JOB SUMMARY: The Licensed Clinical Therapist is responsible for providing comprehensive clinical services to individuals presenting at our Mental Health clinic in Spanish and English.

Duties:

Work with clients and their families on treatment issues.
Conduct assessment/reassessments of client service needs and priorities every 90 days and develop (in conjunction with the client) appropriate treatment plans based on assessments.
Case conferencing with mental health providers to determine goals/objectives, activities and who will perform needed tasks related to mental health issues for client and family
Provide individual/group therapy
Administer appropriate behavioral interventions as needed (CBT, Seeking Safety, motivational interviewing etc.)
Maintain accurate and up-dated records in accordance with the programs policies and procedures.
Crisis intervention (aggressive behavior; suicide threats, ideation; domestic violence) work with clients who are experiencing domestic violence (DV) or have a history of DV, and/or who have a co-occurring mental illness, life trauma or chronic conditions and/or substance abuse issues.
Other related duties
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, and ABILITIES REQUIRED:

Familiarity with psychotropic medications, expected outcomes and adverse side effects to report to the primary care physician or psychiatrist.
Strong individual and group counseling skills.
Working experience in best practices-Motivational Interviewing etc.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Must be computer literate with good organizational skills.
WORK EXPERIENCES

Minimum: One (1) year of post-graduate experience working with populations that have a history of substance use, D.V. issues, Criminal Justice, mental illness, chronic homelessness, and/or HIV/AIDS. Education, training or experience in substance abuse and its treatment.
Clinical internships provided to a similar population can be counted towards the post-graduate experience- if it can be documented.
Direct experience working in a Mental Health (article 31) preferred
Education:

Minimum Masters' in social work, mental health counseling, healing arts or related field of study
Licensure: LMSW/LCSW/LMHC/LCAT

Language Requirements: Must be bi-lingual English/Spanish.

**This is a Hybrid Position - Applicant must be able to work from home part time***