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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.

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.

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 &.

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

Ma, Integral Counseling Psychology

B.A., Psychology

Integral Counseling Psychology