Mental Health Counselor

Location: Lagos

Description

• Ultimately, you will work directly with patients to help them overcome mental health issues and lead a healthier life.
• We are looking for a Mental Health Counselor to join our team and provide our patients with professional mental health evaluations and cultivate treatment plans for patients with mental health issues.
• A Mental Health Counselor’s responsibilities include developing treatment plans, facilitating individual and group interventions and overseeing the overall mental health wellbeing of their patients.

Responsibilities

• Follow up with psychiatrists and attending physicians for clients admitted to the hospital
• Collaborate on intervention plans with other mental health specialists, doctors, nurses, and social workers
• Monitor progress throughout the treatment plan
• Facilitate individual and group therapy sessions
• Identify and prevent behaviors that impede recovery
• Assist family members and primary caregivers in managing mental behavioral challenges.

Requirements and skills

• Proven work experience as a Mental Health Counselor or similar roles
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and sympathetic nature
• A Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling or similar is a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Relevant training and/or certifications as a Mental Health Counselor is a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of the effects of drugs prescribed by medical specialists