Senior Clinical Therapist - Assertive Community Treatment & Forensic Assertive Community Treatment

ABOUT THE POSITION

 Senior Clinical Therapist 

Rotating after hours crisis coverage is requirred

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT), Palm Springs, CA

Riverside County’s Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program provides intensive, community-based support for adults with serious and persistent mental illness who have not benefited from traditional outpatient care, offering comprehensive multidisciplinary services that include clinical treatment, rehabilitation, substance use interventions, vocational assistance, and housing support to help individuals build independence, reduce symptoms, and remain stable in the community, including support outside regular business hours. The Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) program follows the ACT model but incorporates specialized forensic strategies for individuals with serious mental illness who are involved in the criminal justice system, integrating criminogenic risk interventions, justice-system collaboration, and cognitive-behavioral approaches to improve stability, reduce recidivism, decrease hospitalizations and homelessness, and support long-term recovery and legal compliance.

The Senior Clinical Therapist serves as an advanced-level mental health clinician responsible for overseeing complex clinical work and guiding the team. The position provides supervision and mentorship to unlicensed therapists, manages high acuity or specialized cases, develops and implements individualized treatment plans, and leads individual, group, and family therapy interventions. In addition, the position delivers after-hours crisis coverage, conducts specialized assessments, and supports staff managing high-risk situations. The position also coordinates care with community partners and interdisciplinary teams, conducts trainings, ensures documentation meets legal and professional standards, and contributes to program development and evaluation—all while delivering evidence-based, field-based services in the community to stabilize and advance client recovery. This position can work a 9/80 or 4/10 shift and will require significant field work there for a California driver’s license is required.

Rotating after hours crisis coverage is required

Under direction, performs the full range of therapeutic assignments related to the field of mental or behavioral health services and psychiatric social work, which includes the design and implementation of personalized treatment plans, individual and group psychotherapy, evaluations and investigations, and professional counseling, as applicable by professional licensing law, in order to meet the needs of consumers or families with mental or emotional disorders; and performs other related duties as required.

The Senior Clinical Therapist is the lead/advanced journey level of the Clinical Therapist series.  The Senior Clinical Therapist class has responsibility for providing clinical supervision, according to licensure and training, over unlicensed clinical staff. This classification is also responsible for performing, within the scope of licensure, the full range of psychotherapy and counseling services for individual consumers, couples, families, and groups exhibiting a variety of mental health and related disorders in a clinic or institutional setting. Assignments range from moderately difficult to the most complex and include serving in a lead capacity over and providing consultative support to other mental health treatment staff.

This classification is distinguished from the class of Mental Health Services Supervisor in that the latter class is the first line supervisor responsible for the planning or implementation of specialized mental health services. The Senior Clinical Therapist is further distinguished from the Clinical Therapist II in that the former is the lead level and may provide extensive clinical supervision, according to licensure and training, over unlicensed clinical staff.

RUHS – Behavioral Health

Meet the Team!
 Riverside University Health System – Behavioral Health is a leading provider of mental health and substance use services in Riverside County. With a dedicated team of professionals, including psychiatrists, clinicians, peer specialists, and paraprofessionals, RUHS-BH serves over 45,000 individuals annually.

We are committed to delivering culturally competent, evidence-based care across all ages. Our programs, including Mental Health Services, Substance Use Services, and the Public Guardian’s Office, address the diverse needs of our community.

At RUHS Behavioral Health, you’ll join a compassionate, innovative team where your skills make a real difference. We offer opportunities for growth, collaboration, and meaningful impact.

If you’re passionate about advancing your career while improving mental health in Riverside County, RUHS Behavioral Health is the place for you!

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

•  Provide extensive clinical supervision to unlicensed clinicians, within the scope of licensure.

• Monitor fidelity and provide clinical supervision and coaching for evidence based treatment models.

• Develop mental health related training curriculum and conduct training for clinical therapists and other departmental staff.

• Conduct clinical and quality improvement chart audits.

• Coordinate clinical decisions in response to operational demands.

• Conduct clinical discussions regarding complex or difficult cases.

• Act as a casework consultant to other clinical therapists and other departmental staff.

• Provide guidance to volunteers and staff.

• Serve as liaison with other sections, units, services, and agencies.

• Participate in mental health conferences and local area committees.

• Interview consumers, relatives, and other involved persons to gather personal and social data relevant to assessing mental or emotional disorders.

• Develop service plans with consumers; evaluate psychological, economic, vocational, educational, physical, health, socialization, and housing needs.

• Coordinate with other staff members (psychiatrists, psychologists, and other program staff) and community agencies in carrying out and designing treatment or rehabilitation plans.

• Assist consumers and other concerned individuals in understanding the nature of major psychological illnesses and their psychosocial effects.

• Assist consumers and their families in understanding and choosing options of mental health treatment.

• Initiate and conduct individual, collateral, group, and family therapy sessions.

• Perform specialized tasks including involuntary hospitalization procedures (5150) and Tarasoff assessments.

• Establish and maintain effective contact with local area mental health resources, including community members, parents, schools, residential facilities, and other agencies/organizations.

• Prepare reports and write correspondence.

• Respond to emergencies, within licensure, which may occur on the unit.

• Coordinate the flow of information and clinical data to ensure continuity in treatment or shift.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

For questions regarding this recruitment
Please contact Jeremy Holforty at or. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience: Two years of post-license professional experience in a psychiatric or mental health setting providing direct client services which must have included: client assessment and evaluation, development and implementation of appropriate treatment plans, providing psychotherapy or mental health counseling, and providing indirect services involving information, consultation, and educational services to staff and community
• AND
• License: Possession of a valid license to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
• issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences
• Candidates qualifying with the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor option must have completed additional education and training as defined below:
• 1) Six semester units or nine quarter units specifically focused on the theory and application of marriage and family therapy, OR a named specialization or emphasis area on the qualifying degree in marriage and family therapy, marital and family therapy, marriage, family, and child counseling, or couple and family therapy
• 2) No less than 500 hours of documented supervised experience working directly with couples, families, or children
• and
• 3) A minimum of six hours of continuing education specific to marriage and family therapy, completed in each license renewal cycle
• Knowledge of: Psychological aspects of physical and emotional disturbances and mental deficiencies
• characteristics of emotional and mental disorders including their effect on the individual in the community
• mental health local community resources and community support systems
• principles of clinical interviewing and methods of recording consumer information
• individual licensing law and the scope of professional practice governed by the same
• laws, rules, and regulations of publicly operated health and welfare programs
• principles and techniques for making psychosocial assessments
• Ability to: Effectively apply the principles and techniques of clinical therapy, including a variety of treatment modalities
• analyze consumer behavior and apply treatment or counseling techniques in a coordinated care social rehabilitation environment
• speak and write effectively
• provide crisis intervention
• prepare clear and concise reports and interpret data
• work effectively with a multicultural consumer and family population with diverse backgrounds and needs
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with consumers, their families, other staff members, and mental health organizations/ agencies
• provide work direction and training to staff
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with other professionals and to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• communicate the goals and objectives of the County's mental and behavioral health services to members of the community and other interested individuals
• consult with and assist in the professional development and supervision of unlicensed clinical therapists, within the scope of appropriate licensure, and other mental health support staff

License:

• : Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required for this position

Work for Warriors is a no-cost employment program of the California Military Department for Service Members, Veterans, and military family members. The Veteran Staffing Consultant for County of Riverside is Martin Rivera.