Associate, Social Work & Marriage Family Therapy School

AltaMed•South Gate, CA

3d•$70,614 - $88,267

About The Position

Grow Healthy If you are as passionate about helping those in need as you are about growing your career, consider AltaMed. At AltaMed, your passion for helping others isn’t just welcomed – it’s nurtured, celebrated, and promoted, allowing you to grow while making a meaningful difference. We don’t just serve our communities; we are an integral part of them. By raising the expectations of what a community clinic can deliver, we demonstrate our belief that quality care is for everyone. Our commitment to providing exceptional care, despite any challenges, goes beyond just a job; it’s a calling that drives us forward every day. Job Overview The Associate Social Work & Marriage Family Therapy School is responsible for providing clinical services to school-aged children. The Therapist applies psychological or counseling principles in the following areas: assessment, clinical interventions, research, training, case management, and consultation. The Therapist integrates behavioral health services into a school-based setting, including diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, and discharge planning. Provides a variety of interventions such as individual, group, child, and family therapy. The therapist's interventions focus on short-term problem-solving therapy, short-term cognitive behavioral therapy, brief psychodynamic therapy, crisis intervention, coping skills, substance abuse treatment, behavior modification, case consultations, and other evidence-based practice techniques. The Therapist is a member of a multidisciplinary team that includes teachers, counselors, psychiatric social workers, school administration, medical providers, nursing staff, medical support staff, case managers, administrators, managers, and directors. The therapist collaborates with the patient and the family to define the treatment goals and measures of success of treatment by utilizing evidence-based outcome measures. In addition, the Therapist may attend various conferences/workshops concerning mental health treatment, and may be involved in several research studies or multidisciplinary projects.

Requirements

Must be registered with the Board of Behavioral Science.
Masters level degree required from a college or university that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) or by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education, or a regional or national institutional accrediting agency that is recognized by the United States Department of Education.
Minimum of 1 year of clinical experience required.
Minimum of 1 year of experience working with children required.
A minimum requirement of a valid BLS certification or higher, following the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross guidelines.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English/Spanish or English and other predominant language of the population served preferred.

Responsibilities

Providing clinical services to school-aged children.
Applying psychological or counseling principles in assessment, clinical interventions, research, training, case management, and consultation.
Integrating behavioral health services into a school-based setting, including diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, and discharge planning.
Providing individual, group, child, and family therapy.
Focusing interventions on short-term problem-solving therapy, short-term cognitive behavioral therapy, brief psychodynamic therapy, crisis intervention, coping skills, substance abuse treatment, behavior modification, case consultations, and other evidence-based practice techniques.
Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team including teachers, counselors, psychiatric social workers, school administration, medical providers, nursing staff, medical support staff, case managers, administrators, managers, and directors.
Collaborating with the patient and the family to define the treatment goals and measures of success of treatment by utilizing evidence-based outcome measures.
Attending various conferences/workshops concerning mental health treatment.
Involvement in several research studies or multidisciplinary projects.