Therapist

Job description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Supports and promotes the mission of the Agency: Foothill Family empowers children and families to achieve success in relationships, school, and work through community-based services that advance growth and development.
Provides high quality, compassionate and ethical therapy, treatment and case management to Foothill clients and their families.
Meets treatment goals for their caseload showing Outcome Measure Scores for clients indicating increase functioning.
Provides direct service to child, adolescent, and adult clients, including difficult to reach, traumatized, or disengaged individuals and families.
Identifies and intervenes with the needs of abused and neglected children and adults.
Facilitates groups that engages and motivates group members in a manner that is beneficial to the group member and enhances his/her participation in the group. Leads discussions and facilitates group activities as relevant to group issues and topics.
Identifies symptoms of health, mental health and substance use conditions and responds accordingly.
Completes all required documentation, including charts, reports, client files and billing, within 24 hours of service delivery and in accordance with Agency policies.
Provides telephone counseling for emergencies both during office hours and outside of office hours for clients.
Advocates for clients, as well as providing relevant information about community resources when needed.

• This position provides individual and group therapy, treatment and case management services to clients and their families.