Therapist, Mental Health
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Healthcare
Mental Health
Title: Therapist, Project Based Housing
Division: Project 180
Pay Scale: $35.76-$45.05/hour
The Organization
SSG-Project 180 turns lives around through innovative, wraparound services that keep people out of institutions and in their communities. Project 180 is a leader in the forensic treatment space, offering high-quality, specialized treatment programs that serve thousands of justice-involved individuals. Our programs span criminal justice intercepts and include pre-arrest interventions, court-based diversions, jail in-reach, and intensive post-release services. Project 180 operates in partnership with County agencies including the Department of Mental Health (DMH), the Department of Health Services (DHS), and the Justice, Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD).
The Program
The Project Based Housing program is funded by the Department of Health Service (DHS) Office of Diversion and Reentry (ODR), providing intensive wraparound services to the high-need/high-barrier behavioral health population in the LA County jail system. The program provides permanent supportive housing for some of the most underserved or highest utilizers in the county system. Services are delivered through a recovery-oriented, harm-reduction framework.
The Position
Under the supervision of the Senior Supervisor and Clinical Supervisor, the therapist is responsible for providing intensive, wraparound, field-based clinical services including psychotherapy, rehabilitation, clinical case management, and crisis intervention. Therapists also serve as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team. A successful Project Based Housing therapist will actively engage this population in services, supporting their clients in making progress towards meaningful recovery goals.
Essential Functions
- Actively engage clients in services through the development of strong rapport, consistent contact, and use of motivational interviewing. Provide outreach services as needed, meeting clients “where they are at” (service location, client’s point of view).
- Complete initial assessment, formulate a diagnosis, and engage clients in treatment planning. Services to target symptom reduction and cornerstones of recovery-oriented care (instilling hope, empowerment, self-responsibility, and engaging in meaningful roles).
- Provide individual and group psychotherapy, rehabilitation, clinical case management and crisis intervention services.
- Engage and join with collaterals (family members, probation, court) as appropriate. Provide education related to mental health recovery to better support clients. Engage in client advocacy.
- Service delivery is consistent with ethical standards and a harm reduction, strength-based, trauma-informed framework.
- Actively contributes to the planning and execution of clinical interventions in collaboration with the treatment team. Leverage the unique skills and abilities of team members in service delivery.
- Participate in outreach and engagement efforts with the treatment team.
- Coordinate services with various public and private community health, mental health, and social service agencies to ensure appropriate services for clients.
- Maintain comprehensive case notes in the electronic health record per program guidelines.
- Maintain and submit billing records per program guidelines.
- Participate in program data collection per program guidelines.
- Regular attendance is required. Holiday or weekend work may be required.
- Maintain and uphold Agency's mission statement, values, policies, procedures, and principles.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
- Maintain active license and/or registrations as applicable (i.e. BBS, CCAPP).
Skills and Abilities
- Clinical Expertise:
Provides clinical care with a focus on high-quality service delivery. - Empathetic and able to develop strong relationships with clients.
- Collaborative:
Able to work in diverse teams to solve complex issues. - Adaptive to changing circumstances and client needs in a…
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