Middle-School Based Counselor

Job Type

Full-time

Description

• Join our dedicated team as a School-Based Counselor, where you will play a vital role in supporting the mental health and well-being of students.
• You will work collaboratively within a dynamic educational environment to provide essential therapeutic services, fostering a nurturing atmosphere that promotes emotional growth and academic success.
• The Behavioral Health Consultant Program is a year-round program providing brief mental health screening and individual, group and family mental health counseling services in middle school settings across the state of Delaware.
• Provide intervention for students and families that address the student's behavior and family issues that impact school performance and social and emotional development.
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans based on student assessments and needs.
• Collaborate with teachers, school staff, and parents to support student well-being and academic success.
• Maintain accurate and confidential records of therapy sessions and student progress.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss student cases and develop comprehensive support strategies.
• Educate and train school staff on mental health awareness and best practices for supporting students.
• Advocate for students' mental health needs and connect them with external resources and services when necessary.
• Provide assessment, planning, counseling / therapy, referrals, advocacy, and collateral contacts.
• Establish comprehensive plans for services to ensure student and family needs are met.
• Conduct school based group counseling / therapy using an evidenced-based model.
• Provide crisis assessment, clinical interventions, psycho-educational groups and training to school professionals, parents, guardians and family members.
• Adhere to an evidenced-based social work model, principles and practices.
• Document all screenings, assessments and consultations in appropriate database.
• Travel required to attend meetings and training.
• Full-time with benefits.

Work within one assignment middle school in Kent County, Delaware.

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