Position is designed to provide clinical supervision to MFTIs who have prior experience working in a mental health setting. Position meets requirements for supervised training of MFTIs working toward licensure and follows the guidelines as set forth by California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Internship is based in outpatient Psychiatry and/or Chemical Dependency departments. Supervision is provided by licensed Marriage and Family Therapist(s) and/or other licensed professionals. Position is one-year, temporary with benefits. This position ONLY pertains to the Northern California Mental Health Training Programs.
Essential Functions:
- Provide psychotherapy to patients and co-facilitate family and group therapy
- Actively participate in clinical supervision
- Attend workshops and seminars on a regular basis as part of the training
- Participate in staff meetings, case conferences, and other staff functions
- Maintain confidential patient files/records and information in a timely manner
- Comply with regional and local policies and procedures
- Comply with CA-MFT Ethical Standards and state laws pertaining to the delivery of mental health services
- Other duties as assigned
- Team-specific duties performed by MFTIs under the direct supervision of licensed marriage and family therapists:
- Adult Team: Provide individual and group counseling to adults in a brief therapy model
- Child/Family Team: Provide counseling to children, adolescents, and families
- Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): Provide services to patients needing more intensive treatment for stabilization, in a stepped-down treatment program for patients recently discharged from inpatient psychiatric unit
- Chemical Dependency: Provide services to patients who are in the contemplation phase, the early stages of their recovery, and patients with longer-term sobriety
- Provide separate and conjoint treatments for family members
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience in providing individual, family, couples and/or group psychotherapies
- Experience and/or training in working with Chemical Dependency, Adult, Couples and/or Child and Adolescent populations, preferred
- Experience and/or training in establishing psychosocial diagnoses and providing treatment using standard psychotherapeutic methods, preferred
- Experience and/or training in group therapy, preferred
- Master's degree in clinical or counseling psychology, or related field
- Currently in the process of completing required hours for licensure as Marriage and Family Therapist
- MFTI registration with California Board of Behavioral Sciences
- Successful completion of pre-master's practicum in a mental health setting
- Acquisition of a theoretical background in cognitive, emotional, and interpersonal functioning, abnormal psychology, and in the major schools of psychotherapy, preferred
- Competence in: Mental Status Evaluation; Mandated Reporting; Suicide/Homicide/Danger Assessment; Ethics and Confidentiality; the DSM-IV
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience and/or training in co-facilitating group treatment programs
- Professional maturity and ethical integrity necessary for assuming professional responsibilities
- Commitment to quality of service, teamwork, and participation in a highly interactive multidisciplinary clinic
- Ability to complete multiple tasks/objectives in a timely manner
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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