Associate Clinician I

Job Overview

This is a clinical role providing you will be working towards gaining hours toward licensure with some sex offender and/or forensic experience. Candidates must be passionate about working with the forensic population in a multidisciplinary team setting. The right candidate must have demonstrated competence in working directly with clients and possess working knowledge of individual and group experience.

This is a full-time position.

Responsibilities and Duties

In this role, you will:

• Clinical assessment and treatment of sex offenders
• Clinical assessment and treatment of non-offending relatives
• Case management
• To maintain program documentation as required
• To represent the agency as needed in the community (i.e. serving on committees, making presentations on our programs, etc)
• To participate in agency clinical meetings, team meetings and staff meetings as well as participate in in-service training.
• Maintain agency documentation as required
• Ongoing communication with referral sources
• Attend trainings, conferences, and workshops
• Provide court testimony
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Psychology or related field
• Minimum of 1 years’ experience in clinical setting
• Registered with Board of Behavioral Sciences

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

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  Working knowledge of theory and application of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment
• Working knowledge of ATSA’s “Practice Standards and Guidelines”
• Ability to organize and run a treatment group with adult men or women
• Ability to produce accurate and complete assessments formulated from knowledge of sex offender dynamics
• Ability to write effective case notes and report on data from files
• Ability to organize work
• Ability to work independently; but relate issues to manager appropriately
• Ability to work effectively when under extreme pressure
• Adhere to California Sex Offender Management Board - State Certification Requirements (CASOMB)
• Adhere to board licensing standards and requirements
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage difficult client discussions
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with peers, supervisors, and outside agencies
• Ability to work independently and in a group setting
• Dedication to preventing further sexual victimization and ability to address difficult issues with a challenging population
• Proven track record of reliability and consistency of high performance
• Strong desire to learn and grow professionally
• Exhibits an exemplary work ethic by being highly organized, detailed, and thorough