ASSOCIATESHIPS
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Blue Oak Therapy Center is a non-profit mental health organization composed of pre-licensed therapists who run both the clinical and administrative aspects of the practice via a horizontal power structure, using a consensus decision making model. Compared to other associateship programs, we offer more autonomy and fewer fees.
Blue Oak is committed to continual learning and engagement with self-reflexive processes to support our capacity as a group and as individual therapists. We strive to center our mission and organizational values around diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe that combating racism, xenophobia, sexism & misogyny, classism, ableism, homophobia and transphobia is a constant process that requires ongoing learning, un-learning and self-interrogation. We seek to hire therapists who represent the communities that we serve.
Blue Oak aims to build organizational systems that promote emotional and financial sustainability for our therapists and our clients. This supports our commitment to equity for our clients and therapists, while providing high quality care. In order to honor the multiple dimensions of diversity represented by our community, we seek to facilitate financial accessibility of services and increased possibility of culture match between client and therapist.
ASSOCIATESHIPS AT BLUE OAK INCLUDE:
Reasonable financial compensation
Freedom to pursue your own clinical orientation with your chosen supervisor, to select your own clients based on interest, to create your own schedule, to create a group based on your interest (upon approval)
Diversity of referrals: individuals, couples/relationships, families, adolescents and children
Supportive colleagues at the same point in our professional journeys
An education in business and collaborative decision making
The ability to bring in clients from previous internships or traineeships, the opportunity to retain clients when you move into private practice, and the opportunity to stay on for one year post-licensure
Guaranteed 8 evening room hours per week
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
15-20 hours per week, depending on client load
Participation in a mandatory weekly meeting: Tuesdays, 9:15am-10:45am and shared weekly responsibilities for administering the center
Retaining outside individual supervision, subject to the approval of the clinical director
Two year commitment
Liability insurance on Day 1 and BBS registration within 30 days of beginning clinical services
Are you interested in joining Blue Oak Therapy Center? Reach out via the link below and tell us what you can bring to our therapy practice.