Therapist, Intake Assessor Focus

Role Overview

• Interview individuals and/or their families to obtain a family, medical, and mental health treatment history.
• Make an assessment of the patient's functioning in his/her environmental setting.
• Conduct initial clinical assessments as primary responsibility.
• Track all assessments conducted and completes required paperwork for transfer to ongoing clinician based on agency standards.
• Meet agency’s productivity standards for client service hours.
• Complete and submits clinical documentation in a 24-hour time frame utilizing the agency’s electronic health record system (EXYM).
• Establish a treatment plan designed to address the mental, emotional, and behavioral needs of the client and family.
• The treatment plan may include individual, group, family or conjoint therapy, and/or referral to another treatment source such as a psychologist for psychological testing or a psychiatrist for medication or another agency that offers specific services needed by the client and family.
• Provide psychotherapy to individuals, groups, families, and significant others as needed.
• Provide mental health services in the community including but not limited to school, home, and office settings.
• Provide crisis intervention and evaluates for a higher level of care such as inpatient psychiatric treatment.
• Provide psycho education to clients and families regarding mental health needs and treatment recommendations.
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment review meetings to discuss and evaluate the client's progress.
• May participate in social work or psychology student affiliate programs for training professional social work and psychology students.
• Provide consultation services to community agencies to advise the consultee on the utilization of mental health services pertinent to the recognition and treatment of mental health needs dealt with by the community agency.
• Other duties as assigned to meet agency needs.

Requirements

• A Master's degree from an accredited school of social work or psychology program, including supervised field work experience in child/adolescent mental health.
• Registered with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences as an ASW or RA MFT.
• MSW student internship or psychology student trainee experience in a recognized social service agency, clinic, hospital or public health agency.
• One year must have been in a mental health setting such as a hospital, clinic, or day treatment center.
• One additional year of the required experience will be accepted for the supervised fieldwork.
• Detail oriented, able to follow up on concerns, and accurate record keeping.
• Ability to be an excellent representative of the agency to the community.
• Experience with DMH Paperwork for 1 year (Preferred).

Benefits

• Full benefits package to all positions after 30 days of employment.
• Employer-paid standard HMO Health, Dental, and Vision plans offered to employees.
• 401k plan with 4% employer match.
• 40 hours of paid sick time annually.
• Paid vacation time that accrues to 80 hours annually.
• 14 Paid Holidays annually.
• Bilingual Stipend if applicable.