Clinical Social Worker, Adhd And Behavior Disorders Center

The Child Mind Institute is pleased to announce the opening of a clinical center in San Mateo. Our west coast operation will tackle barriers to mental healthcare by providing best-in-class clinical care including evaluations and intensive, evidence-based treatments tailored to each child’s individual needs. We will expand access to services through financial aid funding for patient care and free online resources for parents, educators, and policymakers. The Child Mind Institute is deeply committed to partnering with the Bay Area community through our school-based services, public education events, and community-based mental health trainings.

The Child Mind Medical Practice is a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, social workers, speech-language therapists and learning specialists. We work closely with each other to ensure that each family gets the care and attention they need. Our clinicians are experts in the diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral and developmental problems. We have particular expertise working with children with ADHD and behavior disorders, anxiety and mood disorders, and learning and developmental disabilities, and provide state-of-the-art diagnostic evaluations and treatment informed by the latest research.

The ADHD and Behavior Disorders Center provides cutting edge, evidence-based treatment options for children and adolescents suffering from a range of behavioral and attention-related concerns. Clinicians in the Center regularly provide behavioral parent training interventions, school-based behavioral consultation, and cognitive behavioral therapy.

Reporting to the Clinical Director, San Francisco Bay Area, this is an exempt, full-time position located in our San Mateo office.

The Child Mind Institute is proud to be named a Great Place to Work-Certified company! Our competitive compensation and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k) with match, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, dependent care and discounted tickets and entertainment perks program.

Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive diagnostic evaluations and treatment to children and adolescents with behavioral problems, particularly associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), other disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs) as well as comorbid anxiety and mood disorders.
• Provide empirically supported cognitive behavioral or behavioral parent training interventions for children and adolescents with externalizing disorders.
• Conduct family-based interventions with parents and other family members, and maintain collateral contacts with educators and other providers.
• Collaborate with our board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists on cases requiring pharmacotherapy.
• Provide clinical supervision to trainees and participate in providing psychoeducation on ADHD and behavior disorders for community outreach and presentation efforts.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from an accredited program in social work
• Must have a current, valid, unrestricted license to practice social work in the state of California or be in the process of obtaining that license
• Flexibility to work hours to meet productivity goals and deadlines
• Team player and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Exceptional clinical skills in the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD and behavior disorders, as well as their families
• Demonstrated expertise in at least one evidence-based intervention for externalizing disorders with an interest in learning additional interventions
• Demonstrated experience in working clinically with complex comorbid presentations including mood, anxiety, and autism spectrum disorders.
• Prior experience supervising and training trainees at various levels
• Demonstrated experience with professional writing as well as with public speaking preferred
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of individuals/groups
• Must have the desire to serve and work to fulfill the mission of Child Mind Institute

Please upload your resume and cover letter during the application process.

All new hires must be vaccinated and must stay up to date with vaccines against the COVID-19 virus unless they have been granted a reasonable accommodation for religion or disability. If you are offered employment with CMI, this requirement must be met by your date of hire, unless a reasonable accommodation for exemption is received and approved by CMI.

The Child Mind Institute is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment based on race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sex stereotype, gender identity/gender expression/transgender (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned) and sexual orientation; national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the united states is authorized under federal law [Vehicle Code section 12801.9]); ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/characteristics, marital status/registered domestic partner status, age (40 and over), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.