Licensed Mental Health Counselor at Element Care

• Performs psychiatric evaluations and provides individual and group psychotherapy to clients and provides behavioral health consultation to other disciplines.
• Acts as a role model for professional relationships, effective communication and teamwork.
• Performs routine and urgent psychiatric evaluations.
• Develops clinically appropriate behavioral health treatment plans with emphasis on relational, behavioral and affective functioning.
• Implements evidence based and best practice psychotherapeutic interventions.
• Monitors clients’ response to interventions and adjusts plans, as necessary.
• Documents interventions and rationale/response in the EHR.
• Provides behavioral health consultation and support to the Interdisciplinary Team to increase the ability of team members to integrate psychiatric concepts/skills into the delivery of care.
• Participates in Behavioral Health program projects to enhance clinical practice, teamwork and program development.
• Covers for Behavioral Health colleagues when needed.
• Other duties as required.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

• Master’s or doctoral degree in social work, counseling or psychology.
• License to practice in the Commonwealth of MA as an LICSW or LMHC.
• At least 2-5 years of experience in the practice of psychotherapy.
• Evidence of competence in evaluation and treatment of older adults, including psychotherapy, crisis evaluations and consultation to caregivers. 
• At least 1 year of experience with elders.