THERAPIST

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Rebekah Children's Services is passionate about Mental Health and providing the best care to our clients, employees, and community. We are looking for individuals who share in our passion of Mental Health and Quality Care. We are committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourage all people to apply. Our programs are deeply engaged in conversations and trainings on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in order to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.


We are looking for 2 Therapists for our School-Based Outpatient Program!!

Our Story


Rebekah Children's Services has been serving Children and Families since 1897 and is committed to seeing our community flourish by building pathways of Hope, Happiness, and Well-Being. Our agency offers family-centered mental health services, education and training that promotes healing, healthy development, and future success of those we serve.


We are always striving to be the BEST Agency for Quality Care, Education and Employment!!!


Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• 401K matching plan
• 7.5% Bilingual Stipend
• Excellent Medical Benefits
• Up to 5 weeks of combined PTO and Sick Time accrual
• 13 Holidays observed per year.
• Opportunities for growth and further training
• Family oriented environment
• Work, Life Balance focused.
• Individual and group supervision provided.

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Clinical Program Manager, provides assessments, individual/group/family therapy, crisis intervention, case management, and consultation to children, youth, families, and school staff in school, home, and community settings. This role requires independent judgment in applying established procedures, conducting assessments, and maintaining clinical documentation. The Clinician holds responsibility for all clinical aspects of treatment, case management, and adjunctive services and participates in weekly individual and group supervision. Performance of the typical responsibilities and duties requires the ability to explain to/instruct others, persuade and negotiate with others, involving job-related matters generally of moderate to unusual complexity.


TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains a critical function in supporting Agency program staff, providing clinical leadership to assure compliance with the individual's specialty mental health services, and monitoring the child's progress in their treatment.

• Provides formal consultation to Agency program staff on the implementation of each child's specialty mental health services.
• Completes all clinical documentation, develops, and submits written reports in a timely manner per policy and procedures.
• Maintains client charts in compliance with requirements of Phase II Medical Consolidation (Title 9, Chapter 11, Section 1810.440).
• Demonstrates and promotes an understanding of the agency treatment philosophy, including Wraparound Values and Best Practices; supports the integration of services and approaches each child's functioning from an individualized strength-based model that enables each child to make progress on their treatment goals.
• Assists the Educational Service Clinical Program Manager in the ongoing assessment, evaluation, and development of clinical programs.
• Provides ongoing education and training to staff through feedback in team and individual client care meetings, on-site observation, modeling, and more formal in-service training.
• Collaborate with internal and external team members to support highly functional teams serving clients and families.

• Every employee has the opportunity and responsibility to participate in one or more activities each year that support the performance and quality improvement (PQI) of RCS programs and services. Activities might involve membership of a PQI committee or workgroups, service as a peer reviewer, data collection for PQI and evaluation purposes, completion of PQI questionnaires and surveys or participation in focus groups, or other activities as identified by PQI committees or work groups.

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducts intake assessments, comprehensive assessments and develops treatment plans, safety plans, and problem lists.

• Provides individual, group, and family therapy and brief, trauma-informed interventions.
• Provide crisis intervention, suicide assessment, de-escalation, and short-term stabilization.
• Coordinate care with caregivers, school personnel, county workers, and external providers; participate in team meetings and treatment/discharge planning.
• Provide outreach, psychoeducation, and support for referrals/enrollment.
• Promote culturally responsive, strength-based care and follow confidentiality and mandated-reporting requirements.
• Engage in supervision, consultation, training, and agency PQI initiatives.
• Coordinates treatment direction and discharge plans with county placement workers and the Educational Services Program Director or Clinical Program Manager.
• Develops and maintains positive interactions with referral sources and internal consumers.
• Maintains a positive relationship with parents or caretakers as a valuable part of the treatment team.
• Facilitates Support Team meetings, including quarterly review meetings and ongoing Child and Family Team meetings.
• Develops and submits written reports, including:
• Quarterly reports
• Assessment and admission documents
• Discharge summaries
• Treatment documentation
• Coordination and service plans
• Services rendered documents (SRDs)
• Provides consultation, psychoeducation, and outreach to families, school staff, and community partners.
• Maintains professional standards regarding clients' rights.
• Maintains program adherence to confidentiality policies, mandated child abuse reporting, the duty to warn procedures, and all laws, regulations, ethics, and policies that apply to program activities.
• Maintains timely clinical documentation and compliance with all applicable standards/requirements for Agency services, e.g., Title XXII, CSC, MH.
• Promotes culturally responsive, strength-based care and adherence to confidentiality and mandated reporting requirements.
• Utilizes supervision, consultation, and training as necessary to continue to provide high-quality services to children and their families as effectively and efficiently as possible.
• Provides professional, active, and assertive leadership and collaboration in the implementation of strength-based services reflecting Best Practices.
• Supports the ongoing development of a strength-based systems philosophy based on Wraparound principles within the service and support components of the agency. Supports and provides active, assertive leadership in the ongoing development of a participatory, multi-disciplinary team methodology within the Agency.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Training, and Experience

• AMFT, ASW, APCC, or equivalent; current California BBS/Board registration or eligibility.
• Current California licensure in good standing
• One year of full-time job experience in a setting working with children and families preferred but not required.
• Experience working with children, youth, and families; children's mental health or school-based experience preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish/English required.

LICENSE(S):

• Valid California driver's license and good DMV report (ability to be insured by our insurance carrier).

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Advanced skills in the delivery of mental health and substance abuse/dependence services in school settings, community-based, and in-home settings.
• Proficiency in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Brief Strategic Family, family systems, Motivational Interviewing, trauma-focused modalities, and crisis management.
• Strong documentation, communication, organizational, and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of crisis prevention and stabilization assisted and/or suicide assessment, conflict resolution, and interpersonal communication.
• Ability to maintain a positive perspective in the treatment and care of youth and their families.
• Knowledge of principles of developmental psychology, including physical, mental, emotional maturation patterns, and special needs and problems of adolescents, basic learning, communication, interviewing, and counseling techniques.
• Knowledge of Title XXII general licensing requirements, Title IX Mental Health regulations, American with Disabilities Act, LPS criteria, Chapter 26.5 criteria, SED classifications, HIPAA, and the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA).

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to meet and receive a criminal records clearance as required by Title XXII licensing regulations.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

The following are required in the day-to-day performance of the duties of this position:

• Sitting, walking, standing, grasping (simple), and visual/auditory acuity are constantly required (over 2/3 of the workday).
• Bending, squatting, kneeling, twisting, lifting, reaching, and pushing/pulling are required occasionally (under 1/3 of the workday).
• Climbing and crawling are generally not required.