Website: https://ocditexas.com/careers/

Position Title: Advanced Social Work Fellow at OCD Institute | Texas 

Position Type: Social Work 

Advanced Post-Graduate Clinical Fellowship in Social Work 

At OCDI Texas we are dedicated to offering a compassionate therapeutic  environment while implementing evidence-based mental health care to provide the most  effective treatment outcomes. We specialize in cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), particularly  exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy, in addition to other treatment modalities for individuals struggling with anxiety, OCD, and related disorders. Our treatment program is ideal  for individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety disorders, obsessive  compulsive spectrum disorders, phobias, and depression. OCDI Texas is one of only a few programs in the country that offers multiple levels of care  including a partial hospitalization and residential program for adults, intensive outpatient  care, and outpatient services customized for individuals across the life span. We also  work to advance treatment and outcome research in the field of OCD, anxiety, and related  disorders. Our findings demonstrate that our patients, in general, benefit greatly from receiving  treatment in our programs with care that is designed to fit their individual needs. 

Social work fellows will join our multi-disciplinary team where they will serve as an  integral clinical team member. The fellowship is a full time, salaried  position. Fellows are expected to conduct group therapy, individual  outpatient therapy, maintain an independent caseload and serve as the family therapist for  patients in our intensive programming. A large emphasis of this program is focused on training  which includes but is not limited to observation, supervision, didactics, trainings, team meetings  and more. The fellowship is ideal for candidates seeking a rigorous, high quality training  experience that will be challenging and support their growth as a new clinician.  Clinical opportunities include working within a residential setting to provide family and group therapy to those experiencing significant OCD and anxiety, as well as maintaining an individual outpatient caseload.

Duties and responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:

• Assessment of patient’s symptoms; both adults and adolescents;
• Evaluate, plan and implement individual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for outpatients

• Complete video assessments and care coordination on the admissions team
• Evaluate, plan, implement and lead (and co-lead) therapy groups, and therapeutic activity programs at the OCDI TX;
• Lead family therapy sessions and all clinical responsibilities related to overseeing a family therapy caseload across all levels of care;
• Help develop and implement family training programs;
• Support residential patients with ERP coaching. 
• Lead a weekend group quarterly for additional day of PTO;
• Design, coordinate and manage assigned patient’s treatment programs; serving as liaison to the treatment team; supervise and collaborate with students and residential counselors as they support patients in implementing the treatment plan and other general and/or designated responsibilities;
• Take an active role in designing our intensive/ outpatient services, marketing efforts and be proactive in figuring out (with the team) effective ways to run and grow the clinic;
• Engage in administrative and operations duties for OCDI TX as needed
• Engage in program meetings.
• Attend supervision  groups and meetings

Requirements/Qualifications:

Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in social work (MSW, MSSW) from a graduate college or school of  social work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) 
• Concentration in clinical social work with an interest in the clinical application of  CBT and working with an anxiety/OCD population 
• LMSW from the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) before  summer/fall of 2023

Benefits: 

• Social work fellows are eligible to company benefits including insurance, PTO and an  education stipend 
• Hours towards your LCSW licensure with an LCSW-S 
• Annual stipend: $50,000 

Application: 

Our application deadline for the 2025-2026 year is April 1, 2025. To apply, please  submit the following to Elizabeth McIngvale at: emcingvale@houstonocd.org and Emily Weems at:eweems@houstonocd.org.  

1. Cover letter 
2. CV 
3. 1-3 letters of reference 
4. Unofficial transcript