POSITION TITLE: Trauma Therapist Child and Family
DEPARTMENT: Therapy Services
REPORTS TO: Manager - Clinical/Trauma Therapist
CLASSIFICATION: Regular, Full-time
POSITION SUMMARY
The Trauma Therapist provides trauma informed individual, family, and group therapy to child victims of sexual and other complex trauma and their non-offending family members using evidence-based treatment modalities. The Trauma Therapist has a productivity requirement and is expected to independently manage a case load to ensure that all clients receive timely services.
This position will be primarily office-based at the Drop-In Center (DiC), but the therapist may on occasion be asked to meet the family in another location such as the family’s home, school, or community, or a facility. The (DiC) is a collaborative effort requiring multi-disciplinary team meetings and regular cross professional communication and team work for the well-being of the children and families served
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Clinically assess and diagnose child survivors and non-offending family members
- Provide individual, family, and group counseling to child survivors and non-offending family members using evidence-based treatment modalities
- Maintain a regular caseload that is agreed upon
- Complete individualized treatment plans
- Measure treatment progress by assessing improvement on clinical assessment tools
- Identify and provide community resources to clients and DiC guests as needed
- Document session notes in client chart/electronic medical records database (Apricot), provide written reports as appropriate, and enter service data following agency policies and procedures
- Provide crisis intervention for clients receiving other primary services
- Prepare child victims and witnesses for court
- Provide testimony in court and document preparation as required by subpoena
- Incorporate trauma-informed care philosophy, practices, and strategies in all activities
- Attend the Safe Harbor docket bi-weekly
- Attend the Human Trafficking case review through the Child Advocacy Center monthly
- Attend weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings with drop-in center staff
- Develop creative ways to further our engagement with at-risk populations
- Provide community trainings to foster knowledge of the populations served
- Assist with basic day-to-day operations at the DiC as well as providing needed support to DiC guests
- Collaborating with the anti-human-trafficking task-force as needed
- Practice within professional areas of expertise and under the supervision of an independently licensed practitioner
- Maintain productivity expectations which may change based on the goals of the agency
- Effectively coordinate client care with other service providers and community resources to assure continuity of care
- Participate in all multi-disciplinary team and mental health team meetings
- Maintain positive working relationships with agency stakeholders and community partnerships related to the DIC
- Work closely with all therapeutic services and multidisciplinary team members to identify the needs of clients and their support systems
- Complete data collection, data entry, and required reports and other related administrative paperwork in accordance with program timelines and standards
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in Social Services, Counseling, Art Therapy and/or a related field
- One of the following valid OH licenses:
- Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
- Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW)
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
- 2 years of direct clinical/therapy experience with child trauma survivors and families
- Experience with human trafficking survivors preferred
- Experience with community-based work preferred
- 2 years of experience with survivors of sexual violence
- Experience using evidence-based modes of therapy
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
- May consider an equivalent combination of education, experience, and/or training to meet the essential functions of the position
SCHEDULE/LOCATION
- In order to meet the needs of survivors of sexual violence, this position requires work to be performed at any of CRCC’s locations and at locations within the community
- Work is typically performed onsite at a CRCC location 3 days per work and as required, and may be performed remotely (i.e. at home) the balance of the time
- Typical schedule is Monday through Friday, 10AM to 6PM
This description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of CRCC.
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center is dedicated to building a culturally diverse and pluralistic staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity/expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.