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The Support Counselor provides family-based mental health support, crisis intervention, and case management services to children and families The primary role is to provide support to children in order to allow them to learn and practice prosocial behavior, problem solving, and coping skills. Support Counselors are members of a treatment team, and provide services almost exclusively in the community: in families' homes, group homes, foster homes, schools, etc. Responsibilities include: direct services to children and their families, completion of documentation, participation on multidisciplinary teams, providing strength-based and culturally competent services, resource linkage, and flexibility to work evenings and weekends.
ABOUT SENECA
Seneca Family of Agencies is a non-profit with a simple but powerful mission: to help children and families through the most difficult times of their lives. Since then, Seneca provides a broad continuum of permanency, mental health, education, and juvenile justice services, which today reach over 18,000 youth and families throughout California and Washington State each year. The agency’s growth has been guided by a commitment to our Unconditional Care® model – doing whatever it takes to help children and families thrive, even when faced with tremendous challenges. Seneca is committed to supporting historically underrepresented communities and informing agency policies and practices through its agency-wide DEI Initiative and DEI Advisory Board. Seneca is committed to fostering an agency culture that is welcoming, cooperative, and inclusive of diverse peoples and worldviews.
In the Central Coast, Seneca provides in-depth fieldwork placement and training opportunities for MSW interns, Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT trainees) and Professional Clinical Counseling (PCC trainees).
Graduate Fieldwork Placements follow a standard school year schedule beginning in the fall and ending in the spring/early summer. First year students are required to work at least 16 hours per week and second year students are required to work 20-24 hours per week. Exact schedules are decided on with the supervising clinician according to the students’ availability and the program’s needs. Due to the sensitive needs of the kids and families we serve, we ask that students assist in providing a healthy transition into and out of our kids and families lives.
Students are provided with the following opportunities:
- Two week New Employee Orientation (Monday-Friday 9am-5:30pm) is mandatory.
- An intensive orientation to Seneca’s population served, values, philosophy, and practice at the beginning of their fieldwork placement.
- An opportunity to conduct hands-on fieldwork.
- Training and supervision focused on the Seneca treatment model.
- Multiple and varying training opportunities presented on a wide range of topics applicable to working with children and their families.
- Weekly supervision provided by a Seneca Clinician with an appropriate degree or license.
- Weekly group supervision when applicable to the student’s fieldwork agreement.
- Be part of an agency dedicated to helping provide permanent families to allow the children to thrive.
- Clearance of TB test, fingerprints, and any other mandatory State/Federal licensing or certification requirements.
- Proof of COVID-19 vaccination and booster required.
Who should apply?
The training settings we offer are most appropriate for advanced students who already have some exposure to clinical populations and direct work with clients. You must be currently enrolled in a clinical graduate program with one of our partnering universities to qualify to apply. Please note: Fieldwork placements do not automatically lead to employment at Seneca.
To Apply: You will need to complete theFieldwork Matching Form and attach it to your online application. To begin your online application, click the "Apply Now" button on this page. To learn more about our internships, please visit our Internship Informationalpage.
Note for Post Graduate Clinical Interns:
As a post graduate MSW (ASW) or MFT (AMFT) you may qualify for any of the Clinician/Therapist positions at Seneca. As an employee, Seneca will assist you in gaining your hours, trainings, as well as supervision and support, as you move towards licensure. For more information about applying for a Clinical position with Seneca, please go toEmployment Opportunities and browse our full-time employment openings.
The Lead Support Counselor provides family-based mental health support, crisis intervention, and case management services to children and families. The primary role is to provide support to children in order to allow them to learn and practice prosocial behavior, problem solving and coping skills. Lead Support Counselors are members of a treatment team, and provide services almost exclusively in the community: in families’ homes, group homes, foster homes, schools, etc. Additionally, the Lead Support Counselor provides coaching, modeling and development opportunities to staff.
ABOUT WRAPAROUND
Seneca offers intensive “Wraparound” services to children and youth at risk of placement in a high-level group home, and to their families. The Wraparound programs are strengths-based, family-driven, flexible, and creative, with the goal of helping the family develop the skills and supports to prevent or reduce the possibility of residential placement of their child. A family-based team addresses the needs of the entire family, not just the at-risk child. This family team consists of family members, other community members who have an important role in the family, and Seneca’s care coordinators, family assistants, and family partners. Wraparound serves 34 youth with their contracts – a mix of foster youth, adoptive youth, and youth living with their biological family.
ABOUT SENECA
Seneca Family of Agencies is a non-profit with a simple but powerful mission: to help children and families through the most difficult times of their lives. Since then, Seneca provides a broad continuum of permanency, mental health, education, and juvenile justice services, which today reach over 18,000 youth and families throughout California and Washington State each year. The agency’s growth has been guided by a commitment to our Unconditional Care® model – doing whatever it takes to help children and families thrive, even when faced with tremendous challenges. Seneca is committed to supporting historically underrepresented communities and informing agency policies and practices through its agency-wide DEI Initiative and DEI Advisory Board. Seneca is committed to fostering an agency culture that is welcoming, cooperative, and inclusive of diverse peoples and worldviews.
The Lead Care Coordinator provides strength-based, culturally competent Wraparound services, including Wraparound Family Team facilitation, group leadership, and coordination of those providing services to Wraparound families, including theFamily Partner and Support Counselor Staff. Additionally, the Lead Care Coordinator can provide coaching, modeling and development opportunities to staff.
ABOUT WRAPAROUND
Seneca offers intensive “Wraparound” services to children and youth at risk of placement in a high-level group home, and to their families. The Wraparound programs are strengths-based, family-driven, flexible, and creative, with the goal of helping the family develop the skills and supports to prevent or reduce the possibility of residential placement of their child. A family-based team addresses the needs of the entire family, not just the at-risk child. This family team consists of family members, other community members who have an important role in the family, and Seneca’s care coordinators, family assistants, and family partners. Wraparound serves 34 youth with their contracts – a mix of foster youth, adoptive youth, and youth living with their biological family.
ABOUT SENECA
Seneca Family of Agencies is a non-profit with a simple but powerful mission: to help children and families through the most difficult times of their lives. Since then, Seneca provides a broad continuum of permanency, mental health, education, and juvenile justice services, which today reach over 18,000 youth and families throughout California and Washington State each year. The agency’s growth has been guided by a commitment to our Unconditional Care® model – doing whatever it takes to help children and families thrive, even when faced with tremendous challenges. Seneca is committed to supporting historically underrepresented communities and informing agency policies and practices through its agency-wide DEI Initiative and DEI Advisory Board. Seneca is committed to fostering an agency culture that is welcoming, cooperative, and inclusive of diverse peoples and worldviews.
***Now offering a $5000 sign-on bonus and a four-day work week!*** AMFT, APCC, ASW, AND licensed for all areas qualify
Seneca offers weekly individual and group supervision towards licensure hours, free CEUs, many free trainings to improve clinical skills, and yearly scholarship opportunities for professional development.
As a Mobile Response Team Social Worker with Seneca MRT, you provide proactive early intervention before crises escalate to divert youth from more restrictive interventions. Our team consists of mental health professionals dedicated to same-day crisis intervention for youth facing immediate crises and ensures that families receive coordinated care and access to long-term services. The Mobile Response Team's overarching goal is to prevent suicide, minimize unnecessary psychiatric hospitalizations, decrease police involvement, and reduce the criminalization of mental health. This program specifically caters to low-income and at-risk community members, offering assistance to youth with Medi-Cal or no insurance. These crisis intervention services are provided in homes, schools, and various community locations. You will respond to each crisis as a team, never going out alone, while collaborating with fellow community partners that work to serve our youth.
ABOUT SENECA
Seneca Family of Agencies is a non-profit with a simple but powerful mission: to help children and families through the most difficult times of their lives. Since then, Seneca provides a broad continuum of permanency, mental health, education, and juvenile justice services, which today reach over 18,000 youth and families throughout California and Washington State each year. The agency’s growth has been guided by a commitment to our Unconditional Care® model – doing whatever it takes to help children and families thrive, even when faced with tremendous challenges. Seneca is committed to supporting historically underrepresented communities and informing agency policies and practices through its agency-wide DEI Initiative and DEI Advisory Board. Seneca is committed to fostering an agency culture that is welcoming, cooperative, and inclusive of diverse peoples and worldviews. Seneca has been voted as a top workplace 7 years in a row and is one of California's top nonprofit providers of specialty mental health services in California.