Associate Therapist Psychiatric Counselor - Ontario, CA
About the position
Responsibilities
ā¢ Conducts initial interviews with members by eliciting and understanding the psychological and social meaning of complaints, symptoms, current and past history, to determine the nature and urgency of members need.
ā¢ Provides member with a professional understanding of his/her presentation, recommends a course of action such as beginning therapy or counseling, or a specific action plan that member can carry out without additional professional guidance or consultation.
ā¢ Provides clinical case management services to adults, adolescents and children; selects and uses appropriate treatment modality in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
ā¢ Renders appropriate immediate guidance and therapeutic services to help individuals and families cope with emotional crisis or psychiatric emergencies.
ā¢ Maintains a written record of therapy or counseling sessions; prepares reports and letters concerning patient; phones, writes and visits, with clients signed written permission, social agencies schools, relatives, friends, etc., to obtain pertinent information.
ā¢ Provides telephone counseling, resource information, and referral services.
ā¢ Participates in departmental/ locational project assignments and activities such as CQI activity and OD duty.
ā¢ Provides psycho-education for members in context of a prescribed treatment.
Requirements
ā¢ Master of Social Work degree, or Masters degree in a related Behavioral Health field from an accredited College or University setting.
ā¢ Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (California) OR Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker (California) OR Associate Professional Clinical Counselor Registration (California).
ā¢ Once hired as an Associate, an employee will be offered and must work a schedule that would accumulate at least half of the required supervisory hours annually.
ā¢ Upon completion of supervised hours, the employee must obtain state licensure within two and one-half (2.5) years.
ā¢ If hired as a license-eligible employee (i.e. has completed all clinical hours), the employee has two and one-half (2.5) years from their date of hire to complete state licensure.
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Responsibilities
ā¢ Conducts initial interviews with members by eliciting and understanding the psychological and social meaning of complaints, symptoms, current and past history, to determine the nature and urgency of members need.
ā¢ Provides member with a professional understanding of his/her presentation, recommends a course of action such as beginning therapy or counseling, or a specific action plan that member can carry out without additional professional guidance or consultation.
ā¢ Provides clinical case management services to adults, adolescents and children; selects and uses appropriate treatment modality in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
ā¢ Renders appropriate immediate guidance and therapeutic services to help individuals and families cope with emotional crisis or psychiatric emergencies.
ā¢ Maintains a written record of therapy or counseling sessions; prepares reports and letters concerning patient; phones, writes and visits, with clients signed written permission, social agencies schools, relatives, friends, etc., to obtain pertinent information.
ā¢ Provides telephone counseling, resource information, and referral services.
ā¢ Participates in departmental/ locational project assignments and activities such as CQI activity and OD duty.
ā¢ Provides psycho-education for members in context of a prescribed treatment.
Requirements
ā¢ Master of Social Work degree, or Masters degree in a related Behavioral Health field from an accredited College or University setting.
ā¢ Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (California) OR Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker (California) OR Associate Professional Clinical Counselor Registration (California).
ā¢ Once hired as an Associate, an employee will be offered and must work a schedule that would accumulate at least half of the required supervisory hours annually.
ā¢ Upon completion of supervised hours, the employee must obtain state licensure within two and one-half (2.5) years.
ā¢ If hired as a license-eligible employee (i.e. has completed all clinical hours), the employee has two and one-half (2.5) years from their date of hire to complete state licensure.
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