Mar 12, 2012

Help and support individuals with mental health issues. Apply to become a Relief Crisis Counselor

Relief Crisis Counselor
St. Luke's House, Inc., Montgomery County, Maryland 

POSITION TYPE: Off-Campus Part-Time         

St. Luke's House Inc. is a Recovery Focused Mental Health Agency, located in Montgomery County, Maryland. Our mission is to support individuals through their recovery process by providing integrated comprehensive mental health services to residents of Montgomery County.
St. Luke's House Inc. currently has openings for Relief Crisis Counselors to work per diem, (as needed) at Fenton House, which is a short-term crisis stabilization program for people who are in acute psychiatric crisis. Its mission is to reduce unnecessary admissions to inpatient mental health facilities and it is also used to provide support to clients transitioning back into the community immediately following psychiatric hospitalizations. The position requires working 24 hours shifts. (Sleeping for 5 of those hours)

Responsibilities include the following duties;
- Assess and stabilize clients in psychiatric crisis
- Support clients on developing and achieving stabilization goals and subsequent life skills
- Maintain and submit client records, reports and forms as needed
- Monitor medications as prescribed
- Transport clients to appointments as needed

For more information about St. Luke's House, please go to www.stlukeshouse.org

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