Bilingual Mental Health Specialist

What you bring to SBHG:

Valid California Driver’s License

Applicants must have attained the age of 18 years of age 

Master’s degree in psychology, social work, or another related mental health field

Registered with the Board of Behavioral Science as an Associate as an associate- ACSW, APCC, AMFT

Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) or Associate Clinical Social Worker (ACSW) 

First Aid certification from persons qualified by agencies including but not limited to the American Red Cross.    

Must be bilingual in English and Spanish

How you will make a difference:

The Mental Health Specialist assesses clients at start of treatment (reviews as needed), develops and maintains treatment plans, and conducts family collateral and discharge planning.  Duties include discussing goals and objectives of proposed treatment plans and establishing a contract with the consumer. Interviewing consumers to team with mental health professionals in determining the needs of individuals or groups on a walk-in/telephone basis; respond to potential suicide or other emergency events. Visit clients, individually or as part of a team, in a variety of living situations, to help assess the mental health needs of individuals and families, observe progress, provide counseling, gather data, and report significant changes in the client's condition to designated professional staff. 

Division/Program Overview

Centers provide outpatient mental health services to children and their families.

Working with children of all ages, at home, at school and in the community 

Services include:

Individual therapy

Group therapy

Family counseling

Case management

Rehabilitative/Skill building services

Medication management and support