Licensed Behavioral Health Counselor - TCP Bee Cave/Spicewood

We are searching for a Licensed Behavioral Health Counselor -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will develop, plan, and delivers evidence-based assessment and therapy services to youth and families. Assesses patient response to treatment and adjusts treatment plan accordingly. Coordinates care with other behavioral health providers and community-based services (e.g., pediatricians, schools).

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Job Duties & Responsibilities

Provides evidence-based and developmentally appropriate screenings, assessments, and developmentally appropriate screenings, assessment, and focused psychotherapy in accordance with patient’s/family’s individual and cultural differences. Provides mental/behavioral health screenings/assessments via structured diagnostic interviewing and administration of evidence-based and developmentally appropriate measures to identify presenting symptoms, diagnostic impressions, recommendations, and specific treatment goals. Provides evidence-based psychotherapy for individuals, families, parents, and groups to help patients/families reduce symptoms of mental illness and improve functioning across environments.

Coordinates patient care with community and TCH-based providers. Coordinates care with other behavioral health providers engaged in a patient’s care to ensure selected treatments match the patient’s current diagnosis, symptoms, developmental level, and functioning. Where appropriate, maintains contact with community-based services (e.g., pediatricians, schools) to assess functioning and symptom improvement across environments. Facilitates patient/family use of community resources. Assesses patient’s/families’ knowledge and utilization of community resources and provides information about additional, appropriate community resources. Assesses patient’s/families’ understanding of the referral information provided and their ability to access the recommended resources.

Pursues Professional Development. Educates self by reading professional literature and attending staff development and continuing education program as evidenced by attendance and CEU records. Demonstrates awareness of required competencies for providing evidence-based assessment therapy services specific to the population and setting where services are to be provided.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Skills & Requirements

Required master's degree in social work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related health science field

Preferred bilingual English/Spanish

Required Licenses/Certifications

LPC - Licensed Prof Counselor by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission

LMFT - Lic Marriage &Family Therapist by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission

LCSW - Lic Clinical Social Worker by the Texas Department of Health Services

PSYCASOC - Psychological Associate Licensed Psychological Associate issued by the Texas Department of Health Services

Required 2 years of psychotherapy experience with children and families. Preferred previous employment in health care, a healthcare specialization in schooling or a fieldwork practicum in health care. 

About Texas Children’s

Texas Children’s presence in Austin helps support a pediatric population of more than half a million and keeps kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood. Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends. There are now more than 15 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area providing full-service family care including routine childhood immunizations, well visits, and sick care. Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services. Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, is our new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin families.

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Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.