Family Counselor
Job Purpose : As a Family Counselor at Aspire Health Partners, your job purpose will be to provide a multitude of essential functions in order to assist psychiatric outpatient clients to achieve and maintain stability.
Job Functions
- In the NAVIGATE program the Family Education Therapist will teach families about psychosis and its treatment.
- Reduce relapse by encouraging medication compliance and support clients work toward personal recovery goals while educating families on warning signs of relapse.
- Provide supportive individual and / or group / family counseling to caseload to assist clients in meeting treatment goals and objectives.
- Document all interactions in a timely manner according to company best practices guidelines.
- Demonstrate competency in the ability to do assessments, treatment planning, and other required data collection and entry both on paper and EHR.
- Make appropriate referrals and attempt to meet clients’ identified needs.
- Ensure that all discharge paperwork is completed including discharge instructions, closing summary, residential referral, and accurate documentation of transition assessment.
- Demonstrate respect for diverse backgrounds of all customers, clients, staff, and community.
- Exhibit a commitment to treat visitors, clients, family members and co-workers with dignity, compassion, and respect at all times, and demonstrate courtesy in interactions with members of all departments and disciplines within the company.
- All functions must be completed while maintaining high standards of ethical and professional conduct while adhering to agency policies and procedures.
Position qualifications : Ability to receive and maintain a(n)
- Level II Background clearance
- Acceptable Motor Vehicle Registration driver’s license record in accordance with the underwriting guidelines set by Aspire insurance company as described in the AHP Corporate Transportation Policy 3.9.1
- Master’s Degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or other related field
- State of Florida License (LCSW, LMHC, LMFT)
- Bilingual English / Spanish preferred
- Two years working with children and families. Internships can be substituted for some work experience.
- Must have some familiarity with play therapy, solution-focused / cognitive-behaviors / other brief therapies.
- Knowledge of first episode psychosis / NAVIGATE intervention program.
30+ days ago