Optimum Joy exists to help men and women heal and grow through providing exceptional and specialized mental health services. Currently accepting applications from clinicians meeting the basic qualifications below:

Mental Health Therapist

• Priority given to fully licensed clinicians (LCPC, LCSW, LMFT)

• Two evenings of availability. The majority of our clients come during the daytime hours, but a few couples and working professionals seek our services and are unable to come during regular business hours.

• Candidates should be proactive, self-assured, independent, flexible, attuned, highly attentive; engaging clients with solid clinical judgement and decision-making ability

• Has experience and clear interest in working with specific populations (e.g. eating disorders, trauma, couples’ therapy, sexuality, etc.)

• Interest in working in private practice setting and willingness to partner in building caseload over time

• Supportive, collaborative mindset towards Optimum Joy staff

• Priority given to clinicians seeking fuller caseload

• Willingness to educate community and build brand through writing content and media engagement, etc.

• Interest and experience in working with multicultural issues

• Drive to be curious and continue learning

• Ability to manage time and administrative tasks such as note taking

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This position will provide clinical insight and feedback to provisionally licensed therapists via individual and group supervision. At times, a Clinical Supervisor will report on the supervisee’s development as a clinician to their Team Clinical Director.

• Clinical Supervisors are required to have an accurate working knowledge of Optimum Joy's internal processes and policy. It is from a working knowledge that staff therapists can feel empowered in navigating the system of Optimum Joy. Also, when a staff member has difficulty navigating or upholding job requirements and policy, then collaboration and reporting to the Team Clinical Director in order to plan how to appropriately support any difficulty or concern within our teams.

• At times, the Clinical Supervisor will assist with onboarding to further a new hire’s ability to assimilate into office culture and process. This requires an ability to work collaboratively with the Support Staff, bridging the communication between what is happening clinically and administratively. Support Staff can then help create solutions or pathways for staff therapists to be supported and enjoy their jobs.

• Clinical Supervisors are required to maintain confidentiality and communicate with discretion according to HIPPA and Human Resources best practices. The leadership position has privileged access to data and information that is not public knowledge to the wider staff at Optimum Joy or others outside the organization.

• This position requires a terminal license in able to provide qualifying supervision and clinical oversight

Continuing Development

• Clinical Supervisors are recognized within our organization as leaders and future development to higher level positions.

• Clinical Supervisors will have the opportunity to read clinical notes submitted by supervisees, working with the Clinical Director they report to developmentally as a supervisor in training.

• Will engage in leadership training and development

Compensation Stipend 

• Individual Supervision: This position is compensated via a monthly stipend for each clinician supervised. Each clinician supervised equals a $200/month payment for all supervision duties required which include meetings for clinical supervision,  collaborating with Team Clinical Director and Admin Lead, attending leadership meetings and Clinical Supervisor meetings, reading and signing notes, and any other supervision or administrative duties related to the position.

  • Every other week supervisor for 1 clinical hour (2 supervision hours per month)

  • Weekly reading & signing notes (approximately 30 minutes per week). Reading clinical notes requires assessment skills around safety, best practices, professionalism, and clinical insight.

• Group Supervision: This position is compensated via a monthly stipend for each facilitated weekly group supervision. Each group equals a $100/month payment for all supervision duties required, which include facilitating virtual weekly group supervision for 2-3 clinicians for 1 clinical hours. All outside group needs can be referred to the Individual Supervisors for followup.

Apply for Clinical Supervision Position 

Optimum Joy exists to help people heal and grow through providing exceptional and specialized mental health services. Each year, we take on 4-6 clinical residents for one year. Depending on when a Clinical Resident starts, the dates for the year commitment are the following terms: 

Summer Start: June 1 - May 31 

• Practicum: June 1 - Aug 31

• Internship 1: Sept 1 - Dec 31

• Internship 2: Jan 1 - May 31

Fall Start: Sept 1 - Aug 31

• Practicum: Sept 1 - Dec 31

• Internship 1: Jan 1 - May 31

• Internship 2: June 1 - Aug 31

Spring Start: Jan 15 - Jan 14

• Practicum: Jan 1 - May 31

• Internship 1: June 1 - Aug 31

• Internship 2: Sept 1 - Dec 31
  

We interview MA candidates in the January-February each year for all three start dates. It is recommended that students apply by December each year to be included in the interview process. Our clinical residents are with our organization for the length of 3 semesters composed of any order of summer, fall and spring semesters. It is our strong preference that students do both practicum and internships with Optimum Joy, as we have seen students be most successful in their learning through committing to the entire year.

Clinical Residents can indicate any financial need on their application for an academic scholarship through our partner Resonate Joy. Additionally, all clinical fees will be used to pay for a resident’s clinical supervision, and any surplus will be donated to the mission of Resonate Joy.

CLINICAL RESIDENCY DESCRIPTION

Optimum Joy agrees to take on advanced clinical resident interns in order for them to gain clinical experience. This experience will include:

• Direct Hours: During the clinical residency our office works to build a caseload of up to 14 clinical sessions a week.

• Indirect Hours: Training, staff meetings, administrative work, article writing and media content, etc. Note writing will be left to your own time management and is due each week.

• Supervision: 

  • 1 hourly weekly Individual supervision 

  • Live supervision will be offered for 10 weeks at the beginning of clinical experience

  • Thursdays 10am CST is an optional virtual weekly training CEU

• Caseload: Clinical Residents agree to begin seeing a caseload of up to 14 clinical sessions weekly, as well as complete all necessary documentation to manage caseload. This means carrying a caseload of 15-20 clients, and learning case management and scheduling of caseload. Optimum Joy will provide students with enough clients, mixing the population between marginalized communities and private practice populations, in order to meet their direct hour program requirements. 
  

TIME COMMITMENT:  In total, the Clinical Resident agrees to spend around 20-24 total hours a week in order to obtain clinical experience, prepare for sessions, write clinical documentation, attend clinical supervision, and meet any additional program requirements. The student will commit two evenings (sessions 4-4:50, 5-5:50, 6-6:50, 7-7:50), Thursdays mandatory in person, to seeing clients and doing live supervision. 

Other Requirements

• Clinical Residents agree to turn in 3 forms of content (bio video, written blog, etc.) The students will collaborate with clinical staff and support staff in order to determine topics of need and interest. This helps interns develop their clinical voice alongside their counseling skills.

• In partnership with Resonate Joy, any Clinical Resident who receives a partnership scholarship agrees to do two testimonials, one written and one video, regarding their experience.   

• Student interns agree to attend all meetings which include: weekly individual supervision, twice annual all staff meetings, and any additional meeting that could be requested by offer personnel 

• Students will participate in regular evaluations with their Optimum Joy supervisor and staff at the end of each semester. Additional collaborative evaluation will take place when a student records segments of their sessions via video or audio, seeking supervisors’ feedback and input on the process.

• Clinical interviews, individual, group, couples/marital, and family counseling, intakes, crisis intervention, on-call coverage, and phone calls with clients all count towards direct hours.

Application Link: https://form.jotform.com/251355269993066