POSITION SUMMARY
Reporting to the Clinical Supervisor, the Mental Health Therapist will provide social-psycho therapeutic assessments, interventions and counseling for Spanish speaking children and adult mental health clients in a holistic, culturally sensitive process that promotes the dignity, respect, safety and maximum optimal functioning of the individual.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Provide outpatient Mental Health evaluations, assessments, care plans and therapy to Spanish speaking children, adolescents, adults, older adults and families as needed in a variety of professional therapeutic modalities.
· Provide outreach and referral assistance to clients unable to access services in the community.
· Maintain the caseload of active clients assigned to meet productivity requirements.
· Complete all documentation to ensure 100% compliance.
· Consult and collaborate with other professionals, supervisors and/or agencies on client evaluations, treatment plans and follow-up in order to ensure optimal client outcomes.
· Attend mandatory clinical in-services/trainings, supervision, and regularly scheduled department/agency meetings.
· Prepare concise documentation pertinent to direct services with clients in order to comply with requests from other agencies and professionals in the community, and in order to coordinate services for clients in the community.
· Assist in identifying, implementing and coordinating services/activities in order to meet client needs.
· Provide education and information in the community as needed.
- Serve on committees, task forces and special assignments as directed.
- Conduct Group Therapy Sessions as needed.
- Conduct Mental Health Intakes.
- Provide case management services to children, adolescent, adult, and older adult mental health clients.
- Communicate Consejo’s policies, practices and procedures to client; complete all necessary paperwork in compliance with agency and legislative requirements.
- Fulfill other duties as may be assigned to meet agency operation’s needs.