Mental Health Therapist

Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc•Long Beach, CA

21d•$37 - $44•Hybrid

About The Position

Full-Time paid position with benefits for ASW, AMFT, or APCC intern (post-Master's degree) with BBS registration number. This is primarily a field-based position working with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders in collaboration with multidisciplinary team of therapists, case managers, counselors, medical staff, and psychiatrists. Conduct assessments, psychotherapy, some case management services. Prior knowledge of DMH paperwork strongly preferred. Supervision hours for licensure will be provided. Bi-lingual preferred but not required. Competitive pay and excellent benefits.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Behavioral Sciences
Registered Intern with the Board of Behavioral Sciences (in California)
BBS registration number

Nice To Haves

Prior knowledge of DMH paperwork strongly preferred.
Bi-lingual preferred but not required.
Prior experience in providing substance abuse and/or mental health services.
Prior experience working with youth and/or families in a mental health setting.
Prior experience with DMH documentation.

Responsibilities

Conducting psychological evaluations of patients, which may include a clinical diagnostic interview and/or psychological assessment.
Developing and demonstrating appropriate skills in treatment and discharge planning.
Determining diagnoses and treatment recommendations based on knowledge and identification of signs and symptoms of psychological disorders.
Providing individual, couple/family, and group psychotherapy.
Providing crisis intervention services or counseling, psychological emergency interventions and assessments, including determining need for 5150 evaluations.
Providing consultation/liaison services to multidisciplinary program staff pertaining to patients’ diagnoses, mental status, interventions and treatment planning, as well as communicating changes in patients’ mental status or psychological disposition.
Demonstrating appropriate skills and knowledge of current legal standards pertaining to professional practice, reporting requirements (i.e., suspected abuse; Tarasoff), professional boundaries and related issues.
Providing timely, comprehensive progress note charting in patient’s Medical Record in accordance with JCAHO, State, County and Agency standards, to include individual sessions, group participation, crisis intervention, etc.
Attending weekly group supervision meetings as requested.
Attending individual supervision sessions as scheduled with supervisors.
Attending weekly training seminars and other specific trainings as requested.
Maintaining proper documentation of training hours and obtaining supervisors signatures as required.
Proper documentation of clinical information obtained through provision of clinical services rendered, and for obtaining signature of supervisors on all documentation.
Demonstrating ability to conceptualize cases and prioritize treatment needs as evidenced by clinical documentation.
Performing such additional functions as specifically requested by the Coordinator of the Psychology Training Program to meet special facility patient needs, as necessary.