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About The Position
Lyon-Martin Therapists are responsible for providing clinically appropriate outpatient mental health and co-occurring substance use disorder services to Lyon-Martin clients. As a specialist in queer, trans, and intersex (QTI) care, Lyon-Martin therapists are expected to have experience and a commitment to LBGTQIA+ community health care. Therapists are expected to primarily provide psychotherapy services. However, in addition to therapy, the Therapist may also provide crisis intervention, brief behavioral interventions, psychosocial assessments for gender affirming surgery, group psychotherapy, appropriate internal/external referrals, and clinical case management. Therapists are expected to maintain a high degree of professional competence, the highest possible ethical standards, and the ability to work collaboratively as part of an integrated health care team. This position may be required to work some evenings.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of social work or marriage & family therapy with a master’s degree or a school of psychology with a PsyD. or PhD.
- California license as an LCSW, LMFT or PsyD. (Licensed) or In need of hours to be eligible to apply for California license as an LCSW, LMFT or PsyD.(Unlicensed)
- Culturally sensitive/humble and able to work with a diverse population
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, specifically Word, Outlook, internet applications, zoom, computer technology, and phone use
- Experience working with lesbian, bisexual, transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex communities.
- Experience working with populations with varying disabilities, racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and economic statuses.
- Experience working with people who do sex work, those experiencing homelessness, people who have challenges with mentally illness and/or using drugs, those of with a history of incarceration, people of varying ages.
- An interest in and commitment to gender affirming health care and health care access for underserved populations.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual Spanish/English fluency; other bilingual or multilingual fluency
- EMDR training; DBT training; CBT training
Responsibilities
- Under the supervision of the Mental Health Director, evaluates, diagnoses, and treats mental health/substance use disorders within individual client sessions.
- Demonstrates strong clinical knowledge of and commitment to healthcare for trans and gender non-conforming people, LGBTQIA+ communities, and cis-gender women.
- Completes gender affirming procedure assessments and writes letters of support for insurance and surgeon approval in a timely manner.
- De-escalates clients in mental health emergencies or high emotional distress.
- Facilitates group therapy to foster safety, consistency, and socialization.
- Utilizes appropriate referral and collateral sources to best support each client.
- Maintains appropriate boundaries with clients, especially when experiencing countertransference.
- May do some clinical case management, assisting with accessing benefits or support services.
- Attends weekly mental health team meetings, weekly one-on-one supervision meetings with Mental Health Director; monthly Collaborative Care meetings.
- Maintains at least one 8 hour in-person clinical day per week to accommodate clients who do not have access to the technology required for phone or telehealth appointments.
- Reserves one appointment per week for gender affirming letter assessments.
- Facilitates one group per week.
- Meets benchmarks for applicable visit numbers and quality indicators as assigned (expectation is 3 scheduled visits per half day).
- Completes letters of support for surgery within 1 month after assessment is complete.
- Responds to in basket messages within 72 hours; Closes visit notes within 72 hours.
- Strong initiative and enthusiasm and willingness to pitch in whenever needed.
- Along with colleagues, assists in continuous quality improvement through on-going problem/needs identification and problem solving and, as requested, acts as a champion of change and a leader for improvement activities.
- Other duties as assigned.
