STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
Class Code: 2078-21
Date Established: 10-19-94
Occupational Code: 7-7-1
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE:
To assess psycho-social
information and provide clinical programmed treatment to individuals involved
in various state agency settings.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Provides individual,
family and behavioral therapy utilizing the application of a number of specific
therapeutic techniques.
·
Plans, designs,
selects, and implements clinical treatment intervention for specified problems
in order to aid in the rehabilitation of clients.
·
Coordinates clinical
treatment planning with other professionals and community agencies.
·
Attends professional
meetings, seminars and workshops to discuss and improve professional clinical
skills.
·
Trains support staff
in use of clinical procedures and therapeutic techniques and may also provide
limited supervision for interns, volunteers and peer counselors.
·
Prepares clinical
evaluations and reports for both its own department and for outside agencies to
assess treatment progress and needs.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
expertise to resolve problems of a specialized or professional nature in a wide
range of applications.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Master's degree from a recognized
college or university with a major study in psychology or counseling or in a
related field with a concentration in psychology or counseling.
Experience: Two years' professional post master's
experience in the field of mental health counseling.
License/Certification: None required.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Thorough knowledge of the principles
and practices of mental health counseling. Considerable knowledge of individual and group
behavior. Thorough knowledge of
federal and state laws and regulations affecting mental health areas. Knowledge of rights of privacy and laws
of confidentiality of client information.
Knowledge of mental illnesses and handicaps and their social
implications. Ability to secure
and maintain the cooperation of psychiatrists, psychologists and other related
professionals. Ability to prepare
written reports. Must be willing
to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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