Istss
Mental Health Clinician Licensed, Spanish-Speaking
Istss, San Jose, California, United States, 95199
Mental Health Clinician Licensed, Spanish‑Speaking
Are you a person who enjoys helping others? Are you currently seeking fulfillment in your professional life? Hope Services, Silicon Valley’s leading provider of services for people with developmental disabilities and mental health needs, is looking for a Spanish‑speaking Mental Health Clinician to join our world‑class Mental Health Services program.
Salary Range: $5,815.42 – $7,461.30, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Hope Services offers an outstanding benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) Retirement, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Generous Paid Vacation and Sick Time accrual plans and more.
Mental Health Clinician – Purpose Under clinical supervision, the Mental Health Clinician provides assessment and diagnosis to clients with dual diagnoses, offers individual, group, and family psychotherapy, prepares individual service and coordination plans, documents clinical outcomes, and acts as an advocate.
Mental Health Clinician – Principal Responsibilities
Provides individual, group, and family therapy to persons with developmental disability who are diagnosed with severe mental illness.
Utilize professional education and training to diagnose and treat the client’s mental illnesses.
Provide psychotherapy to empower clients to identify and manage their psychiatric symptoms to enable them to be maximally functional in the larger community.
Constantly assess clients for potential harm to self, harm to others, or potential victimization and take appropriate measures to maintain safety, including initiating involuntary hospitalizations when necessary.
Provide 24‑hour on‑call crisis intervention.
Use professional training and credential to advocate for clients with other agencies and educate other agencies to recognize and deal with the needs of clients who have a developmental disability and are diagnosed with a mental illness.
Develop relapse prevention strategies with clients and their support systems to prevent future psychiatric hospitalizations and loss of community placements.
Participate as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team designed to maximally meet the psychiatric and psychological needs of clients.
Regularly attend training to update and keep current skills and maintain license.
Maintain appropriate treatment records and documentation as required.
Perform other duties as assigned to assure efficiency of the program.
Mental Health Clinician – Minimum Qualifications The mental health clinician should be enrolled in a Masters or Doctoral degree program (MSW, MFT, PhD) that is eligible for licensure to provide psychotherapy by the Board of Behavioral Science Examiners, or the Board of Psychology.
Mental Health Clinician – Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Basic computer skills in work processing and spreadsheet application.
Ability to observe, evaluate, document and communicate verbally and in writing.
Ability to accept supervision and work cooperatively as a team member with co–workers as well as with the client and community resources.
Knowledge of disabilities and the biological, psychological and social models.
Ability to utilize critical thinking skills in decision making situations, good organizational and record‑keeping skills, and good independent judgment.
Knowledge of psychotherapy.
Knowledge and understanding of multidisciplinary team and family dynamics.
Ability to be flexible with scheduling and prioritization of tasks.
Work Environment and Accommodations Primarily works in an office environment. Long periods of sitting. Some use of computer for record keeping, periods of intense concentration. Some travel to satellite locations, exposure to outdoor conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Do you have what it takes to make a difference? Inspire and be inspired! Hope Services takes immense pride in maximizing our employee engagement. Will you join us?
Visit www.hopeservices.org to find out more about us and the people we serve.
Hope Services is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees regardless of race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family or parental status, or any other status.
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Are you a person who enjoys helping others? Are you currently seeking fulfillment in your professional life? Hope Services, Silicon Valley’s leading provider of services for people with developmental disabilities and mental health needs, is looking for a Spanish‑speaking Mental Health Clinician to join our world‑class Mental Health Services program.
Salary Range: $5,815.42 – $7,461.30, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Hope Services offers an outstanding benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) Retirement, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Generous Paid Vacation and Sick Time accrual plans and more.
Mental Health Clinician – Purpose Under clinical supervision, the Mental Health Clinician provides assessment and diagnosis to clients with dual diagnoses, offers individual, group, and family psychotherapy, prepares individual service and coordination plans, documents clinical outcomes, and acts as an advocate.
Mental Health Clinician – Principal Responsibilities
Provides individual, group, and family therapy to persons with developmental disability who are diagnosed with severe mental illness.
Utilize professional education and training to diagnose and treat the client’s mental illnesses.
Provide psychotherapy to empower clients to identify and manage their psychiatric symptoms to enable them to be maximally functional in the larger community.
Constantly assess clients for potential harm to self, harm to others, or potential victimization and take appropriate measures to maintain safety, including initiating involuntary hospitalizations when necessary.
Provide 24‑hour on‑call crisis intervention.
Use professional training and credential to advocate for clients with other agencies and educate other agencies to recognize and deal with the needs of clients who have a developmental disability and are diagnosed with a mental illness.
Develop relapse prevention strategies with clients and their support systems to prevent future psychiatric hospitalizations and loss of community placements.
Participate as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team designed to maximally meet the psychiatric and psychological needs of clients.
Regularly attend training to update and keep current skills and maintain license.
Maintain appropriate treatment records and documentation as required.
Perform other duties as assigned to assure efficiency of the program.
Mental Health Clinician – Minimum Qualifications The mental health clinician should be enrolled in a Masters or Doctoral degree program (MSW, MFT, PhD) that is eligible for licensure to provide psychotherapy by the Board of Behavioral Science Examiners, or the Board of Psychology.
Mental Health Clinician – Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Basic computer skills in work processing and spreadsheet application.
Ability to observe, evaluate, document and communicate verbally and in writing.
Ability to accept supervision and work cooperatively as a team member with co–workers as well as with the client and community resources.
Knowledge of disabilities and the biological, psychological and social models.
Ability to utilize critical thinking skills in decision making situations, good organizational and record‑keeping skills, and good independent judgment.
Knowledge of psychotherapy.
Knowledge and understanding of multidisciplinary team and family dynamics.
Ability to be flexible with scheduling and prioritization of tasks.
Work Environment and Accommodations Primarily works in an office environment. Long periods of sitting. Some use of computer for record keeping, periods of intense concentration. Some travel to satellite locations, exposure to outdoor conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Do you have what it takes to make a difference? Inspire and be inspired! Hope Services takes immense pride in maximizing our employee engagement. Will you join us?
Visit www.hopeservices.org to find out more about us and the people we serve.
Hope Services is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees regardless of race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family or parental status, or any other status.
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