Mental Health Clinician

2 weeks ago


Los Angeles, United States Downtown Women's Center Full time

**Summary**

DWC is seeking a full-time Mental Health Clinician to provide comprehensive, trauma-informed clinical services to formerly unhoused women in a Community-Based Housing setting, with the overarching goal of promoting housing stability. The Mental Health Clinician will engage women in biopsychosocial assessment & treatment planning, and will provide clinical case management, individual & group counseling, crisis intervention, and consultation to a multi-disciplinary team. The Mental Health Clinician is a member of the Community Based Housing Department and reports directly to the Supervisor
- Housing Clinical Services.

Essential Functions
- Provide trauma informed, culturally responsive therapeutic services to participants, including individual and group therapy, crisis intervention and coordination of substance abuse and mental health treatment for participants with co-occurring disorders
- Conduct biopsychosocial assessments and engage women in establishing goals for mental health treatment and recovery
- Provide effective crisis intervention and verbal de-escalation, including risk assessment, safety planning and follow-up interventions as needed
- Provide individualized case management services that are aligned with clients’ individual service plans to promote housing stability and address each client’s needs and goals
- Identify and provide needed resources and referrals, including housing-related assistance, basic needs support, medical and mental health services, substance abuse treatment, vocational support, and public benefits including SSI as needed
- Work to effectively meet clients’ needs and resolve individual barriers through follow-up, advocacy, and collaboration with DWC staff and other community service providers.
- Develop and maintain relationships with participants, staff and community providers
- Assist staff with clinical consultation, care coordination and coaching around clinical interventions and de-escalation techniques as needed
- Lead weekly care coordination groups with Community Based Housing staff
- Comply with local, state, and federal laws and regulations around confidentiality and mandated reporting
- Maintain accurate and timely records per contract and DWC Documentation Policy, including required Community Based Housing program paperwork, mental health and case management progress notes, incident reports, and documentation of services provided to each client
- Provide regular, written reports to the Supervisor
- Housing Clinical Services and additional reports as assigned
- Provide clinical consultation and trainings to staff across departments as needed
- Participate in individual and group supervision, multidisciplinary team meetings, and required trainings
- Act as supervisor or preceptor to clinical interns, as appropriate
- Serve as an ambassador of DWC and its mission and values by participating in community meetings/collaboratives/events
- Other duties as assigned to support the mission of the organization
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions._

**Competencies**
- Trauma-informed
- Flexible
- Empathic
- Excellent Communication
- Creative
- Strong Problem-Solving and Crisis Intervention skills
- Relationship Management

**Supervisory Responsibility**
This position does not have direct reports. This position may require offering support and clinical guidance to Master’s level student interns.

**Work Environment**
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

**Physical Demands**
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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary.

**Position Type and Expected Hours of Work**
This is a full-time exempt position. Days and hours of work are Monday
- Friday 8:30 AM- 5:00 PM.

**Travel**
Regular travel throughout Los Angeles County is required in this position.

**Remote**
Expectation to be able to work onsite full-time as scheduled, with possibility of some remote work.

**Required Education and Experience**
- Master’s degree in social work or related field (AMFT, ACSW, APPC)
- Current BBS registration in the State of California required
- Experience working in social services; homeless services experience strongly preferred
- Experience providing trauma-informed care preferred
- Crisis intervention experience, and familiarity and comfort working with issues related to homelessness, substance abuse, mental health diagnosis, and history of t



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