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Newport Healthcare

Counselor

Newport Healthcare, Bourne, Massachusetts, United States,


CounselorCategory:

Clinician - Counselor. Therapists. Social Worker. Psychologist.Job Locations:

US-MA-BourneType:

Regular Full-TimeAbout Us

Newport Healthcare is a nationwide behavioral healthcare organization dedicated to transforming young lives through evidence-based care. We have assembled the best teen and young adult mental health treatment staff in the country, and we want you to join us. We support our valued staff members through offering industry-competitive salaries, career growth and skills expansion, student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement, and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Be part of a team dedicated to providing compassionate care based on authentic connection, mutual respect, and unconditional love, and experience the rewards of making a difference in the lives of young people and their families each day.Empowering Lives. Restoring Families.Responsibilities

The

Counselor

serves as the conduit between the clinical team and the direct care staff. Responsibilities include conducting individual counseling sessions, facilitating skills-based and psycho-educational groups, and overseeing milieu management. This position coordinates the stage system with the completion of written assignments, reflection, advancement through the stages, and scheduling of earned privileges. It provides clinical support through milieu management and modeling appropriate interventions with staff.Essential Duties:

Facilitate weekly individual counseling and skills-based, psychoeducational group sessions with adolescents/young adults.Provide a stable and consistent presence in the milieu by supporting Care Coordinators (CCs) in managing clients and consulting with residential staff.Evaluate reflective assignments and advancement recommendations based on clients' progress.Schedule experiential and recreational activities associated with earned privileges.Develop treatment goals and coordinate services in collaboration with the treatment team.Conduct risk or crisis assessments and provide crisis intervention/management as needed.Provide substance use education to clients, families, and the community.Complete required documentation timely and according to established standards.Provide service coordination, case management, and discharge planning support as needed.Attend weekly treatment team meetings, staff meetings, and clinical supervision.Distribute weekly action plans for each client to staff.Attend meetings, trainings, and conferences representing Newport Healthcare as needed.Perform other duties as assigned.Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or related field required.Master's Degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or related field preferred.Credentialed as a mental health or substance abuse counselor preferred.Experience working with individual and/or group therapy with young adults/adolescents required.Experience with mental health, substance abuse, or trauma-informed treatment preferred.State or position-specific requirements are addressed in the offer letter.Newport Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Newport Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.Newport Healthcare is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability.

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