Clinician Associate Licensed

Claratel Behavioral Health; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Claratel Behavioral Health in Atlanta, Georgia, seeks an Outpatient Clinician to provide evidence-based individual, family, and group counseling to adults with mental health and co-occurring disorders. Under supervision, you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver recovery-oriented care.

Responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing client-driven treatment plans, applying harm-reduction strategies, and addressing relapse prevention.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required and licensure/credentialing as applicable.
• Experience delivering individual, group, and family therapy in a behavioral health setting.
• Familiarity with evidence-based practices and trauma-informed care.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, counseling, and psychotherapy for clients with mental health and SUDs.
• Develop and monitor client-driven treatment plans; collaborate with multidisciplinary team.
• Apply harm-reduction strategies and relapse prevention within a trauma-informed framework.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Crisis intervention

Counseling skills

Education

Master's degree in Psychology / Social Work / Counseling

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

About Claratel Behavioral Health

Claratel Behavioral Health is an innovative, community-based behavioral health and developmental disabilities services organization offering a full range of mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorder services to underserved individuals. As a public, not-for-profit organization, Claratel Behavioral Health operates in more than 20 locations in DeKalb County, Georgia, with a diverse workforce of more than 400 direct-care and support staff.

About Claratel Behavioral Health

Claratel Behavioral Health is an innovative, community-based behavioral health and developmental disabilities services organization offering a full range of mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorder services to underserved individuals. As a public, not-for-profit organization, Claratel Behavioral Health operates in more than 20 locations in DeKalb County, Georgia, with a diverse workforce of more than 400 direct-care and support staff.

If you are passionate about driving change in behavioral health and developmental services and are eager to work in an environment that values innovation and inclusivity, Claratel Behavioral Health is the place for you. Here, your work is impactful, your growth is prioritized, and your well-being is supported. Together, we can forge pathways to a healthier future for all.

Job Description

Under general supervision of the Behavioral Health Outpatient Clinic Manager, the Outpatient Clinician serves as the day-to-day subject matter expert for the team. The outpatient clinician works with a multi-disciplinary team that provides evidence-based individual, family, and group counseling and psychoeducation to individuals with mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders. The outpatient clinician educates clinical staff and clients about harm reduction strategies, early recovery skills, and relapse prevention skills and develops client-driven treatment plans for clients at various stages of recovery.

Major Responsibilities

• Provides clinical services including assessment, individual, group, and family counseling, psychotherapy and other treatment modalities within a trauma informed, recovery oriented and evidence-based framework with clients who have mental health and substance use disorders.
• Demonstrates strong clinical judgement in assessment, application of diagnostic criteria, clinical formulations and sound triage decisions.
• Provides counseling/therapy with clients requiring complex intervention, including those who are suicidal, homicidal