MAT Assessor Therapist

Counseling4Kids•Torrance, CA

11d•$70,304 - $80,304•Hybrid

About The Position

Counseling 4 Kids is a community mental health agency dedicated to providing quality care and client engagement, with a core belief that every child deserves compassionate support and effective treatment. The agency fosters an environment of innovation, teamwork, and resilience, valuing creativity and collaboration. They are committed to staff well-being, offering a supportive and inclusive atmosphere for professional growth. As they expand services, they are seeking passionate mental health professionals for the MAT Assessor role, offering a chance to impact children and families in the community.

Requirements

Master’s degree required in Clinical Psychology, Marriage & Family Therapy or Counseling.
Current Registration with California Board of Behavioral Sciences as an APCC, ASW, or AMFT.
Experience providing mental health services requiring diagnostic evaluation, treatment planning and crisis intervention, as well as providing the various modalities of therapy.
Experience, training, and/or strong interest in working with clients ages birth to five presenting with symptoms of trauma and/or disruptive behaviors.
Strong commitment to children and families, and a willingness to take the steps necessary to assure their well-being.
Valid California Driver’s license, with all copies of current certification (including auto insurance) provided to agency.
Have access to HIPAA compliant transportation, and ability to travel to the school of clients in service area 2, 8, and/or Santa Clarita (as applicable) during clinical hours of operation five (5) days per work week.

Nice To Haves

Licensed as an LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC with current, unrestricted registration with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS).
Knowledge of the L.A. County Department of Mental Health system.
MAT Trainings: DC: 0-5 and ICARE, Other core B-5 trainings
Training/Certification/Rostered in Parent-Child Interaction Therapist and/or Child-Parent Psychotherapy.
Working towards endorsement as an Infant Family Early Childhood Mental Health Specialists
Ability to document in a clear and concise manner and in accordance with DMH and other program standards using EXYM
1+ years of previous experience working with children and families.
1+ year or more previous experience working with Birth to Five population.
Bilingual English/Spanish

Responsibilities

Uphold the mission and core values of Counseling4Kids.
Maintain service delivery requirements to provide 1172 hours of annual billable services.
Maintain knowledge and demonstrate understanding of how to calculate billable services.
Maintain caseload to ensure 24 hours of billable services of care per week.
Conduct outreach services to facilitate the development of their caseload when caseload does not permit them to meet 24 hours of billable services of care per week.
Provide evidenced based interventions and/or MAT based on DMH and C4K guidelines.
Provide a clinical, trauma and developmentally informed lens to understand the strengths, underlying needs, and goals of the child and family throughout the process of dependency investigation and case planning.
Participate in each component of the Child and Family Team process (e.g. staff engagement, family engagement, CFTM, debrief).
Conduct an age appropriate mental health services assessment.
Provide supportive Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) as clinically appropriate.
Facilitate initiation of referrals and/or linkages as soon as the need for such services is identified.
Utilize assessment documents and tools (e.g. ASQ, CANS) to gather and organize information.
Complete Intensive Care Coordination (ICC) to develop and guide service delivery to meet the underlying needs of the child/youth.
Complete MAT Summary of Finding (SOF) report and directly communicate findings within a multi agency meeting.
Help the child/youth, family, and other team members understand the impact of trauma.
Document all billable activities to the pertinent funding sources through the use of the appropriate billing codes.
Work collaboratively with clients and the clinical team to develop a comprehensive assessment, treatment plan and desired treatment outcomes.
Engage in on-duty crisis management, including phone referral assessments.
Maintain clients’ records related to assessment, treatment, progress toward goals and objectives, discharge summary, and treatment outcomes that are accurate, concise, timely, and useful for coordinating treatment team planning, monitoring, and review.
Participate in treatment team meetings and make recommendations as appropriate.
Attend in-person individual and group supervision at least once a week in the staff member’s home office.
Be in-office five (5) full eight (8) hour days per week during clinical hours and days (M-F) of operation.
Seek guidance and remain knowledgeable of, and comply with, all applicable federal and state laws, as well as company policies that apply to assigned duties.
Comply with the company’s and Board of Behavioral Sciences’ (BBS) expectations regarding ethical behavior and standards of conduct.