Interview Screening

Name

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Email

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Phone Number

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Address

Street Address

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CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Are you a NYS licensed masters social worker or MHC (active)?

How many months have you accrued towards your LCSW licensure? You can also write that you have not started yet or do not know what this is.

Include two or more references (Name, email/number, role, entity). Would not contact them until after an interview was completed.

Can you work 4 evenings per week 5pm to 9pm? This is required.

This is a fee for service job which means income is largely contingent on clients attending sessions. For non-medicaid clients you would have the option of enforcing a cancellation fee which you would be paid from. That said, our intake show rate is 90% where as the average private practice and agency show rate is between 25 and 50%. As for ongoing sessions, for newer therapists outside this practice the show rate can be between 50 and 75% where as our practice wide show rate is between 70 and 90%. We also have great supervisors who can help you 'train clients on how to be clients' including how to engage early in treatment, improve obstacles to attendance and set expectations in a kind and therapeutic way. There are also far less paper work requirements and restrictions here than at an agency since we are private. Are you interested in learning private practice skills related to a private practice structure, including setting the treatment frame, exploring and addressing resistance, and working on client engagement to improve any attendance issues?

What is your level of comfort/experience with technology (completing notes online, learning in part through email, apps, telehealth, dealing with basic online setups).

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1 is I can use a calculator... does that count?, 5 is Very comfortable. I can find my way around.

How are you with correspondence? Let's say your boss, other staff member, or a client emails or calls you. Would you check your work email at least twice a day and most likely more during hours of scheduled clients? We understand that certain things can wait for a response, but do you keep tabs frequently?

We are conducting sessions online. Do you have a private room (with a closed door), wifi, a computer, cell phone, and a quiet atmosphere to work with no people, pets, etc. making a lot of noise?

We know that most therapists treat a variety of issues, but what issues/areas of focus do you think you could see yourself specializing in one day? Also, what may you have had more experience with?

Name three animals (without extra explanation):

Choose one:

Those last two were just for fun but shows you can find different ways of getting people interested about themselves, curious, and examine what things mean to them.

Just like in therapy.

Sorry for any small spike of anxiety but kudos for aswering/going with it!

This practice strongly utilizes psychodynamic approaches. We are looking for someone who is naturally inclined and has a strong interest to examine things on a deeper level, with more insight and with the ability to think abstractly. This includes looking at someone's past and present dynamics, transferences, patterns, defenses mechanisms and working with unconscious material.

We also utilize the therapy alliance to help clients understand their psychology and dynamics, to work through relational constructs, and to then practice in their lives what they have learned and experienced with our help. We do incorporate elements of cognitive behavioral therapy and other approaches as well.

Are you naturally inclined and have a strong interest in working psychodynamically even if you are new to learning some of the concepts and how to practice with it in mind? Select all that apply:

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Attach photo headshot of yourself

This is optional and would not be public unless it is a photo you would choose to be on our staff page later on if employed. No need to dress up too much and cell phone photos are okay (see our staff page).

Garden City Therapy, PLLC