In order to be considered for any vacancy within the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, an application must be fully completed. If you are among the qualified candidates, you will receive a call or email from our Human Resources Recruiter to schedule an interview.
In House Only Applicants (Tribal Members and Employees currently working within a Kickapoo Entity)
Position: Licensed Counselor
Supervisor: Behavioral Health Director
Division: Community Services Administration
Department: Behavioral Health
Responsibilities:
The Behavioral Health Program is seeking a dedicated Licensed Counselor to join our team.
The Licensed Counselor will provide professional mental health services to individuals, families, and groups, aiming to improve their emotional and psychological well-being. This role involves conducting thorough assessments, developing personalized treatment plans, and delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions. The counselor will work collaboratively with clients to address a wide range of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges. Additionally, the counselor will maintain accurate documentation and comply with all ethical and legal standards governing counseling practices. Ultimately, the goal is to empower clients to achieve greater self-awareness, resilience, and overall life satisfaction through compassionate and effective counseling, such as:
Essential Duties and responsibilities include the following
Case management: Coordinate services to ensure comprehensive care.
Parenting support: Provide guidance to parents and caregivers to enhance family dynamics.
Crisis intervention: Offer immediate support to clients in acute distress.
Diagnostic assessments: Conduct evaluations to determine client needs and appropriate treatment approaches
This position requires effective communication with a treatment team to support diagnosis and treatment. The therapist will also assist the Director with community education, consultation, and interagency collaboration.
Responsible for developing a unique treatment plan that reflects a course of therapeutic intervention that will address the needs identified in the assessment.
Assessment and counseling treatment for mental health and emotional/behavioral problems, for pediatric and adolescent patients and their families.
Effectively uses written, verbal, and non-verbal communication to communicate ideas, direction, and treatment-to-treatment team and clients.
Exercise a variety of individual and group counseling techniques that are evidence based in the treatment of readjustment counseling problems and demonstrate good clinical practice.
Conducts monthly outreach for high-risk patients who are stable, more often for clients undergoing a transition or a change in treatment.
These include but are not limited to diagnostic assessment, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, collateral intervention, and crisis intervention.
This may include participation in administrative tasks such as medical record reviews, treatment outcomes projects, and program development projects in addition to direct-service-related documentation.
Perform other work-related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, skills and abilities for the position:
Excellent communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate with children of different ages.
Problem-solving skills in arriving at conclusions from a diagnosis and recommending appropriate treatment.
Empathic quality in addressing the emotional needs of children and adolescents.
Willingness to attend seminars and meetings about topics relevant to the position.
Knowledge of different therapeutic methods and ability to switch between different treatment strategies to meet each child’s needs.
Adherence to professional, legal and ethical regulations, as required by relevant regulatory bodies and the law.
Patience and understanding when dealing with…