Clinical Intern

Who We Are

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and support. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults.

Who We Serve

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties.

About our Program

Duration of position:8/5/24 and ends on 6/30/25

Program Type: Outpatient

Population Served: Clients 6-26 and their families.

This position offers second year graduate students an opportunity to fulfill their practicum requirements for their universities by obtaining internship experience with our Outpatient team. We provide individual, family, and group therapy, as well as parent coaching, and case management to clients ages 6-26 years old. Clinical Interns will receive individual supervision, group supervision, weekly didactics, additional access to trainings, as well as be assigned a mentor. This internship prepares one to work in the community mental health field. Presenting issues that one will expect to work with include: trauma (sexual abuse, immigration, physical, emotional, IPV, etc.), Depression/Anxiety, Bipolar, Psychosis, ADHD, and Behavioral Diagnosis. 

What We Offer

• Pay Range: $17.55 an hour. Compensation may vary based on skills, experience, education, and location.
• We Offer Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, retirement options, Flex Spending, EAP, and more!
• Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve.

JOB SUMMARY:

Duration of position:  Starts on 8/5/24 and ends on 6/30/25

Shifts: 9am to 6pm, 10am to 7pm. (24 hours a week.)

Program Type: Outpatient/ Family Therapeutic Services

Under close supervision, incumbents build and maintain a caseload typically of four to eight clients.  Participates in group therapy sessions, attend weekly supervision, and intern training and/or clinical case consultations.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

1. Build and maintain an active caseload of a minimum of four to six clients.

2. Serve as a co-facilitator in one or more weekly group therapy sessions at an Agency service site.

3. Attend one-hour individual supervision and two-hour group supervision per week.

4. Attend one 2 hour intern training or clinical case consultation per week.

5. Actively participates in agency training opportunities as appropriate.

6. Complete agency and County required documentation as required within applicable time lines.

7. Conform to all legal and ethical standards applicable to psychotherapy or counseling providers as required by state law, agency requirements and the profession.

8. Other related responsibilities, as assigned, to support specific department/business needs.

CORE KNOWLEDGE COMPETENCIES

• Exhibit an understanding of emergency response techniques appropriate to the position.

• Adhere to Agency mandates, policies, and procedures.

CORE ABILITIES

Ability to: 

• Work in fast-paced, highly pressured, and changing environment.

• Maintain standards of confidentiality.

• Maintain positive work relationships in a respectful and collaborative manner.

• Maintain good communication to ensure others have necessary information.

• Maintain self-initiative, reliability, and resolve problems in a timely manner.

• Sensitivity to working with culturally diverse populations.

• Resource allocation and utilization.

• Train and instruct.

• Quality assurance and troubleshoot.

• Research, plan, monitor, and implement.  

• Persuade and negotiate.

• Create, innovate, prioritize, and reorganize.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor of Arts/Science (B.A./B.S.) in Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work or Psychology.

• One (1) year of related experience or training in an accredited Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, or Psychology graduate program.

• Current enrollment in a Masters or Doctoral program in Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work or Psychology.

• Authorization from the intern’s college or university to begin a trainee assignment, practicum or internship at Agency.

• Actively working to fulfill hours towards licensure if on the MFT track. (By regulation, MSW graduate students are not eligible to earn hours toward BBS licensure).

POST GRADUATE

• Trainees have completed all requirements and possess a degree as described above.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

We will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with ordinance 184652 Sec.189.04 (a) and San Francisco Police Code, Article 49. Section 4905.