Therapist (MAT Assessor Focus)

Job Description

Job Description

LOCATION : Colima

SALARY RANGE : $68,640-$76,000 annually

J OB STATUS : Exempt

REPORTS TO : Program Director

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 :

• Interview individuals and / or their families to obtain a family, medical, and mental health treatment history
• Make an assessment the patient's functioning in his / her environmental setting
• Conduct clinical assessments
• Obtain information on medical, dental, developmental, speech / language, mental health and caregiver needs
• Meet agency’s productivity standards for client service hours
• Complete and submit clinical documentation in a 24-hour time frame utilizing the agency’s electronic health record system (EXYM)
• Complete the MAT Summary of Findings Reports and incorporate into the case plan
• Establish 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
• Provide psychotherapy to individuals, groups, families, and significant others
• Provide mental health services in the community including but not limited to school, home, and office settings
• Provide crisis intervention and evaluates for a higher level of care such as inpatient psychiatric treatment
• Provide psycho education to clients and families regarding mental health needs and treatment recommendations
• Participate 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 student
• Provide 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
• Other duties as assigned to meet agency needs

QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS :

Required

Preferred

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT :

Employee may be asked to participate in cross-training programs, work overtime, or pursue additional education or training when it is determined to be in the best interest of the company by the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer.

WORKING CONDITIONS :

This is a field-based position and will require a personal motor vehicle to frequently travel between offices, housing appointments, and community events

REASONING ABILITY :

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

This description is only intended to identify the duties, responsibilities, and requirements for the position. It is not intended, nor should it be interpreted to describe each and every duty an employee assigned may be required to perform.

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.