Mental Health Services Clinical Supervisor (LMFT)

Aviva Family and Children’s Services Mission Statement

Aviva believes every child and every family in our Los Angeles community deserves the chance for a brighter future. We provide compassionate support, therapeutic services, and guidance to at-risk children and families.

Job Summary

Under the supervision of a Director of Mental Health Services (MHS), the MHS Clinical Supervisor provides clinical and administrative supervision to Therapists in the Mental Health Services department. They give Therapists information and feedback to enhance the Therapists’ ability to provide appropriate and client-specific therapeutic services and interventions. The MHS Clinical Supervisor reviews Therapists documentation to ensure accuracy and adherence to agency and Department of Mental Health standards.

Essential Functions

• Meet regularly with MHS Therapists for individual clinical and administrative supervision in order to review caseloads. Give clinical information and feedback to increase MHS Therapists’ ability to provide appropriate therapeutic services and interventions based on the needs of the clients and families.
• Provide weekly clinical group supervision for up to 8 therapists.
• Respond to Therapists as soon as possible when clients are in crisis situations; available during business hours and until therapists are no longer providing services.
• Actively attend, participate, and collaborate in team meetings/case conferences to support and provide guidance to MHS Therapists.
• Ensure that MHS Therapists meet minimum weekly agency service delivery expectation, submit progress notes within 24hours of services rendered and ensure that all other documentation is submitted within the agency timeframes/deadlines.
• Review all Therapist documentation to ensure that it is submitted accurately and according to Aviva, Department of Mental Health, and COA standards.
• Preferred to be LPS Designated to initiate legal holds for client’s inpatient psychiatric services/care.
• Attend all meetings as it relates to client care and/or therapeutic development as required by Aviva.
• Is sensitive and responsive to the cultural differences among the agency’s client population.
• Actively participate in a quality improvement project.
  
  

The MHS Clinical Supervisor will take on special projects or additional duties as assigned by the Director of Mental Health Services and/or AVP of Mental Health Services.