Associate Psychologist, ADC

About Child Mind Institute

We're dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. We've become the leading independent nonprofit in children's mental health by providing gold-standard evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing tomorrow's breakthrough treatments.

Position Details:

The Anxiety Disorders Center and the Mood Disorders Center are two of five centers that comprise the clinical treatment services of Child Mind Institute. The Anxiety Disorders Center offers innovative treatment services for children and adolescents suffering from anxiety, as well as comorbid disorders, through several specialized treatment programs, including the Social Anxiety Program, Selective Mutism Service, and the Trauma and Resilience Service. The Center's clinicians are experts in the field in providing comprehensive clinical care using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), including exposure and response prevention (ERP), Parent Child Interaction Therapy adapted for Selective Mutism (PCIT-SM) and other evidence-based treatments.

The Mood Disorders Center offers cutting edge, evidence-based, tailored treatment for children, adolescents, and young adults suffering from mood disorders and related concerns. These include depressive disorders, bipolar disorder, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, suicidality and self-harm, and emotional dysregulation, as well as comorbid problems such as anxiety, substance use, exposure to trauma, and executive functioning deficits. The center includes our comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) program for children, preadolescents, adolescents, and young adults. Clinicians work intensively with children, parents, and teachers, and utilize a wide range of evidence-based intervention approaches including CBT, DBT, Behavioral Activation, mindfulness-based interventions, and Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) tailored for individuals with mood disorders. The fellow will have the opportunity to participate in all facets of our multidisciplinary group practice.

Reporting to the Senior Clinical Psychologist, this is a full-time and exempt position in office 4 days per week and 1 day remote.

Primary Faculty

The staff in the San Francisco Bay Area Office includes leading clinical psychologists, social workers and mental health counselors. Center staff regularly collaborates with pediatric neuropsychologists, child and adolescent psychiatrists, and child and adolescent psychologists and other staff from our multidisciplinary clinical team. The clinical team based in California includes the clinicians listed below. Fellows will also have opportunities to work with clinicians in our New York office via virtual team meetings and training opportunities.

• Jennifer Louie, PhD
• Omar Gudino, PhD, ABPP
• Lauren Allerhand, PsyD
• Angela Breidenstine, PhD
• Helene Omansky, LCSW
• Cheryl Best, PhD
• Morgan Eldridge, PhD
• Susanne Congress, LCSW

You Will:

• Conduct semi-structured clinical assessments and diagnostic evaluations for children, adolescents, young adults, and families presenting with mental health concerns.
• Provide evidence-based treatment, including but not limited to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and behavioral interventions for mood disorders, emotional dysregulation, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety-related disorders, selective mutism, and comorbid conditions, in individual and group formats.
• Co-treat and collaborate with clinicians in multidisciplinary teams and specialized treatment programs.
• Participate in educational didactics, multidisciplinary case conferences, clinical meetings, and the Visiting Professor lecture series.
• Engage in comprehensive supervision, including at least one hour of individual supervision per week and additional group supervision.

You Have:

• PhD or PsyD degree from an APA-accredited program in clinical psychology, neuropsychology, or a related field.
• Full completion of doctoral degree by the beginning of the postdoctoral fellowship.
• Successful completion of a pre-doctoral internship.
• Flexibility to work hours to meet productivity goals and deadlines, including afternoon / evening hours to accommodate school schedules.

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Application Details and Instructions

To apply, please visit https://childmind.org/about-us/careers/open-positions/. Applications submitted through third-party websites (e.g., Indeed, ZipRecruiter, etc.) will not be reviewed.

Candidates will need to submit the following:

• Cover letter (attention: Omar Gudino, PhD, ABPP; Jennifer Louie, PhD; and Kenneth Schuster, PsyD)
• Curriculum vitae
• Two recommendation letters
• Three references, including current supervisor/training director and former supervisor/DCT
• One treatment summary or case conceptualization representing your use of cognitive-behavioral interventions with a child or adolescent with an anxiety disorder

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled, and applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as early as possible. Any questions can be directed to Jennifer Louie, PhD (jennifer.louie@childmind.org).

Interviews for selected applicants can be conducted virtually or in-person.

Our Benefits

Our great compensation package and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, dependent care, discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs. For more information about our benefits, please visit our employee benefits website.

Pay Range

The salary range for the position is posted. Factors such as candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations affect the salary offered within this range. In addition, this salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state and depending on the role), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

EEO Disclaimer

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