SOCIAL WORK INTERNSHIP

Each year the Child Guidance Center invites the area schools of social work to place qualified second year students at our agency. These schools have included Columbia, NYU, Fordham, Southern CT, Smith, Wurtzweiler, etc. Typical internships are 21 hours per week (24 counting lunch), and run from early September through early May. Required times are from 9am-1pm on Thursdays, and one evening (either Tuesday or Wednesday).

The Child Guidance Center sees people with a range of pathology from neurotic level cases with intact families to severely dysfunctional families. Social work students typically carry a load of about eight cases, and see young children as well as teenagers, parents, families, and sometimes groups (co-lead with an experienced staff person). Students conduct intake interviews, make referrals for additional services within and outside of the agency, and are responsible for the insurance paperwork and the charting work for the individual cases that they see.

Students at this agency are provided with a rich training program. They are given two supervision sessions per week by senior social work clinicians.They are expected to go to case conferences, seminars, special presentations, treatment teams, and staff meetings. In addition, we offer a student seminar that runs the whole year and takes up a variety of clinical and procedural topics, as well as matters related to the development of professional identity.

Students also have the opportunity to observe, or in some cases, to participate in certain specialized programs such as developmental evaluations of young children and forensic interviews of allegedly sexually abused children. Lastly, towards the end of the year each student gives a clinical presentation to the staff.

Students at our agency work closely with experienced therapists and find their niche within our supportive and talented multidisciplinary staff.

How to Apply: Please email your application to generalmailbox@childguidancect.org.

PRE-DOCTORAL INTERNSHIPS IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY

The Child Guidance Center has four Pre-Doctoral Internship positions that are available for the academic year beginning in September 2007.

The goal of these programs is to provide a varied, high quality training experience that will support interns in the development of their base of knowledge, their clinical skills, and their professional identity as clinical psychologists. Furthermore, the program is intended to provide interns with a training experience that will enable them to function as independent professionals by the end of their training experience.

Interns will receive training in individual, family, and group psychotherapy. As we are a community-based agency providing service to all segments of society, our trainees will gain experience working with a patient population that is diversified with regard to ethnicity, socio-economic status, diagnosis, and level of behavioral and cognitive functioning. Training therefore includes emphasis on the broad-based skills involved in listening and communicating with children and adult patients across these spectrums, and also includes a focus on diagnostic and treatment issues that may be specific to diagnostic groups. Training additionally includes emphasis on the development of cultural competence.

The program includes comprehensive training in clinical and developmental assessment with a strong emphasis placed on the synthesis of dynamic, systemic, cognitive, biological, environmental and cultural influences. Interns will gain experience in cognitive, educational, projective, and neuro-psychological testing. The focus will be on integration of all aspects of the testing process into a comprehensive and meaningful report. Interns will also participate on treatment planning teams, in staff seminars, and case conferences. All trainees will be required to present at case conferences before the end of the internship year. There will also be the opportunity for interns to receive training in specialty areas such as sex abuse investigations, crisis intervention and postventions to community traumas. These topics will serve as points of focus for a seminar designed specifically for psychology interns. Additionally seminars in CBT, family therapy, group therapy, neuro-psychological and psychological testing will be available to interns. Consistent with our interest in community education, interns will conduct community workshops, consultations with other agencies and schools, participate in interagency collaborations, and play an advocacy role on community resource teams. Every attempt will be made to provide trainees with as well-rounded an experience as possible. Supervisory sessions will make use of process recordings and readings in order to add depth to the experience. Supervisors will also make efforts to design an experience that meets the specific interests of each intern whenever possible.

How to Apply : Please email your application to generalmailbox@childguidancect.org.

Only 30 miles from New York City, the Child Guidance Center is a growing outpatient mental health center for children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral, developmental, social or family problems. The Center is dedicated to reducing emotional suffering and dysfunctional behavior and to helping each individual achieve optimal potential. With a multidisciplinary professional team, the Center provides diagnostic assessments and treatment services for youngsters and their families in Stamford, Greenwich, Darien, and New Canaan, Connecticut. Work with parents and collaboration with other community agencies is emphasized in all our programs.

Treatment programs are targeted to all youngsters with mental health problems with priority access provided for those with the highest risk symptoms and those experiencing trauma or crisis. The Center provides services to clients from a broad range of economic backgrounds with a commitment to serving lower income and uninsured families and to providing services that are culturally and linguistically appropriate for our multi-ethnic community.

CRISIS INTERVENTION PSYCHOTHERAPISTS

The Child Guidance Center is seeking knowledgeable, energetic psychotherapists to join the crisis team, providing crisis intervention, performing safety assessments and conducting short term psychotherapy. The crisis team has a strong collaborative approach and meets several times a week to discuss cases. The psychotherapist’s case load will be primarily crisis cases; however they will also have non-emergency long term therapy cases. Case loads include children and adolescents and their families with a wide range of ages and psychiatric diagnoses. There is also an opportunity for additional work on after-hours rotations.

Skills required: Solid diagnostic and risk assessment skills, ability to collaborate and consult with other agencies, comfort handling highly emotional and high risk situations. The position also requires cultural competency/sensitivity to work with diverse population. Bicultural candidates with Spanish or Haitian Creole fluency are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications: MSW or equivalent. CT license or license eligible preferred. Psychotherapy experience with children and adolescents required. Experience in crisis intervention and safety assessment along with experience providing services to the community required.

Environment: The Center provides a supportive professional environment with extensive in service training and supervisory experiences, weekly seminars and case conferences, generous benefits and flexible hours. The agency supports a variety of effective treatment approaches.

Applications: To apply, please email your cover letter and resume to generalmailbox@childguidancect.org.

CHILD AND FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPISTS

The Child Guidance Center is seeking psychotherapists to provide ongoing treatment, collaborate with other agencies and provide some case management services for their cases although assistance with case management is also available from intake through termination. Case loads include children and adolescents with a wide range of ages and diagnoses. Treatment modalities include but are not limited to family therapy, play therapy, individual therapy, group therapy, parent guidance services collateral sessions, cognitive behavioral intervention, and insight oriented treatment.

Skills required: Solid diagnostic and assessment skills and ability to collaborate and consult with other agencies required. Position also requires cultural competency/sensitivity to work with diverse population. Bicultural candidates with Spanish or Haitian Creole fluency are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications: MSW or equivalent. CT license or license eligible preferred. Psychotherapy experience with children and adolescents required. Family and play therapy experience preferred.

Environment: The Center provides a supportive professional environment with extensive in service training and supervisory experiences, weekly seminars and case conferences, generous benefits and flexible hours. The agency also supports a variety of effective treatment approaches.

Applications: To apply, please email your cover letter and resume to generalmailbox@childguidancect.org.

BILINGUAL PSYCHOTHERAPIST

Provide long and short-term therapy to Spanish-speaking population in crisis, victim assistance/community policing, child/family therapy. May split time between programs. Minimum 2 years psychotherapy experience, MFT or equivalent required, license eligible in CT preferred. Resumes to DM, CGC, 196 Greyrock Pl, Stamford, CT, -06902, Fax 203-348-9378 or generalmailbox@childguidancect.org

SOCIAL WORKER(F.T)/CLINICAL ADMINISTRATOR

The Child Guidance Center seeks child and family psychotherapists-  varied treatment modalities.  In addition to primary clinical work, several hours will be spent weekly coordinating a community office.  Minimum of three years psychotherapy experience, MSW or equivalent required, license or license eligibility preferred.  Cultural competency/sensitivity to working with a diverse population and clinical experience with young children and adolescents is required.  Excellent supervision and professional atmosphere, continuing education, multi-disciplinary team, generous benefits and flexible hours.  Bilingual Spanish or Haitian/English fluency and minority applicants encouraged to apply. Resumes to:  LMR, CGC, 103 W. Broad St., Stamford, CT  06902 or Fax to 203-348-9378.

SOCIAL WORKER

The Child Guidance Center seeks candidates for its in-home, evidence-based therapy program for teens and their families. Excellent professional atmosphere, continuing education, extensive supervision, generous benefits, flex hours, diverse patient population. Position requires cultural competency/sensitivity to work with diverse population. Bicultural candidates with Spanish or Haitian Creole fluency encouraged to apply. Resumes to: EJD, CGC, 103 West Broad St, Stamford, CT, 06902, Fax 203-348-9378 or generalmailbox@childguidancect.org

PSYCHOTHERAPISTS/BILINGUAL SPANISH-ENGLISH PSYCHOTHERAPISTS:

Position available in intensive in-home treatment program. MSW, MFT or equivalent, license eligible in CT required..Resumes: Send to: EJD, CGC, 103 West Broad St, Stamford, CT, 06902, Fax 203-348-9378 or generalmailbox@childguidancect.org

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