Behavioral Health Supervisor (Laredo, TX)

Location: 1220 McClelland Laredo, TX 78042

Essential Duties:


* Applies specialized clinical knowledge and advanced clinical skills in the areas of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, conditions and addictions, including severe mental illness in adults.


* Uses treatment methods to include the provision of individual, marital, couple, family and group therapy, psychotherapy, motivational interviewing and integrated behavioral health model of care.


* Uses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), and other diagnostic classification systems in assessment, diagnosis and other activities.


* Applies specialized knowledge and advanced practice skills in the areas of assessment, treatment planning, implementation and evaluation, supervision, consultation, education, research, advocacy, community organization, and the development, implementation and administration of policies, programs and activities.


* Assist team members in the use of motivational interviewing and integrated care models


* Partner with Wesley Nurses and/or community clinics to provide integrated care services with the goal of improving client health and mental health outcomes.


* Assist team members to partner with Wesley Nurses and/or community clinics to provide integrated care services with the goal of improving client health and mental health outcomes.



* Responsible for provision of counseling services as well as program supervision and coordination of counseling services.


* Monitors program staff in order to ensure effective execution of the counseling services program.


* Determines eligibility and matches income with sliding fee scale at the initial intake session and informs the client of fee amounts for subsequent sessions.


* Refers any client not eligible for services to appropriate service providers.


* Supervises the identification of community resources within specified geographic boundaries.


* Supervises and makes referrals for case management services and follows up to ensure service delivery.


* Promotes interactive communication with Wesley Nurse programs, the community, and other community agencies.


* Analyzes program data and produces reports to Methodist Healthcare Ministries Regional & Clinical Counseling Manager as requested.


* Uses data to assist in improved planning, development and effective use of area resources.


* Coordinates field team activities to develop and maintain quality assurance indicators that evaluate the effectiveness of the counseling program.


* Assists in the planning, coordinating and implementing of projects and programs to include identifying needs, researching, and defining field team counselors' caseloads.


* Supervises day-to-day operation of case flow, assessments, and crisis interventions.


* Implements Policies and Proc...