling and mental health services. They will maintain and monitor their schedules, and provide the number of clinical sessions each week as agreed upon in collaboration with the Director. 

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

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.

Principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis and treatment of conditions found in the DSM-5 TR. 

Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction

Group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, ethnicity, cultures

All pertinent insurance policies

Basic computer programs such as: Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Internet, and Database applications

Current counseling/therapy techniques and methodologies

Required Education: 

Graduate degree in Psychology – Counseling – Social Work

Certification & Licenses:

Licensure by the Commonwealth of VA – LPC, LMFT or LCSW

Strong preference for certifications in various methods of trauma informed care