Clinician - Therapist

MHS is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve people’s lives and instill hope by providing cost-effective community- based mental health, drug and alcohol recovery, and housing services. We continually seek new and improved ways of serving our clients and communities. MHS is an essential business.

JOB SUMMARY

This program provides intensive rehabilitative services for female inmates in a community correctional rehabilitative environment. It is designed to provide gender-specific comprehensive re-entry and rehabilitative services to females incarcerated within the CDCR system. These services include, but are not limited to, substance abuse treatment and education, relapse prevention, individual, group and family counseling, educational and vocational programs, skill building, family reunification, wellness and exercise, and other therapeutic services. This program uses a unique blending of clinical and social models to achieve a global change in lifestyle allowing the participants to lead a productive, law-abiding, alcohol and drug-free lifestyle by incorporating personal and community support systems.

The Clinician is responsible for providing mental health structured therapeutic services. For ACSW and AMFT, weekly clinical

Supervision will be required and provided as mandated by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure the facility has family focused services and is trauma informed.

• Provide mental health and trauma treatment services.

• Provide individual, family, and group counseling.

• Create written documentation that is legible, clear, and concise.

• Participate in case conferences.

• Work in coordination with CDCR Case Manager, CDCR CC Ill and the Clinical Supervisor in determining step-down services for female offenders.

• Use intake and screening instruments, using a gender-specific assessment of needs to obtain a complete history and assessment of participant's needs in all rehabilitative areas. Initiates appropriate and timely interventions.

• Collaborate with the CDCR to complete the assessment and Individualized Treatment and Rehabilitation Plan (ITRP).

• Develop ITRP of services throughout the continuum of care including ongoing assessment and treatment needs, delivery of therapeutic services, follow-up services for the women to prevent relapse.

• Provide services offered in the context of family and other relationships including individual, group and family counseling.

Provide guidance in determining educational and vocational goals based on the interests and preferences of each woman in addition to individualized assessments.

• Provide specialized classes, and workshops on relevant topics.

• Integrate clinical concepts with sound theoretical and practical applications of rehabilitative and individual group and milieu counseling principles.

• Serve as an appropriate role model for female offenders. Maintain the distinction between therapeutic and social relationships.

• Develop a treatment alliance with female offenders that is mutual and collaborative, individualized, and continually negotiated. Be a visible advocate for women who abuse substances for stigma reduction and for treatment (within

treatment teams, the community, and the system).

• Provide input to develop and improve program service and delivery.

• Comply with all MHS and program rules, policies and procedures including HIPAA standards.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in social work or Counseling from accredited institution.

• Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker or Marriage and Family Therapist OR, registration with BBS as an Associate Clinical

Social Worker or Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, eligible for supervised licensure status, and shall be eligible for licensure within two years.

• Good Standing with BBS.

• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

• Experience working with females in a residential setting.

• The CDCR Secretary's written approval is required for appointment of any ex-offender and prior to any assignment enabling access to employee records, inmate personal medical information, or before receiving a background clearance.

• If recovering, at least three years of clean and sober, active and continuous recovery.

• A valid California Driver’s License.

• Proficient user of Microsoft Office Suite and EHR software.

• Ability to problem solve and react appropriately to emergency situations.

• Ability to work independently and effectively collaborate with a team.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential functions.

☒ Seeing ☒ Moving around office ☐ Pushing/pulling/dragging items

☒ Hearing ☒ Moving between offices/clients ☒ Standing for long periods

☒ Speaking ☐ Driving ☐ Working outside/underground

☒ Stooping/Bending ☒ Climbing ☒ Using hands/fingers

☐ Working in cramped spaces

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

MHS is committed to Equal Opportunity Employment and to attracting and retaining the most qualified employees without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability or protected veteran status.