Therapist- LMFT or LPCC (Hybrid)

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

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