Job Description

Job Description

Job Objective:

Conducts individual, family and group counseling, and performs psychotherapy with children and families as part of a multidisciplinary team. Must possess excellent clinical and people skills. Implements client care in compliance with established policies, procedures, and regulatory agency requirements. Works with minimal supervision under the direction of the Clinical Director.

Job Description:

Education:

Required: Master’s degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Child Counseling or higher level related degree

Licensure/Certification:

Required: Licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW); Marriage, Family Therapist Intern (MFTI)/​Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) must obtain LMFT within three (3) years of hire

Experience:

Preferred: Experience providing therapy to children and families; Spanish bilingual

Essential Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
• Performs psychotherapy with clients and their families with a wide range of problems and complexity.
• Keeps current and accurate progress notes; conducts clinical intakes and assessments as necessary.
• Provides availability for crisis intervention; provides diagnoses and develops treatment plans.
• Demonstrates complex and mature diagnostic skills and is a role model for other staff.
• Provides courtroom testimony as required.
• Participates as part of a multidisciplinary team and management teams as required.
• Maintains current and accurate progress notes.
• Participates in Children’s Center’s on-call program.
• Assess and provides crisis intervention.
• Prepares complete and comprehensive treatment plan for each client.
• Provides after hour on-call service.
• Maintains professional, legal and ethical standards.
• Renders the required number of client contacts and schedule.
• Seeks Consultation appropriately.

Essential Skils:

• Demonstrates wide range of intervention strategies; maintains and demonstrates high level of legal and ethical standards
• Demonstrates knowledge of mental health care delivery and familiarity with client payer sources, billing and collection issues and the functioning of a multidisciplinary interagency teams
• Good communication, openness, honesty and respect for clients, staff and others
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Knowledge of child development
• Knowledge of child development Ability to provide comprehensive assessment and diagnostic formulation
• Ability to work cooperatively with others in stressful situations Seeks consultation appropriately
• Recognizes psychopathology; has ability to recognize wide range of symptoms and issues
• Ability to efficiently manage and perform assignments in a professional manner
• Knowledge of legal and ethical issues in the mental health field
• Possess high level of organization skills

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