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Most importantly, my time here has given me the experience to improve the health of others with the support of an accomplished and passionate team</p> <h5 class="wysiwyg_quote--author"></h5> <p class="wysiwyg_quote--org"></p> </div> <p><strong>Research assistants gain valuable skills such as:聽</strong></p> <ul> <li>Recruitment, Data collection, monitoring, and management</li> <li>Survey skills</li> <li>Basic understanding of research process by participating in meetings and study start up</li> <li>Working with a dynamic group of colleagues and being mentored by postdocs and faculty</li> </ul> <p>聽</p> <p>聽</p> <p>聽</p> <p>聽</p> <p>聽</p> <p>聽</p> <p>聽</p> <p>聽</p> <h1>Open Positions:聽</h1> </div></div></div> <div class="paragraphs-items paragraphs-items-field-paragraph-sections paragraphs-items-field-paragraph-sections-full paragraphs-items-full"> <div class="field field-name-field-paragraph-sections field-type-paragraphs field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="entity entity-paragraphs-item paragraphs-item-blockreferences"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-pg-blockref-blockref field-type-blockreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div id="block-views-research-block-2" class="block block-views"> <header> </header> <div class="view view-research view-id-research view-display-id-block_2 view-dom-id-ff4dc008ada851946a06d9f1324d481d"> <div class="view-content"> <div> <div class="views-field views-field-nid"> <span class="field-content"><h2>Clinical Externship Opportunity learning Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness Coaching for Reducing SUGAR INTAKE</h2> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Our team at UCSF, in collaboration with CPMC/Sutter Health is seeking therapists in training for a special research study.</strong></p> <p><img alt="" height="236" src="https://amecenter.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra4571/f/wysiwyg/pexels-nataliya-vaitkevich-6942168.jpg" style="float:left" width="157" />The AME Center is聽conducting an exciting clinical intervention study at UCSF/Sutter Health, which is funded by the NIH.</p> <p>We are looking for qualified health counselors (who have at least 1-2 years of clinical training) to help run a brief Zoom聽motivational interviewing intervention to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption. Ideal candidates are graduate trainees in clinical and counseling psychology programs, but we are open to trainees from other disciplines, including nutrition.</p> <p>The time commitment for this externship opportunity can be flexible, but we ask for a minimum of聽<strong>16 hours per week</strong>, over the course of聽<strong>6 months</strong>, for<b>聽2 full days </b><b>per week</b>聽of clinical work with the opportunity for a longer commitment if desired. Responsibilities will include both聽direct face-to-face work and</p> <p>data entry/administrative tasks. Please note that all work will be performed remotely. There is an opportunity for weekly remote supervision of clinical hours. 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