Mental Health Services Clinical Supervisor (LCSW)

HAMBURGER HOME INC•Los Angeles, CA

72d•$88,000 - $96,000

About The Position

Aviva Family and Children’s Services Mission Statement Aviva believes every child and every family in our Los Angeles community deserves the chance for a brighter future. We provide compassionate support, therapeutic services, and guidance to at-risk children and families. Job Summary Under the supervision of a Director of Mental Health Services (MHS), the MHS Clinical Supervisor provides clinical and administrative supervision to Therapists in the Mental Health Services department. They give Therapists information and feedback to enhance the Therapists’ ability to provide appropriate and client-specific therapeutic services and interventions. The MHS Clinical Supervisor reviews Therapists documentation to ensure accuracy and adherence to agency and Department of Mental Health standards.

Requirements

Must have a California BBS License for at least 2 years
Must have experience clinically supervising others (i.e. graduate students, clinicians, case managers, paraprofessionals) for a minimum of 1 year
Have experience providing direct clinical services
Ability to speak, read, write and understand English
Ability to work effectively as a member of treatment teams
Ability to accurately guide and support Therapist skills in assessing and diagnosing
Ability to promptly and thoroughly analyze and respond to a crisis situation and support therapists and in appropriate client decision making
Ability to accurately and completely review, provide feedback and approve required paperwork in accordance with agency and County regulations
Have knowledge and supervise the principles and practices of community mental health treatment, including interviewing, assessment, individual, family and group counseling
Have knowledge to guide access to general psychiatric emergency intervention protocols
Must demonstrate knowledge of principles of adult, adolescent and child psychology
Must demonstrate sound judgment, critical thinking and decision making skills
Have knowledge of the laws and regulations related to client’s rights, best practices, voluntary or involuntary inpatient treatment
Have knowledge and experience accessing community resources
Must have excellent organizational, oral and written communication skills
Must have excellent time management skills
Masters degree in Social Work or Psychology from a regionally accredited university required
Meets Board of Behavioral Science criteria for providing clinical supervision to associates (ASW/AMFT/APPC)
Experience providing clinical supervision required
Experience with DMH documentation required
Clinical license from the California Board of Behavioral Science -LCSW, LMFT, LPCC (see BBS supervisory guidelines)
Valid California driver license
Tuberculosis clearance
Department of Justice/Fingerprint clearance
Satisfactory completion of health screening
Proof of legal eligibility to work in the United States
Satisfactory driving record

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (Spanish) preferred
Knowledge of DMH Evidenced Based Practices strongly preferred
Experience with field based or outpatient mental health services strongly preferred
LCSW strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Meet regularly with MHS Therapists for individual clinical and administrative supervision in order to review caseloads. Give clinical information and feedback to increase MHS Therapists’ ability to provide appropriate therapeutic services and interventions based on the needs of the clients and families.
Provide weekly clinical group supervision for up to 8 therapists.
Respond to Therapists as soon as possible when clients are in crisis situations; available during business hours and until therapists are no longer providing services.
Actively attend, participate, and collaborate in team meetings/case conferences to support and provide guidance to MHS Therapists.
Ensure that MHS Therapists meet minimum weekly agency service delivery expectation, submit progress notes within 24hours of services rendered and ensure that all other documentation is submitted within the agency timeframes/deadlines.
Review all Therapist documentation to ensure that it is submitted accurately and according to Aviva, Department of Mental Health, and COA standards.
Is LPS Designated to initiate legal holds for client’s inpatient psychiatric services/care.
Attend all meetings as it relates to client care and/or therapeutic development as required by Aviva.
Is sensitive and responsive to the cultural differences among the agency’s client population.
Actively participate in a quality improvement project.
The MHS Clinical Supervisor will take on special projects or additional duties as assigned by the Director of Mental Health Services and/or AVP of Mental Health Services.