State of Connecticut Executive Branch

In a state agency behavioral health program as part of a multi-disciplinary team at one or more locations this class is accountable for skilled clinical counseling treatment and leadership services involving complex case assignments.

Works under the limited supervision of a Supervising Clinician or other clinician of higher grade.

May provide administrative and/or clinical supervision to clinical professional counselor staff of lower grade and/or to clinical or administrative staff in other disciplines; as assigned provides clinical and administrative supervision to graduate and undergraduate professional counselor students.

• Independently provides highly skilled direct professional counseling treatment services to clients with complex emotional, behavioral or interpersonal problems through comprehensive clinical assessments and provision of individual, family and group treatment; 
• Provides individual field work instruction and/or clinical supervision which includes instruction in use of comprehensive psychosocial assessments, case management, needs assessment and supportive counseling; 
• Develops and maintains comprehensive treatment and/or rehabilitation plans including measurable treatment objectives; 
• Initiates consultation and collaboration with other mental health providers to improve delivery of current services and/or identify unmet needs within current service system; 
• Assists in resolution of administrative, personnel and clinical issues in program; 
• Develops data for statistical and planning systems and/or research and publication; 
• Prepares administrative reports and suggests operational policies and procedures; 
• Oversees development and/or implementation of individual client treatment plans; 
• May be assigned administrative oversight of research projects; 
• May provide expert testimony to courts; 
• May represent program in liaison relationships with other community agencies and resources; 
• May chair or serve on unit committees that develop services for clients; 
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • and ability to instruct others on principles, methodology, casework and techniques of counseling, interviewing and psychosocial assessment; 
  • family and interpersonal relationship dynamics; 
• Knowledge of
  • statutes, regulations and standards relating to mental health services; 
  • state law governing licensed professional counselor practice standards; 
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills; 
  • oral and written communication skills; 
• Ability to
  • integrate theory and case material in assessing and devising comprehensive treatment plans for difficult and/or complex case assignments; 
  • lead task groups including but not limited to treatment teams.

One (1) year of experience as a licensed professional counselor.

Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some risk of injury from assaultive and/or abusive clients.