Associate Clinician I

Job Description

Job Description

Job OverviewThis 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.

• 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

• Masters Degree in Psychology or related field

• Minimum of 1 years’ experience in clinical setting

• Registered with Board of Behavioral Sciences

• 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