Therapist Licensed/Waivered

part-timefull-time
Written By Tabitha Miles

The position provides comprehensive evidenced-based, diagnosis driven mental health therapeutic services to families and youth ages 0-25. MCYP Clinicians are responsible for providing the primary therapy and case management for their assigned clients and/or providing therapeutic services to various assigned service site locations such as schools or community based locations. Accurate and timely maintenance of the client’s records, progress notes and reasonable productivity required. Other duties as assigned to meet the goals of MCYP's mission. Participation in programmatic and Clinical Supervision as required.

Skills and Abilities:

  • Perform diagnostic bio psychosocial assessments for each assigned client, documenting medical necessity, updating annually or sooner if needed

  • Ability to work autonomously with high level accountability & integrity

  • With each client and their caregiver, develop client-centered treatment plans inclusive of measurable treatment goals & objectives to address client’s assessed mental health condition update every six months or sooner as needed

  • Provide individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, collateral, case management, rehabilitative, and other adjunctive services for clients, as indicated by their assessments and treatment plans; provide Intensive Care Coordination (ICC) as appropriate

  • Maintain accurate and timely client progress notes and other documentation consistent with professional and EPSDT/Medi-Cal standards of care and record keeping including maintaining agency standard productivity levels

  • Organize effectively; prioritize workload to ensure deadlines are met

  • Proactive communication both verbal and written with effective collaboration & teamwork

  • Maintain human services ethical standards, client and program compliance, confidentiality and HIPAA regulations

  • Familiar with Positive Youth Development, Harm Reduction & Trauma Informed Care

  • Ability to relate to people of all cultural backgrounds and ages

Minimum Requirements: MA in Counseling or related field, CA BBS licensure as an MFT, LCSW, LPCC or Clinical Psychologist, or CA BBS registration as an AMFT, ASW or APCC. Combination of related work history, training, college classes, life experience or volunteer work necessary to perform essential functions of the position as outlined above.

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Tabitha Miles