Bilingual Clinician

JSSA is hiring exceptional Mental Health Therapists/Counselors to expand our early childhood clinical services through providing Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). PCIT is an evidenced-based treatment for young children between the ages of 2.5 and 7 years old with behavioral problems. PCIT if conducted through “coaching” sessions with parents/caregivers with an emphasis on improving the quality of the parent-child relationship and changing the parent-child interaction pattern. Training in PCIT will be provided as well as ongoing supervision and consultation towards certification. In addition to providing PCIT services, this role will also provide office-based child and family therapy services. The position is a hybrid role providing both in person and virtual therapy services.

People know JSSA for our warm and empathetic clinical team. While each individual clinician has their own interests, expertise, and style, we require all team members to be well versed in a variety of modalities. Successful candidates are committed to community mental health and bettering the mental health of their clients.

About you
• Familiar with a variety of modalities and feel confident integrating them into your treatment approach (DBT, CBT, EMDR, MI certification is a plus)
• Experience working with children, adolescents and their families
• Ability to work effectively in a team
• Creative and engaging, especially over video!
• Must be available some evenings to meet the schedules of our clients
• Ability to provide services both in person at the office as well as virtually

Qualifications
• Master’s degree in mental health or related field and MD licensure
• Familiarity with and willingness to use cloud-based communication software—Outlook, Teams–in addition to EHR and outcomes survey software daily
• Independently licensed to practice as an LCSW-C, LCPC, or LMFT preferred but not required. Clinical supervision will be provided for LMSW and LGPC.
• Spanish speaking REQUIRED

Responsibilities:
• Performing intake and evaluation process (formulating psycho-social diagnosis and treatment plans) and implementing the treatment plan
• Implement PCIT model to fidelity
• Provide crisis intervention as needed
• Analyzing and evaluating the course and results of the treatment process
• Perform program-related case management
• Engage in caseload management to meet utilization requirements.

Pay range $85-$95 per session

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The Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) has been helping people across the Washington metropolitan area meet emotional, social, and physical challenges for more than 120 years. A nonsectarian provider, we serve people of all religious backgrounds, races and ethnicities, helping the youngest child to the most fragile senior, from individuals to entire families. JSSA provides services and support to nearly 31,000 individuals a year through our wide range of counseling, educational, specialized employment, in-home support, hospice and nursing care, and social services. We are a growing Agency and strive to be an Employer of Choice. As such we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a healthy work-life balance, collaborative team environment and many opportunities for personal growth and professional development. We pride ourselves on our mission to be the first place for the Jewish community, as well as the community at large, to turn for clinical and social services of the highest quality that sustain and nurture all who seek assistance. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. AA/M/F/D