Therapist

TITLE: THERAPIST

QUALIFICATIONS:                                                                                                              •   A Master's degree from an accredited school of social work or psychology program, including supervised field work experience in child/adolescent mental health. Registered with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences as an ASW or RA MFT.

 • MSW student internship or psychology student trainee experience in a recognized social service agency, clinic, hospital or public health agency. One year must have been in a mental health setting such as a hospital, clinic, or day treatment center. One additional year of the required experience will be accepted for the supervised fieldwork.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY:                                                                                Positions allocable to this class are assigned to various services offered by our mental health agency, and work directly under a Program Director. As needed, a clinical supervisor other than the Program Director may be involved in providing clinical supervision per California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Within agency guidelines and professional standards, incumbents of the positions receive weekly clinical supervision by a licensed master level therapist and or a licensed psychologist (PhD/PsyD). The master level therapist promotes a strengths based approach to treatment that empowers families, supports a community based philosophy of service, and ensures that all clinical services are aligned with the agency’s mission, vision, and core values.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:                                                                                •   Interviews individuals and/or their families to obtain a family, medical, and mental              health treatment history.

 •   Makes an assessment of the patient's functioning in his/her environmental setting.

•    Meets agency’s productivity standards for client service hours.

•    Completes and submits clinical documentation in a 24-hour time frame utilizing the            agency’s electronic health record system (EXYM).

•    Establishes a treatment plan designed to address the mental, emotional, and                    behavioral needs of the client and family. The treatment plan may include individual,          group, family or conjoint therapy, and/or referral to another treatment source such as        a psychologist for psychological testing or a psychiatrist for medication or another             agency that offers specific services needed by the client and family.

•    Provides psychotherapy to individuals, groups, families, and significant others.

•    Provides mental health services in the community including but not limited to school,        home, and office settings.

•    Provides crisis intervention and evaluates for a higher level of care such as inpatient        psychiatric treatment.

•   Provides psycho education to clients and families regarding mental health needs and       treatment recommendations.

•   Participates in multidisciplinary treatment review meetings to discuss and evaluate           the client's progress.

•   May participate in social work or psychology student affiliate programs for training             professional social work and psychology students.

•   Provides consultation services to community agencies to advise the consultee on the        utilization of mental health services pertinent to the recognition and treatment of mental     health needs dealt with by the community agency.

JOB STATUS: Full-time

The Whole Child is an equal employment opportunity employer and no candidate for employment will be rejected on account of race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, or sex.  Candidates with physical impairments will be considered so long as it can be reasonably demonstrated that the duties and responsibilities can be effectively performed without hazard to the individual, fellow employees, or clientele.