Part-time Family Support Counselor

Intensive Family Support Services (IFSS) provides support for individuals who have an adult family member with mental illness. Caring for someone who has a mental illness may be physically and emotionally stressful, stigmatizing, and isolating. IFSS provides supportive counseling, family support groups, psychoeducational workshops, advocacy and linkage on behalf of family members.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• MA or MSW preferred. 
• LSW, LCSW, LAC or LPC preferred. 
• A minimum of two (2) years of relevant clinical experience with families, groups or individuals in a mental health setting
• BA may be considered with requisite experience
• Ability to have a genuine regard for families of persons with mental illness, who have not caused their relative's illness, who have valuable insights and who can have a strong positive influence of their ill member's recovery. 

The PT Family Support Counselor will:

• With an understanding of family dynamics and family systems theory, implements intake and assessments of each family’s strengths and coping abilities.
• Engage families into therapeutic relationships offering supportive counseling in the office, virtual, home or at a designated community setting.
• Co-facilitate ongoing family support groups as well as designs and facilitates short term specialized family support groups; i.e. Sibling Support or Support For Children of Parents With Mental Illness, etc.
• Design, and co-facilitate psycho-educational sessions for families and for the community, providing them with needed information on mental health.                                       
• Provide families with supportive telephone counseling and consultation
• Collaborates and consult with other treatment providers on behalf of the family’s needs
• Design and provide family respite services to help reduce caregiver stress
• Handle telephone and walk-in requests for Information and Referrals
• Comply with all mandated documentation and In-Service trainings
• Participate in at least one agency-wide committee i.e. Performance Improvement, Cultural Competency, etc.
• Expedite all steps to become eligible to provide graduate clinical supervision. 
• Process Statistical Reporting plus other duties as assigned by the Coordinator/Family Support Specialist
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Director of Clinical Services

Reports to: Coordinator / Family Support Specialist

Fully paid medical coverage for eligible staff.

Generous 401(k) match.

Plentiful Paid Holidays, Vacation, Personal and Sick time.

MHAEM is a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is MHAEM’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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