News & Articles
Please find Southwest Family Guidance Center & Institute articles, announcements, events and job openings posted below. Thanks!
  • Las Cruces Outpatient Therapist Wanted

    Hey there! Imagine being the superhero of mental health—yup, that’s what being a therapist at Southwest Family Guidance Center is all about! You’ll be diving into the depths of individual,…  MORE >

  • Albuquerque Outpatient Therapist Wanted

    Hey there! Imagine being the superhero of mental health—yup, that’s what being a therapist at Southwest Family Guidance Center is all about! You’ll be diving into the depths of individual,…  MORE >

  • MST Therapist Wanted

    OPENINGS IN BERNALILLO & VALENCIA COUNTIES Do you have a passion for working with children and families? Southwest Family Guidance Center is looking for compassionate, dedicated people in Valencia County…  MORE >

  • Internship Positions Available!

    Southwest Family Guidance Center offers an internship program for Master’s level graduate students in counseling and social work. Our internship program is available in our Albuquerque and Las Cruces offices.…  MORE >

  • Community-Based Therapist Wanted For Albuquerque

    Do you have a passion for working with children and families? Southwest Family Guidance Center is seeking compassionate, dedicated people in Bernalillo County and the surrounding area who want to empower youth and…  MORE >

  • Outpatient Therapists Wanted For Las Cruces

    NOW HIRING! Are you a licensed counselor or social worker who enjoys working with children and families? Would you like to work in a supportive and positive professional environment? Southwest…  MORE >

  • Community Support Worker Wanted For Las Cruces

    Southwest Family Guidance Center has an opening in Las Cruces for a Community Support Worker. The Community Support Worker provides CCSS (Comprehensive Community Support Services) to qualifying individuals. The CSW…  MORE >

  • Community Support Worker Wanted For Santa Fe/Rio Arriba County

    Southwest Family Guidance Center has an opening in Santa Fe/Rio Arriba County for a Community Support Worker. The Community Support Worker provides CCSS (Comprehensive Community Support Services) to qualifying individuals.…  MORE >

  • Community-Based Therapist Wanted For Las Cruces Office

    Do you have a passion for working with children and families? Southwest Family Guidance Center seeking compassionate, dedicated people in Las Cruces and the surrounding area who want to empower youth and families…  MORE >

  • Community-Based Therapist Wanted For Santa Fe Office

    Do you have a passion for working with children and families? Southwest Family Guidance Center is seeking compassionate, dedicated people in Santa Fe and the surrounding area who want to empower youth and…  MORE >

  • Hybrid Health, A New Way Of Working

    Thanks to the incredible efforts of the State, the Behavioral Health Providers Association, and the tireless efforts of our administrative leadership, Southwest Family has adapted to meet the needs of…  MORE >

  • Fostering Family Virtual Trainings

    Please join us for a series of free virtual trainings for kinship guardians, providing support and resources to those who’ve assumed the responsibility of caring for the child(ren) of a…  MORE >

  • Albuquerque Outpatient Therapists Wanted

    NOW HIRING! Are you a licensed counselor or social worker who enjoys working with children and families? Would you like to work in a supportive and positive professional environment? Southwest…  MORE >

  • MST Research & Statistics

    For more than 30 years, MST has consistently demonstrated positive outcomes with chronic juvenile offenders. Based on the program’s success, rigorous randomized trials were conducted to explore the feasibility and effects…  MORE >

  • Understanding EMDR Therapy

    EMDR therapy works with the understanding that the mind, like the body, has the capacity heal. Standing for “Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing,” EMDR is a proven and effective treatment for…  MORE >

  • Las Cruces MST Team Receives Two Prestigious Awards

    Southwest Family’s Las Cruces MST Team has received the impressive Sustained Excellence Award for Team Adherence. Las Cruces MST therapist, Megan Garcia, was also presented with an Excellence Award for Therapist Adherence. These…  MORE >

  • What Is Play Therapy, Anyway?

    Play therapy isn’t simply entertaining a child and calling it beneficial. It’s a delicate and sophisticated way to diagnose and measure internal emotional dynamics that might not easily be identified…  MORE >

  • SW Family Distinguished For Work With Problem Sexual Behavior Youth

    Southwest Family Guidance Center’s MST-PSB program has received a rare distinction for addressing youth with problem sexual behaviors. Blueprints, a nonprofit evaluator of evidence based programs, with the endorsement of MST Associates (the body…  MORE >

  • Positions Available

    Southwest Family Guidance Center, a growing and thriving counseling agency with offices in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Los Lunas, and Las Cruces, always accepts resumes for Therapist positions. Successful candidates must…  MORE >

  • Southwest Family Receives Precious Gems Award

    For 3 years, Southwest Family Guidance Center & Institute has partnered with the New Mexico Child Abuse Prevention Partnership (NMCAPP). Because of the work with child abuse issues we perform throughout the…  MORE >

  • Managing Back-To-School Stress

    Does this sound like a typical day for your family? Wake up, get dressed, eat breakfast (maybe), feed kids, search for backpacks, pack lunch, find shoes under the couch, run…  MORE >

  • Working Together To Stop Bullying

    As we all know, bullying has become an epidemic, a hot topic, a buzz word. We have all seen the heart-breaking news stories of young people committing suicide to escape the…  MORE >