Provide psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults.

Minimum Qualifications:
Master’s degree and LCSW or MFT or license required, or AMFT working under the supervision of a MFT. Social Sciences degrees and Bilingual preferred, not required. A valid Driver’s License and insurance required. Malpractice Insurance Required.

Additional Duties Pertaining to Programs:

- Additional Duties pertaining to programs
- Assess patients for risk of suicide attempts.
- Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships.
- Collect information about clients through interviews, observation, or tests.
- Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.
- Guide clients in the development of skills or strategies for dealing with their problems.
- Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge.
- Fill out and maintain client-related paperwork, including federal- and state-mandated forms, client diagnostic records, and progress notes.
- Evaluate clients' physical or mental condition, based on review of client information.
- Collaborate with other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.
- Act as client advocates to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
- Modify treatment activities or approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients' status.
- Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, or supporting clients or patients.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling programs on clients' progress in resolving identified problems and moving towards defined objectives.
- Meet with families, probation officers, police, or other interested parties to exchange necessary information during the treatment process.
- Monitor clients' use of medications.
- Gather information about community mental health needs or resources that could be used in conjunction with therapy.
- Supervise other counselors, social service staff, assistants, or graduate students.
- Coordinate or direct employee workshops, courses, or training about mental health

Job Duties:

- Perform individual, group, and family counseling
- Perform Therapeutic Supervised Visitation
- Provide a safe environment and monitoring and therapeutic assistance for children and non-custodial parent attending counseling.
- Develop SOAP Notes and maintain
- Meet with Social Workers, families, probation officers, police, or other interested parties to exchange necessary information during the treatment process
- Attend Court as requested and prepare reports.
- Participating in TDM
- Development Plan of Care/ Treatment Plan Assessment
- Prepare discharge forms for clients
- Coordinate and participate with wrap around services.
- Diagnose clients according to DSM V
- Attend and participate in meetings and professional developments
- Provide crisis intervention, collateral services, and case management.
- Track and monitor client eligibility and daily attendance within the program.
- Gather information during orientation and intake.
- Ensure confidentiality of records
- Discuss with individual patients their plans for life after leaving therapy.
- Collaborate and coordinate client services with partnering organizations.
- Provide referrals for medical, employment, clothing and food to families
- Other duties as assigned.