Practitioner I

Children Outpatient Services

These positions work as part of the treatment teams at the Santa Maria Childrens Outpatient Clinic Lompoc Childrens Outpatient ClinicandSanta Barbara Childrens Outpatient Clinicserving children teens and Transitional Age Youth by providing individual family and or group rehab and skill training. They conduct screening evaluation and treatment planning.

SPIRIT Full Service Partnership

The SPIRIT Full Service Partnership program in Lompocprovides services for children ages 615. This position provides Wraparound familyfocused strengthbased individualized service to help children and their families meet needs through natural community supports and mental health services. The team includes a therapist case manager and parent partner. The medication services are offered by the clinic medication provider and clinic medication support staff. The parent partner is staffed by CALM. The SPIRIT team members provide services in a 24/7 rotation of clinic hours and oncall services.

Crisis Services Program

The Crisis Services program in the County of Santa Barbara Department of Behavioral Wellness (BWELL) consists of three different roles: Mobile Crisis Crisis Clinic and Access Screener.

The Mobile Crisis role involves responding in the community as a team with a partner to address behavioral health crisis situations in our community. As a member of the Mobile Crisis team staff are trained to assist in deescalation of the situation conduct crisis evaluations provide safety planning and referrals/linkage and conduct followup outreach and engagement services to community members in need.

The Crisis Clinics are staffed with multidisciplinary teams who provide behavioral health support to community members who are discharged from hospital discharged from inpatient psychiatric hospitals or following an Emergency Department visit that involved a behavioral health crisis. As a member of the Crisis Clinic team staff may be responsible for conducting mental health assessments rehabilitation and therapeutic treatment case management services and linkage to longer term services.

Access Line Screeners in Crisis Services are responsible for answering all calls coming into our departmental Access Line. As a member of the Access Line staff are responsible for screening and determining the needs of the caller whether community member is seeking mental health treatment substance use services requesting mental health or substance use information for a family member or friend crisis deescalation support or dispatching a Mobile Crisis Team to respond to the community member in crisis. Access Line Screenerswork astandard work week (MF 8a5p). Locations: Offices in Santa MariaandSanta Barbara.

As a member of the Crisis Services program staff may be asked to cover any one of the three roles listed above depending on staffing and scheduling. All staff are crosstrained to work in any program. Vacancies in Santa Barbara Santa Maria and Lompoc. Mobile Crisis is a 24/7 program so staff may be needed for weekend or overnight shift coverage. Mobile Crisis and Crisis Clinic staff typically work a 4/10 schedule that includes one weekend shift.

CoResponse Teams

Behavioral Wellness is currently recruiting licensed Practitioners (LMFT LCSW LPCC Psychologist) to fill vacancies on our CoResponse teams in Santa Barbara and Lompoc. Our CoResponse teams pair a BWELL licensed practitioner with a law enforcement officer who respond together in the community to behavioral health crisis situations conduct followup visits with individuals experiencing behavioral health concerns and engage in proactive outreach with individuals who have had law enforcement or psychiatric contacts recently. The CoResponse teams aim to divert individuals with a history of behavioral health concerns from the criminal justice system and hospital emergency departments to trauma informed crisis stabilization and comprehensive behavioral health services. CoResponse clinicians typically work a 4/10 schedule that includes one weekend shift.

Mental Health Student Services Act Mental Wellness Education & Linkages Program

The Mental Health Student Services Act Mental Wellness Education & Linkages (MWEL) program is seeking a clinician in the Santa Maria. This position works in collaboration with Santa Barbara County of Education Office to support the school districts with prevention and early intervention for youth mental health. The clinicians work closely with navigators on referrals provide education and outreach groups and crisis intervention for the schools and community. The clinicians will provide comprehensive screening and assessment for youth mental health referrals groups case managements linkages education for prevention and some direct behavioral interventions for families. The clinician will also work with Behavioral Wellness clinics to ensure linkage and smooth transition to services.

The Ideal Candidatewill:

• Have excellent oral and written communication.
• Work with clients diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Have proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office.
• Have experience with electronic health records.
• Have the ability to read write converse fluently in English and Spanish (preferred for some positions).
• Have experience in a psychiatric facility or community mental health program (when applying for a position at the psychiatric health facility).