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 : Salary : $70,000

The Child Mind Institute offers a one-year professional training program designed to prepare candidates for a successful career in clinical child and adolescent psychology. The position is housed in the Anxiety and Mood Disorders Center, which offers innovative treatment services for children and adolescents with anxiety 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 Anxiety and Mood Disorders Center also 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
• Tiffany Phu, PhD
• Christine Morrissey, LCSW, MSEd

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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

Child Mind Institute is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

In compliance with California law, we also prohibit discrimination based on reproductive health decision-making, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other category protected by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). In New York, we extend this prohibition to include status as a victim of domestic violence, familial status, or any other characteristic protected by the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL).

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