Contract Counselors
We are seeking Marriage and Family Therapists, Psychologists, and Licensed Clinical Social Workers for part-time contract positions to see individual and family clients and to facilitate support groups and educational classes. We have several openings for Spanish speaking counselors. Please send resume with license number to Marion Solovei, Ph. D., Clinical Director, at msolovei@familyservicecares.org.

Family Service Internship Program
Family Service offers internships to graduate and port-graduate students in Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, and Social Work programs. Interns spend ten to twenty hours per week at the agency, for a minimum of ten months. Interns have the opportunity to work closely with and in cooperation with allied professionals and community agencies.

The program content includes supervised therapeutic relationships in an outpatient setting. Core experiences will encompass client-centered intakes and psychotherapy with individuals, couples, families, and groups, school-based counseling programs, and critical incident stress debriefing. Although the program orientation is eclectic, interns will develop an understanding of the various therapeutic approaches, including developmental, psychoanalytic, behavioral, client centered, cognitive, and other theoretical models.

The focus of the internship will be on providing the trainee with diversified clinical experiences involving adults, adolescents, and children. Each intern will examine a wide spectrum of mental health services with the aim of developing appropriate therapeutic skills. A minimum of two hours per week of supervision is provided throughout the internship period. Individual and group supervision by licensed staff is included within the ten to twenty hour commitment. Attendance at weekly professional in-service seminars and monthly psychiatric consultations is required.

Internships conform to existing standards by the State of California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners as well as the Board of Medical Quality Assurance's Psychology Examining Committee and the California Psychology Internship Council. Interns are expected to meet their ethical and professional responsibilities with the agency.

Application requirements include:

• Enrollment or completion (within 5 years) of a masters or doctoral program in either psychology, marriage and family therapy, or social work in an accredited educational institution.
• Completion of at least 25% of the required course work leading to the degree.
• Three letters of recommendation (at least two of which are from individuals directly responsible for evaluating the intern candidate's academic performance).
• A short autobiography
• Current resume
• Departmental support of the candidate's application (if in a current program).
• Ability to commit to at least ten hours a week for a minimum of ten months.

Please send all of the required documents to:

Marion Solovei, Ph. D., Clinical Director
Family Service
5500 Atherton Street, Suite 416, Long Beach, CA 90815
Tel: 562-493-1496
E-Mail: msolovei@familyservicecares.org