Clinical Therapist - AARS Project ADAPT

JOB SUMMARY

Health RIGHT 360, a nonprofit organization and a family of programs, is committed to providing accessible and comprehensive healthcare services to vulnerable populations. Our mission is to tackle systemic barriers to healthcare and promote health equity for all. We offer a wide range of services, including mental health care, residential and outpatient substance use treatment, and primary health services. Additionally, we provide transitional support for individuals re-entering the community after involvement in the criminal justice system.

By integrating physical and behavioral health, we empower individuals to overcome challenges by addressing social determinants of health, fostering resilience, and facilitating recovery.

Project ADAPT is an adult outpatient program that provides culturally competent substance use and mental health services in English and Chinese. Our program offers a strengths-based, trauma-informed, harm reduction approach. Services include individual, group and case management services as well as acupuncture and access to free cultural/recreational events. We also have free community lunches and encourage developing supportive relationships and community.

Our goals are to provide a safe and respectful counseling space for people from all walks of life and to reduce the impact of substance use and mental health conditions that lead to healthy, meaningful lives.

The Clinical Therapist I works collaboratively with the Clinical Supervisor and Program Director, Asian American Recovery Services (AARS) Outreach and Prevention Department, Health RIGHT 360 Intake Department as well as other Community Providers and Resources to assess and connect clients to the level of treatment that is appropriate for them. Clinical Therapist I will conduct substance use disorder (SUD) intakes and mental health (MH) screenings and complete Level of Care Assessments for clients seeking placement to Project ADAPT or other Health RIGHT 360 outpatient programs.

Clinical Therapist I will also manage a small caseload of individual SUD and MH therapy clients and facilitate Group Sessions.

• Provide SUD intake or mental health assessments and evaluations.
• Provide integrated individual and group alcohol and drug counseling, and mental health therapy.
• Provide culturally competent services using harm reduction and trauma-informed principles.
• Facilitate groups using evidence-based strategies on a variety of core curriculum such as CBT, Seeking Safety, DBT, and Relapse Prevention.
• Identify treatment needs, recommend treatment plans based on assessment, and ensure clients can meet all requirements.
• Manage a small SUD and MH caseload.
• Maintain productivity target of 24 hours of billable services per week.
• Serve as the point of contract and coordinate referrals and follow-up with other agencies.
• Handle crisis interventions and assess situations for further needs.
• Conduct level of care assessments and ensure clients are assessed to the appropriate level of care.
• Complete assigned Drug Medi-Cal, mental health documentation and billing.
• Provide diagnostic feedback and assessment information to the Clinical Team once clients are placed.
• Monitor reports daily to prevent and to clear up any compliance errors in client charts.
• Maintain client records in accordance with governing standards and regulations of the agency and program requirements.
• Coordinate intake planning and warm handoff with client’s counselor and assist with answering any of the client’s questions about engaging in treatment.
• Coordinate discharge planning of clients with their counselor.
• Provide consultation to staff regarding symptom management, mental health conditions, and crisis intervention strategies.
• Document all delivered…