YOUTH COUNSELOR - Supervised Community Treatment - (Dubuque, IA)

The community based YOUTH COUNSELOR is responsible for assessing interactions and formulating interventions for clients assigned through the Juvenile Court Services of Iowa. This position will provide direct care services and complete assigned documentation while supporting the agency and program mission and values. The position is required to work till 8:00pm Monday through Friday. Responsibilities: * Provides consistent, individualized reinforcement to client behavior, using daily issues to teach and reinforce adaptive behaviors. * Utilizes a proactive/preventive method of intercepting problems to neutralize them before they escalate. * Strategically utilizes identified behavior management techniques and other de-escalation training to assist clients in developing appropriate behaviors. * Assists clients in developing insight into their behaviors so that they learn to self-identify and self correct.