COUNSELOR I
Abraxas Youth & Family Services

Facility: SOUTHWOOD INTERVENTIONS

Compensation Base: 

Compensation Bonus (if applicable): 

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Summary

This position provides a full range of counseling and case management services to delinquent or dependent youth.  The level of the employee in this classification is determined by program needs and employee qualifications.

• Coordinates and implements case management activities.
• Develops and implements treatment plans.
• Provides individual counseling and completes related documentation thoroughly and in a timely manner.
• Provides group counseling and completes related documentation thoroughly and in a timely manner.
• Participates in and documents case consultations, including quarterly treatment reviews thoroughly and in a timely manner.
• Writes progress or court reports as necessary and discharge summaries thoroughly and in a timely manner.
• Attends court hearings.
• Maintains regular contact and communicates effectively with juvenile probation officers or case workers, including them in the treatment process and updating them on clients' progress.
• Maintains regular contact and communicates effectively with parents or legal guardians, including them in the treatment process and updating them on clients' progress.
• Provides continuing care planning by making contacts to appropriate referrals and writing the plan.
• Demonstrates appropriate use of Safe Crisis Management