Employment

Immediate Opening for Full-Time CSW Social Worker or CPCI Certified Professional Counseling Intern

JOB SUMMARY:  CSW or CPCI provides mental health assessments, diagnosis, treatment plans, Individual Child and Family Therapy.  Coordinates all aspects of treatment for assigned clients.

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Master’s Degree in social work or professional counseling

• Utah licensure as CSW or CPCI

• Clinical experience with toddlers, preschoolers and elementary school age children up to 8 years old and their families

• Excellent spoken and written communication skills

• Ability to work independently, set priorities for assignments, meet deadlines, and participate enthusiastically as part of an interdisciplinary team.

OTHER:  Competitive salary and benefits.  FULL-TIME position. Exciting opportunity for additional training in treating child trauma.

CONTACT:  Please send resumes to Eve Smith, LCSW by e mail at esmith@tccslc.org.

Position open until filled.

The Children's Center is firmly committed to the concept of equal employment for all. Simply stated, this means our organization will not discriminate in the hiring, job assignment, rate of pay, promotion, transfer, demotion, or discipline of any employee or potential employee on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, or disability.

Internships

• Doctoral Psychology Internship
• Masters of Social Work Internship
• A stipend is offered for 2nd year internships
• Undergraduate & High School Training Opportunities

Doctoral Psychology Internship

The Children's Center provides three one-year internships for doctoral candidates in psychology. As a private, non-profit agency dedicated to helping emotionally and behaviorally troubled preschoolers and their families, your training will expose you to a wide range of psychiatric disorders throughout your year.

The Children's Center is not APA accredited. However, given the scope of our training program none of our interns have had any difficulty gaining employment or getting licensed. Moreover, it has not impacted their ability to gain access to insurance panels.

The stipend for the 2006 academic year is $18,000. We also provide health insurance and ten vacation days during the internship year.

For further information please contact Doug At 801-582-5534, or dgoldsmith@tccslc.org, or Joanne for a application form.

Masters of Social Work Internship

The Children's Center provides two nine-month internships for University of Utah masters of social work candidates. As a private, non-profit agency dedicated to helping emotionally and behaviorally troubled preschoolers and their families, your training will expose you to a wide range of psychiatric disorders and family traumas throughout your year.

Given the scope of our training program none of our interns have had any difficulty gaining employment or getting licensed. Moreover, it has not impacted their ability to gain access to insurance panels.

A stipend is offered for 2nd year internships.

For further information and an application packet, please talk to your faculty advisor at the University School of Social Work, or contact Natalie Thornley at The Children's Center 801-966-4251.

Undergraduate & High School Training Opportunities

The Children's Center participates with the various university and high school program in providing non paid intern experience. As a private, non-profit agency dedicated to helping emotionally and behaviorally troubled preschoolers and their families, your training will expose you to a wide range of psychiatric disorders and family traumas throughout your year. Interns work directly with clients in activity therapy groups, under the direction of professionals in the fields of social work, psychology and psychiatry, as well as speech pathology and dance therapy. Interns spend between 2 and 16 hours each week in direct client care, Monday - Friday. The Children's Center offers two locations in the Salt Lake Area.

Interns have a general orientation to the agency prior to client interaction, on-going training from the group therapists and weekly supervision and staff training. Interns are encouraged to work with the staff to plan treatment activities and to evaluate client progress.

For further information and an application packet, please talk to your faculty advisor at your university or high school, or contact Penney at:
The Children's Center 801-582-5534, or pgregersen@tccslc.org.