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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/yr Qualifications

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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