Clinical Therapist I/II - Day Reporting Center - Indio

ABOUT THE POSITION

Applications will be reviewed in the order of when it was received

MUST BE CURRENTLY REGISTERED WITH THE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

TO BE CONSIDERED.

Riverside University Health System (RUHS) - Behavioral Health seeks a Clinical Therapist I/II who will be assigned to their MH Day Reporting Center in Indio.

The Clinical Therapist I/II filling this role will be assigned to a probation-run facility that supports various county programs designed to assist clients referred by their probation officer.

The Clinical Therapist I/II will deliver SAPT services, focusing on mental health education within the DPSS framework.

Mental health services offered include outpatient therapy, therapy groups, peer support, and peer support groups.

Under supervision, performs a range of therapeutic assignments related to the field of mental or behavioral health services and psychiatric social work, which includes the design and implementation of personalized treatment plans, individual and group psychotherapy, evaluations and investigations, and professional counseling, as applicable by professional licensing laws, in order to meet the needs of consumers or families with mental or emotional disorders; and performs other related duties as required.

The Clinical Therapist I is the unlicensed entry-level of the Clinical Therapist series.

This series includes the registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT), the registered Associate Clinical Social Worker (ACSW), and the registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC).

Through education and supervised clinical experience on the job, incumbents in this classification develop advanced diagnostic and treatment skills while gaining qualifying experience for which state licensure is required.

The Clinical Therapist I is required to obtain a license issued by the California State Board of Behavioral Sciences to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist within six years from the date of hire.

Incumbents placed in this classification prior to September 18, 2014, may obtain licensure within eight years from the date of hire.

Clinical Therapist I is a natural progression underfill for the class of Clinical Therapist II.

Incumbents will be promoted to Clinical Therapist II after obtaining a satisfactory performance evaluation and upon providing proof of licensure.
The Clinical Therapist II is the journey and licensed level of the Clinical Therapist series.

Positions in this class include the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).

The Clinical Therapist II class has responsibility for performing, within the scope of licensure, a full range of psychotherapy and counseling for individual consumers, couples, families, and groups exhibiting a variety of mental health and related disorders in a c...