Christopher Dirks, Lmft Email & Phone Number

Belmont, Ca, Us

San Mateo, California, Us

• Provides leadership & clinical supervision to 8 clinicians in multiple programs as well as leadership to 7 case managers in the AOT program that serve clients with serious and persistent mental illness. Ultimate responsible for quality of client care. AOT: Assisted Outpatient Treatment. Laura's Law.• Manages the day-to-day operations of the AOT program which includes staff recruitment & training as well as performance management (productivity, clinical assessments, treatment planning, documentation in compliance with Medi-Cal standards) under general direction. Manage relationships with County partners as well as ensure contract deliverables.• Writes 5150s (DTO, DTS & GD) as appropriate to ensure client safety and coordinates with police, fire and paramedics to support transportation to local hospitals. Coordinates with hospitals & community partners. Develops aftercare planning for stepdowns from acute care. Provides direction to ensure staff safety while they serve clients with a history of violence.• Develops training and monthly practice-labs in Motivational Interviewing and implements Feedback Informed Treatment among case management and clinical staff across all programs in addition to day to day individualized treatment strategies to be delivered to individual clients.• Develops, maintains and, enforces as necessary, strong team cohesion of managed staff as well as colleagues by promoting an atmosphere of dignity, respect, caring, tolerant, ethical, and empowering relationship with all managed staff, among colleagues as well as in provision of service to individuals served while pursuing the highest clinical standards of care/service delivery. Provides both moral and technical support to other program directors as Lead Program Director.• In order to reduce burnout & turnover, we have to protect, care for & invest in our staff as much as we want for them to do with our clients. A strong, cohesive, team delivers the best client care.

Union City, California, Us

In this temporary position, I provided mental health services to middle and high school students. Services included individual therapy, group therapy, and EHRMS assessment. I coordinated care with parents, administrators, teachers, staff and outside providers. I provided trainings for non mental health staff on intervention strategies and consulted with other clinicians on cases.

• Under general direction from the Executive Director, I was responsible for hiring, supervising, and evaluating 10 assigned staff (7 clinicians/interns and 3 behavior coaches), conducting regularly scheduled weekly individual and group supervision, treatment reviews and collaborate with schools. • Supervise a variety of 5150s and CPS reports. Designed and implemented a treatment plan that was subsequently adopted agency-wide and a comprehensive assessment tool and a clinical training program for clinicians and interns. Participate in and directly observe clinical and case management delivery of services through regular and frequent interface with program staff and a variety of schools and school districts. Ensure compliance with clinical and case management policies and procedures. • Developed and continue to maintain quality improvement processes for clinical and case management functions and services. Coordinate and conduct internal utilization reviews related to chart compliance, quality and appropriateness of clinical and case management services. • Responsible for developing and ensuring that clinical and case management practices and policies are implemented within a parent friendly, school friendly and partnership friendly context. Developed protocols for service delivery and ensured uniformity across school sites. Routinely represent Beacon School at public and assigned forums.• Instruct subordinates concerning all Beacon School safety policies, procedures, and rules, and enforced these within work group. Ensure that subordinates attend all required safety training sessions, requiring immediate reporting of all workplace hazards, safety rule violations, near misses, and work-related injuries and complete other duties as assigned.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Provide practical, emotional, and spiritual support to men and women with cancer, AIDS, or other terminal illnesses. I provide various additional support functions such as: make soup/food, change linen, give backrubs, and listen to life stories. I bring to these everyday activities the open heart, mindfulness, and equanimity that are cultivated in meditation and non-dual inquiry.

Under close supervision, I provided: psychiatric clinical and case management services; conducted evaluations and assessments; provided ongoing counseling, treatment and intervention; conducted individual, group and family psychotherapy in a school-based mental health agency to children and their families; worked with clients from a variety of cultural backgrounds in a culturally sensitive and effective fashion; provided consultation to other programs and agencies on treatment needs and behavioral plans; completed all documentation in compliance with Medi-Cal quality standards and timelines; participated in intra-agency as well as internal utilization/quality improvement reviews; and performed other duties as assigned.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Perform weekly psychotherapy for a variety of adult clients in a counseling center setting under the clinical supervision of Jan Edl Stein, MFT.

Perform weekly psychotherapy for a variety of adult clients in a counseling center setting. Receive weekly psychotherapy training, and clinical supervision.

Take phone calls – perform customer service, perform risk assessments, perform crisis interventions, provide appropriate referrals to mental health providers.

Call Center Manager, Staff Trainer, Data Base Coordinator, Administrative Assistant Manage the CPSH Call Center, mentor/train students to take calls, assess, and make referrals to appropriate mental health professionals nationally and internationally, assure the quality of the Call Center service, and create a detailed training manual for students & staff.Design, implement, and maintain CPSH data bases on professionals and callers.Basic administrative duties – including creating a variety of forms for CPSH use.

I provided psychotherapy to adults and received training as part of this practicum opportunity.

Ma, Integral Counseling Psychology

B.A., Psychology

Integral Counseling Psychology