Mental Health Therapist
About The Position
The Mental Health Therapist works in Youth Services / Wraparound and provides diagnostic interviews, psychotherapy, consultations, crisis interventions, treatment planning, and medical record documentation and review. The role is part of a multidisciplinary team and is performed under the supervision of a clinical supervisor. The therapist develops and demonstrates skills in psychological evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and discharge planning, and individual, couple/family, and group psychotherapy. The position also includes crisis and emergency interventions, consultation with program staff, compliance with legal and reporting standards, timely clinical documentation, supervision, training, and administrative recordkeeping. Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation providing behavioral healthcare services, including chemical dependency. The employer states that it is an equal opportunity employer and supports the Americans with Disabilities Act, including reasonable accommodations for qualified employees.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Behavioral Sciences.
- Registered Intern with the Board of Behavioral Sciences in California.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience providing substance abuse and/or mental health services.
- Experience working with youth and/or families in a mental health setting.
- Prior experience with DMH documentation.
Responsibilities
- Conduct psychological evaluations, including clinical diagnostic interviews and/or psychological assessments.
- Develop treatment and discharge plans.
- Determine diagnoses and treatment recommendations based on signs and symptoms of psychological disorders.
- Provide individual, couple/family, and group psychotherapy.
- Provide crisis intervention and counseling, psychological emergency interventions and assessments, including determining the need for 5150 evaluations.
- Provide consultation and liaison services to multidisciplinary program staff regarding patient diagnoses, mental status, interventions, and treatment planning; communicate changes in patients’ mental status or psychological disposition.
- Apply current legal standards for professional practice, including reporting requirements such as suspected abuse and Tarasoff, professional boundaries, and related matters.
- Complete timely, comprehensive progress notes in patient medical records in accordance with JCAHO, state, county, and agency standards.
- Attend weekly group supervision meetings as requested and individual supervision sessions as scheduled.
- Attend weekly training seminars and other requested trainings.
- Maintain documentation of training hours and obtain supervisors’ signatures as required.
- Document clinical information obtained through services and obtain supervisors’ signatures on all documentation.
- Conceptualize cases and prioritize treatment needs, as evidenced by clinical documentation.
- Perform additional functions requested by the Coordinator of the Psychology Training Program to meet special facility patient needs.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision care plan
- Life insurance
- Paid holidays
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Paid vacation time
- Sick time
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Competitive wages
- Stability and career advancement
- Continuing education opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
