Mental Health Clinician - Licensed or Pre-licensed
About The Position
Hope Services is Silicon Valley’s leading provider of services to people with developmental disabilities and mental health needs. They are seeking candidates who share their inspirations & aspirations and are committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging. Hope Services is the Bay Area's largest non-profit agency, providing a wide array of quality services for persons with developmental disabilities for over 60 years. They are currently seeking a Sub/Temp Mental Health Clinician for their Mental Health Services program. The Licensed or Pre-Licensed (under clinical supervision) Mental Health Clinician provides assessment and diagnosis to clients with dual diagnosis, provides individual, group and family psychotherapy, prepares individual service and coordination plans, documents clinical outcomes and acts as an advocate.
Requirements
- Current licensure as a LCSW, LMFT, or Clinical Psychologist and experience working with persons with developmental disabilities.
- All licensed clinicians, upon hire or upon obtaining licensure, are required to be Medicare credentialed by submitting a Medicare enrollment application.
- Pre-Licensed Mental Health Clinician must be enrolled in a Master's or Doctoral degree program (MSW, MFT, PhD) that is eligible for licensure to provide psychotherapy by the Board of Behavioral Science Examiners, or the Board of Psychology.
- Basic computer skills in work processing and spreadsheet application.
- Ability to observe, evaluate, document and communicate verbally and in writing.
- Ability to accept supervision and work cooperatively as a team member with co-workers as well as with the client and community resources.
- Knowledge of disabilities and the biological, psychological and social models.
- Ability to utilize critical thinking skills in decision making situations, good organizational and record keeping skills, and good independent judgment.
- Knowledge of psychotherapy.
- Knowledge and understanding of multidisciplinary team and family dynamics.
- Ability to be flexible with scheduling and prioritization of tasks.
Responsibilities
- Provides individual, group and family therapy to persons with a developmental disability who are diagnosed with severe mental illness.
- Utilize professional education and training to diagnose and treat the clients’ mental illnesses.
- Provide psychotherapy to empower clients to identify and manager their psychiatric symptoms to enable them to be maximally functional in the larger community.
- Constantly assess clients for potential harm to self, harm to others, or potential victimization and take appropriate measures to maintain safety. This includes, initiate involuntary hospitalizations when necessary to maintain safety.
- Use professional training and credential to advocate for clients with other agencies, educate other agencies to recognize and deal with the needs of clients who have a developmental disability and are diagnosed with a mental illness.
- Develop relapse prevention strategies with clients and their support systems to prevent future psychiatric hospitalizations and loss of community placements.
- Participate as an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team designed to maximally meet the psychiatric and psychological needs of clients.
- Regularly attend training to update and keep current skills and maintain license.
- Maintain appropriate treatment records and documentation as required.
- Other duties as assigned to assure efficiency of the program.
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Career Level
Mid Level
