San Diego (Kearny Mesa)

The San Diego Center for Children's main campus is located in Kearney Mesa.  Close to 300 professionals work there in various programs.  The larger programs consist of the Children's Residential Program, the Clark Adolescent Program, and the San Diego Center for Children's Academy, a non public school.

SDCC provides a full array of mental health services in each of our residential programs, Children's Residential Treatment, RCL 12 and RCL 14, and our Clark Adolescent Treatment Program. Our residential programs work with children and adolescents who have acute psychiatric and behavioral needs within a highly structured residential setting. Our children's and adolescent residential programs are dedicated to providing the highest quality treatment that is available for our clients by offering an intensive therapeutic setting that offers weekly group, individual, and family therapy, as well as a highly structured milieu. Our residents are supervised and supported 24 hours a day by trained Child Development Counselors. We work from the perspective of a “strengths-based” model, which means that we focus on positive behavioral support, on progress being made, and on strengths and attributes of those in our programs.

At SDCC, the ultimate goal of our residential programs is to prepare children and their families for a successful return home. We believe that communities are made better when children and adolescents become contributing adults of the community, and when people accept that the improvement of a child's life deserves our very best efforts. At our Kearney Mesa location we employ staff members in the following programs:

• Children's Residential Treatment Center (RTC)
• Clark Adolescent Program
• San Diego Center for Children Academy (NPS)
• Special Families Foster Care Program
• Step-Down Wraparound Program

CHILDREN'S RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS
Children who live in our RCL 12 and RCL 14 programs are ages 6 to 13 years old. The children live on a beautiful campus, in cottages with no more than eight residents. The program staffs Child Development Counselors, Therapists, Clinical Supervisors, Nurses, Program Supervisors, etc.

CLARK ADOLESCENT RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
SDCC also offers an RCL 14 Residential for adolescents. The Clark Adolescent Treatment Program is a residential program with a capacity of 24 boys and girls, ages 13 to 17. The program is divided into boys and girls units with the adolescents living in double occupancy rooms. The Clark program staffs Child Development Counselors, Therapists, Clinical Supervisors, Nurses, Program Supervisors, and other support staff.

SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR CHILDREN ACADEMY

The San Diego Center for Children Academy is a private and nonpublic School that employs over 35 Teachers, Instructors, Instructional Assistants and administrative staff.  We provide special education services for emotionally disturbed children and children with learning differences ages 5 to 22 years.  The Academy serves children who are in San Diego Center for Children’s residential treatment and day treatment programs, as well as children who live in the community.  All students will be in classes that will fulfill requirements of their home district. The goal of the Academy is to assist the child in eventually succeeding in a less restrictive educational placement.  All students enrolled have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) that has been created to meet their unique and specific educational, social emotional and behavioral needs.  The instructional program at the Academy is based on each student’s IEP, California State Standards, and requirements for graduation.  San Diego Center for Children Academy is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. 

SPECIAL FAMILIES FOSTER CARE PROGRAM

Special Families serves higher end children in foster care from 0-21 years of age. Several different foster care programs are run by Special Families including a FFA program (treatment level) that also serves San Diego Regional Center (SDRC) consumers, and two Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) programs for the folowing age ranges (preschool-0-6 and Adolescent-12-18) (intensive treatment level). The FFA program focuses on long term care for children, while our MTFC programs focus on returning children to lower care levels with family or other identified homes. The program staffs 10-15 professionals to help support, train, and provide theraputic services for children and families (foster and biological). The program staffs Social Workers, Therapists, Skills Trainers, Playgroup Leader/Staff, Foster Parent Consultant, Trainers/Certification staff, Program Supervisors, as well as administrative support staff.

STEPDOWN WRAPAROUND PROGRAM

The Stepdown Wraparound team consists of 6 wrap facilitator/therapists, 2 parent partners, one Clinical Lead, a Program Manager, a consulting psychiatrist, and one administrative assistant. Clinical positions require a masters degree and a registered BBS number. The program provides aftercare services for youth who are transitioning to a lower level of care in a strength-based, team approach for any MediCal eligible youth aged 5-18 who is in residential care at SDCC. Services provided are wraparound case management, individual/family/group therapy, medication monitoring, parent partnering, emancipation support, crisis intervention, and skills training. The goal is to help clients make a safe, smooth, and successful transition to their family, school and community environment as quickly as possible.

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If you are interested in joining the team in San Diego (Kearny Mesa) and would like to apply for our open positions there please explore the following links:

• Facilities & Maintenance
• Accounting & Finance
• Human Resources
• Clark Adolescent Program
• Children's Residential Program
• San Diego Center for Children Academy
• Stepdown Wraparound Program
• Special Families Foster Care Program
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• Administrative
• Dietary
• Marketing & Development
• Nursing
• Executive Management
• Quality Assurance
• Clinical Support

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