Licensed Behavioral Health Counselor – Day Shift, Outpatient

Children's of Alabama; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s of Alabama seeks a licensed behavioral health professional to provide individual therapy for patients on the Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit and to educate families on treatment plans and available support services. You will help implement the plan and contribute to a therapeutic milieu on the unit.

The role requires a Master’s in Counseling and licensure, with roughly a 8a-4:30p Day Shift schedule in Birmingham, AL.

Qualifications

• Must have knowledge of behavioral therapy principles and practices.
• Excellent psychosocial intervention skills required.
• Knowledge of crisis prevention techniques required.
• Basic computer skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized behavioral therapy to patients on the Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit.
• Provide education and support services to families to assist in understanding and adhering to recommendations.
• Implement the treatment plan and assist in the milieu of the unit to create a therapeutic environment.

Skills

Behavioral therapy principles

Psychosocial intervention

Crisis prevention techniques

Basic computer skills

Education

Masters Degree in Counseling

Job description

In Behavioral Health Outpatient at Main Campus Dearth Tower

Work schedule will be Full-time on the Day Shift, 8a-430p.

Summary:

Provide individualized behavioral therapy to patients on the Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit and education and support services to families to assist them in understanding, accepting and adhering to recommendations of the behavioral health care team. Implement the treatment plan and assist in the milieu of the unit to create a therapeutic environment.

Other information:

Must have knowledge of behavioral therapy principles and practices and understanding of community mental health practices. Excellent psychosocial intervention skills required. Knowledge of health resources within the mental health community required. Knowledge of crisis prevention techniques required. Basic computer skills required.

Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* Licensed Professional Counselor or any of the following equivalent qualifications below:
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Education with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* Masters Degree in Counseling

Experience with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* 2 Years job experience as Staff Level with specialization in the field of Behavioral Counseling

Children’s of Alabama has two Behavioral Health outpatient clinics; one location is the Ireland Center (on the campus of Children's of Alabama Hospital) and the other location is an offsite location at Patriot Park, 200 Wildwood Parkway Birmingham, AL 35209. Our treatment team is comprised of Psychiatrists, Nurse Practitioners, Licensed Psychologists, and Licensed Therapists to provide multidisciplinary care for our patients and families. Our outpatient clinics offer individual and family counseling for children, adolescents and their families. Our providers work with patients and families to address and mitigate behavioral and mental health issues including, but not limited to ADHD, mood disorders, and medication management for related disorders. We provide crisis clinic appointments for those patients assessed in the ED to be in need of urgent outpatient services, but do not meet inpatient or PHP admission criteria. In addition, we offer bridge clinic appointments to existing patients who have missed the most recent appointment with their prescriber or who have an urgent need to see a prescriber before the next scheduled appointment. We provide social service counseling that provides brief solution focused support to families as well.

Schedule: 8a-430p, Day Shift, Monday-Friday Standard Days