Pacific Clinics
Clinical InternPosted
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Job Description
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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: The Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) is a 23hr 59min hospital diversion program available for children on a 5150 "hold" or involuntary commitment. The CSU provides services to children experiencing a mental health crisis or emergency.
Services provided include a comprehensive risk assessment by a clinician, as well as assessments by psychiatrists and nurses. Additionally, there will be recommendations for after care planning, referral to outpatient services, and if needed, post crisis stabilization services (PCSS) for ongoing mental health services.
Duration of position: Monday, August 26th - June 30th, 2025 TBD
Population Served: Clients 5-21
What We Offer
* Pay Range: $21.00 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: Monday, August 26th - June 30th, 2025
Shifts: To be determined (24 hours a week.)
Program Type: CRISIS
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
* Build and maintain an active caseload of a minimum of four to six clients.
* Serve as a co-facilitator in one or more weekly group therapy sessions at an Agency service site.
* Attend one-hour individual supervision and two-hour group supervision per week.
* Attend one 2-hour intern training or clinical case consultation per week.
* Actively participates in agency training opportunities as appropriate.
* Complete agency and county-required documentation as required within applicable timelines.
* Conform to all legal and ethical standards applicable to psychotherapy or counseling providers as required by state law, agency requirements, and the profession.
* 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, and 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 troubleshooting.
* 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).
POSTGRADUATE
* Trainees have completed all requirements and possess a degree as described above.
* Career Ladder Opportunity: We may hire an individual into this position that is within 6 months of graduating with their master's degree in a related field and meets all other requirements. The position offered will be a non-exempt Clinical Professional Trainee position. Once the degree is conferred, the individual will have 90 days to obtain BBS registration. Upon receipt, the candidate will promote without competition into the exempt Clinician I position.
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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.
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