Mental Health Therapist

Tarzana Treatment Centers•Lancaster, CA

14d•$37 - $46

About The Position

The Mental Health Therapist provides diagnostic interviews; individual, couple/family, and group psychotherapy; consultations; crisis interventions; treatment planning; and medical record documentation and reviews. The therapist works as part of a multidisciplinary team under the supervision of a clinical supervisor. The role includes developing and demonstrating skills in psychological evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and discharge planning, psychotherapy, crisis and emergency interventions, and consultation with program staff. The therapist must follow applicable legal and reporting standards, professional boundaries, and documentation requirements. The position also involves regular supervision and training, maintaining records of training and clinical services, and completing other functions requested to address facility patient needs. Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation providing behavioral healthcare services, including chemical dependency.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Behavioral Sciences.
Registered Intern with the Board of Behavioral Sciences in California.
Develop and demonstrate appropriate clinical skills in psychological evaluation, treatment and discharge planning, diagnosis, psychotherapy, crisis intervention, consultation, and clinical documentation.
Knowledge of current legal standards, reporting requirements, professional boundaries, and related issues.

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, which may include clinical diagnostic interviews and/or psychological assessments.
Develop and demonstrate skills in treatment and discharge planning.
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.
Consult and coordinate with multidisciplinary program staff regarding patients’ diagnoses, mental status, interventions, and treatment plans; communicate changes in patients’ mental status or psychological disposition.
Follow current legal standards for professional practice, including reporting requirements such as suspected abuse and Tarasoff, and maintain professional boundaries.
Prepare 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.
Document training hours and obtain supervisor signatures as required.
Document clinical information from services rendered and obtain supervisor signatures on 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.