PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR 3

SS414 $43,784 - $78,790
Creation Date: 09/08/2003
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide professional counseling services.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Advanced

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Broad from a licensed behavioral health professional or higher-level manager or administrator.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May serve as a lead-worker or provide functional supervision over lower-level professional counselors and professional in other disciplines.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from the Social Service Counselor job series by presence of recognition as a Licensed Professional Counselor-Intern or a Marriage and Family Therapy Intern by the Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners.

Differs from the Professional Counselor 2 by the presence of responsibility for specialized caseloads and/or lead-worker duties.

Differs from the Professional Counselor 4 by the absence of licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor.

Differs from the Professional Counselor 5 and other supervisory counselor jobs by the absence of supervisory responsibilities.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Participates in the decision making process of the treatment team including formulating therapeutic activities and recommending a treatment plan.

Fulfills the duties of case manager for a specialized caseload of clients with medical or behavior problems requiring coordination of services with many professionals, and having severe consequences of injury or harm.

Manages a caseload by scheduling appointments, evaluating client progress in counseling sessions and making recommendations to the treatment team.

Conducts complex assessments and independent selection and use of varied in-depth therapies in the treatment of individuals with multi-problem dual diagnosis substance abuse problems (as defined by the Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners in Rule (LAC 46:LX.503.e)).

Develops and plans services that address and/or includes family therapy, marital counseling, child abuse and sexual abuse therapy, major family disruption, developmental disabilities, death and suicide.

Serves as co-therapist with social workers to perform case management or direct treatment services for a specialized complex caseload of clients with alcohol and drug abuse problems.

May provide expert testimony and recommendations on behalf of clients in court cases in response to judges and other officers of the court.

Serves as liaison and coordinator between clients, families, community, and service providers.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice as a Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor (PLPC) or a Provisional Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (PLMFT) plus two years of counseling experience.