Walden - Mental Health Counselor - ambulatory services
Company: Walden
Location: Middletown
Posted on: June 27, 2025
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Job Description:
We save lives while providing the opportunity for people to
realize their healthy selves.: Mental Health Counselor Walden
Behavioral Care Middletown, CT Walden Behavioral Care is one of the
only rapidly-growing, leading national specialty healthcare systems
dedicated to serving all genders and offering the full continuum of
care for people with all types of eating disorders. We currently
have 14-locations on the East Coast in Connecticut, Massachusetts
and Georgia. Over the past 15 years, utilizing our state-of-the art
evidence based, personalized approach to care, we have helped over
20,000 people on their road to recovery. Headquartered in
Massachusetts we have over 450 employees who are dedicated to
helping people with eating disorders get the help they need and
deserve. Learn more at www.waldenbehavioralcare.com or
www.waldeneatingdisorders.com . The Mental Health Counselor
provides direct client care to adolescents and adults under the
supervision of clinical staff and program director. This is a
Part-Time position 12-24 hours/week: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday.
LI-ONSITE Total Rewards:: At Walden we are committed to creating an
inclusive and diverse workplace, where we celebrate our employees,
our patients and the communities we work with. In recruiting for
our team we welcome the unique contributions only you can bring in
terms of your education, culture, opinions, experience and
background. Join us and find out how you can make a difference
today. Responsibilities Include:: Provide a safe and therapeutic
milieu by monitoring residents and redirecting behaviors. Assist
residents through the admission process, including bag searches,
required paperwork, and orientating new patients to the unit.
Establish therapeutic relationships with residents and providing
resident care within Walden policies, philosophies, and objectives.
Observe residents and accurately and thoroughly document daily
resident notes. Supervise meals and snacks and provide re-direction
to residents, as needed. Participate in community meetings, group
therapies, education and social activities on the unit. Help
facilitate group therapy sessions, including but not limited to
DBT, CBT, Body Image, etc. Communicate appropriately and
effectively with residents' treatment teams to ensure the highest
quality of resident care. Conduct daily resident weights and
vitals. Support Office Manager with administrative/filing duties,
as needed. Communicating as needed with families, other levels of
care, and team members. Qualifications:: Education: High School
diploma required, Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology or related field
preferred. Experience: One year experience working with a
psychiatric patient population preferred. Eating Disorder knowledge
and/or experience preferred. Licensure/Certification: CPR
certification, required Knowledge: Must possess knowledge of
psychiatric group process, therapeutic relationships processes, age
specific growth and development, limit setting and behavior
management, crisis management with aggressive behaviors. Required
competencies: Strong organizational and communication skills
Attention to detail and ability to prioritize independently Ability
to multi-task in a changing and fast paced mental health
environment Ability to work in a highly collaborate, team
environment Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
Physical Requirements: Physical agility to manage patients in
crisis. Push, pull and lift 10 to 75 pounds. Intermittent sitting,
standing, walking, bending and stooping. Walden
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