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Be part of the Solution at San Diego Center for Children.
We've identified a problem: Youth and families are experiencing higher rates of MENTAL HEALTH conditions than ever before, yet there's a significant shortage of available therapists in our local community to serve them. Rather than sitting on a long waitlist for months, the San Diego Center for Children's Family Wellness Center is EXPANDING its capacity to serve more youth and families in need! Here's where you join in and be part of the solution!
The Family Wellness Center Services:
The Family Wellness Center is an outpatient program of the San Diego Center for Children (SDCC) with locations near Alvarado (SDSU) and Mission Valley. It specializes in a variety of outpatient therapy services, psychological assessment, and support services. Our team of dedicated therapists help children, teens, young adults, and family members of all ages discover and develop individual strengths, build strong families, and provide guidance through personal challenges. Our clinical approaches are evidence-based, family focused, strength-based, culturally relevant, collaborative, and trauma-informed.
Licensed Therapist Job Responsibilities:
- Direct therapeutic services to children, adolescents, young adults, and their parents/caregivers. Provides screening, assessment, treatment planning, individual and family therapies, case management, and consultation. Occasional group therapy may be required.
- Utilizes a treatment approach that is individualized, culturally appropriate, trauma informed, and based on the strengths and needs of the client and family.
- Responsible for comprehensive, clinically sound, efficient, and timely documentation and billing.
- Seeks outcome measures and client satisfaction surveys as a means of measuring treatment progress and success.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary team within the program and with community partners.
- Maintains a positive attitude and collaborative teamwork approach. Demonstrates respect for coworkers, clients, and office workspace. Brings forth ideas for program improvement.
- Supports the mission, vision, and values of SDCC and the Family Wellness Center.
- Provides professional services in the Family Wellness Center clinic and via telehealth platform.
- Engages in continuous training in evidence-based and culturally relevant practices. Approaches work from the lens of SDCC's IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity and action) values and principles.
As an Employee of San Diego Center for Children, you can expect:
- A mission driven organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and families
- A culture committed to values of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Action (IDEA).
- A training institution providing you continuing education and clinical practice in evidence-based models.
- An opportunity to grow your career and advance within the company.
- Opportunities to voice new ideas and impact innovation.
- A very supportive, multidisciplinary, collegial work environment.
- Dedication to employee wellness and appreciation inclusive of company-wide health fairs, appreciation events, access to employee assistance benefits, and more.
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits including: medical, dental, vision and retirement plan with a company match.
- Ample time off for vacation, wellness, holidays and your birthday!
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Valid Clinical License within the State of California (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, Psychologist.)
- Master's (MA or MS) or PhD. degree in social work, psychology, marriage & family therapy, or related health services
- 2+ years direct clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and families
- 3+ years experience providing individual, group, and family therapy
- Demonstrated experience and comfort providing telehealth services
- Available to provide early evening appointments, at least 3x/week
- Experience with electronic health record systems
- Training in evidence-based practices, such as: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Dialectical Behavior therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and/or Family Engagement and Family Therapy.
- Demonstrated experience and comfort providing telehealth services
- Bilingual in Spanish
