Who We Are 

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and support. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults. 

Who We Serve 

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties.

Pay: $21.00 per hour

Internship candidates have been selected and communication sent to apply.

The Pacific Clinics Internship Program provides experiential training from a broad, generalist perspective with the goal of developing Interns’ basic competency to provide mental health services in community-based settings.

The Internship over the past several years has moved toward a model of evidence-based psychotherapy practice, that includes elements of the disciplined inquiry and local clinical scientist models. Over the year the Interns solidify their theoretical formulations and learn to examine the applicability of empirically supported treatments to the local multicultural target populations served by the agency. Interns are challenged and trained in critical thinking and observation skills. They learn to focus their interventions, while examining the assumptions and limitations of those interventions with our diverse consumers so they can articulate a range of practices, including empirically supported therapy relationships that might address the problems they encounter. 

Accordingly, Practicum Students need to develop a range of skills, attitudes, ethics, values, sensitivities, and compassion that will make them useful and protective of the people they serve in our community. The Practicum Student experience is designed to teach, model, provide experience, and verify professional psychology competencies.

STUDENT WILL LEARN AND BE EXPOSED TO:

• A wide variety of pathologies from our socio-economically diverse and multi-cultural catchment area.
• The student will experience various treatment modalities that could include traditional individual psychotherapy, family therapy, social skills training as well as apply Evidence- Based- Treatment (EBP) such as Seeking Safety or Aggression Replacement Training (ART).
• Case assignments that match the training needs, interests, and competency level of the practicum student.
• A broad training experience which, combined with a rich mixture of supervision, case conferences, and multidisciplinary team treatment, provides an excellent atmosphere for skill development and professional growth.
• Supervisors who have a variety of theoretical orientations including cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and trans-theoretical. The agency follows a psychosocial rehabilitation model for recovery.
• Students may provide individual therapy, initial assessments, psycho-educational groups, and case specific outcome measures.
PRACTICUM PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES/REQUIREMENTS

• Goal for the practicum placement is for 2/3 of the time to be direct service
• The practicum program is either 15 hours/week or 20 hours/week, depending on the graduate institution training affiliation agreement.
• The students receive a minimum of 1 hour of individual face to face supervision per week with a clinician who is licensed or waivered.
• The practicum students are involved in a “supervision of supervision” training experience throughout their training and received one hour of supervision from a psychology intern.
• Practicum students are required to review audiotape or videotape at least 2 times per evaluation period.
• Practicum students will receive direct supervision at least one time per evaluation period.
SERVICE DELIVERY RESPONSIBITLIES:

• Conducts family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent individualized intakes / assessments gathering information from family, consumer, significant other and involved agencies in the office or in the field as appropriate; Includes healthcare, substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, employment or housing, as appropriate, in treatment plans.
• Completes Service and Coordination Plans, progress notes and other DMH required documentation and billing within two to three business days of service delivery and meets the standards of the Department of Mental Health Short/Doyle Medi-Cal, Pacific Clinics and its funding sources.
• Provides rehabilitative services to clients and/or their families which might include assistance in restoring or maintaining a client’s functional skills, daily living skills, social skills, and linking up to needed community services and support resources.
• Provides outreach, advocacy, and rehabilitative services needed for ongoing cases and in crisis intervention.
• Provides case management, which might include obtaining client information, identifying needs and problems, linking clients and their families to appropriate resources.
• Provides services in the community or in the field consistent with program and funding source contractual requirements.
• Works with the treatment team to provide appropriate coordinated care services to clients and their families.
• Reports to work on time and maintains reliable and regular attendance.
• Models Pacific Clinics’ approach, mission and core values in all communication and correspondence.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS/INTERACTION:

Initiate and maintain professional interactions and communication with Clinic’s employees and/or others.
• Displays sensitivity to the cultural and linguistic needs of the clients and families served.
• Interacts well with other internal programs, clinical/support staff and with external sources such as school or community personnel as applicable.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings to provide input towards program development and staff training, as appropriate/available.
• Interacts with other internal programs, clinical/support staff and external sources such as school or community personnel as applicable.
• Communicates effectively in a culturally competent and diverse consumer population and promotes favorable interaction with managers, co-workers and others.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Enrolled in PhD or PsyD psychology graduate institutions that are accredited by the American Psychological Association. Must participate in and adhere to the Southern California Association of Psychology Training Programs Uniform Notification Procedures.
• Students must minimally have passed their first practicum and successfully passed legal and ethical issues as well as a course in psychopathology. It is helpful if they are in either a child/adolescent or adult focused interventions course.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to relate to a culturally diverse clientele and staff.
• Bilingual skills in the appropriate language for the Clinics’ clients are highly preferred.
• Familiar with Windows operating system, MS WORDS, EXCEL, email, etc. able to compose correspondence/notes and type up correspondence/notes using correct format and grammar.

• DOJ/FBI clearances required.
• Must possess a valid California driver's license and maintain an insurable driving record under the Clinics' liability policy. 
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to stand or sit. The employee is required to use hands to produce records and/or documentation in manual or electronic format. The employee must possess ability to ensure significant communication with the Clinics’ community members. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 5 pounds and occasionally move or lift up to 10 pounds.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Community outreach is also required.

SITE SPECIFICS:

A review of this description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to job performance of the fundamental job duties. All duties and requirements are essential job functions.

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Equal Opportunity Employer 

We will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with ordinance 184652 Sec.189.04 (a) and San Francisco Police Code, Article 49. Section 4905.