Description

The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is

seeking to hire a fulll-time Therapist to join the Antelope Valley-UCLA Public

Partnership (AV-UPP) Program. You will work with children (ages 0-21), parents,

and families regarding placement, adoption, and attachment. Primary duties

include:

• Providing training and mentoring on mental health issues of this population to professionals and parents in the community

• Consultation to interdisciplinary team members

• Providing age appropriate assessments and interventions

• Leading parent support groups and providing supportive therapeutic environments with special attention to issues of placement and adoption with prenatally substance exposed children

• Providing temperament counseling for parents

• Conducting developmental evaluations of children

• Holding caseload of individual therapy and collateral therapy

• Planning and delivering trainings sessions for clients, social workers, attorneys, judges, educators, and other mental health care professionals

• Other duties as assigned

Salary range: $64,800/yr - $137,600/yrQualifications

Educational Requirements

• Masters or Doctorates Degree in Marriage & Family Therapy (MFT) or Counseling

Licenses/Certifications:

• Appropriate CA License in Marriage Family Therapy or Professional Clinical Counselor

Experience/Skills/Abilities:

• Experience with mental health treatment and intervention techniques for children (ages 0-21) and their parents

• Knowledge in parent-child intervention with high-risk children

• Knowledge of normal child development, parenting, and child abuse/neglect

• Knowledge of basic medical terminology and issues regarding prenatal substance abuse and it's impact on the child

• Experience with the Department of Mental Health billing and paperwork requirements (preferred)

• Experience providing evidence-based practices to children and families

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