Bilingual Trauma Clinician (English / Spanish)

Mission: The Philadelphia Children's Alliance (PCA) is an independent non-profit organization that promotes healing and justice for sexually abused children in Philadelphia. Using a multidisciplinary approach, we collaborate with our partners in child protection, law enforcement, and medical and mental health services to provide forensic interviews, victim support and counseling services at the Philadelphia Safety Collaborative, a co-located child-friendly facility. We are committed to using the best practices and we promote this model locally and nationally.

Summary:

Reporting to the Manager of Clinical Services, this position is responsible for providing outpatient mental health services to youth who have experienced sexual abuse and other significant traumas. The position provides evidence-based assessment and interventions to youth and their families to help them build a foundation of safety, manage symptoms, resolve past traumas, and reduce risks of future victimization.

Essential Qualifications:

• Ability to provide excellent services to youth in a culturally diverse workplace.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and cultural competence.
• Maturity, discretion, and professionalism.
• Collaborative, team building work style and empathetic, supportive client style.
• Relevant prior training and experience in providing Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) to child victims of trauma, preferred.
• Mental health licensure or eligible for licensure in the state of Pennsylvania.
• Monday to Friday, must be willing to work 2 evenings a week (total 8 hours post-5pm)
• Hybrid Work Schedule - Shifts in-office at least 3 days a week (11:00AM-7:00PM or 12:00PM-8:00PM)
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)—able to communicate fluently and provide clinical services in both languages.

Responsibilities:

Direct Service:

• Provide individual, group, and family therapy to child victims of sexual abuse and their non-offending family members and monitor progress of treatment.
• Screen adult and child clients referred to PCA for post-traumatic stress symptoms using identified screening tools to determine appropriateness for TF-CBT or other evidence-based intervention.
• Maintain a case load of 20 clients.
• Conduct intake assessments and make ongoing assessments using empirically validated instruments during therapy.
• Provide psychoeducation to caregivers regarding symptoms of trauma and their management and the importance of accessing behavioral health interventions.
• Create and review treatment plans in collaboration with clients and their families.
• Engage clients in trauma informed therapeutic interventions such as TF-CBT, including play or expressive arts as appropriate.
• Provide therapy in individual, group, and family modalities.
• Make appropriate referrals for child and families psychological needs prior to termination as part of their aftercare planning.

Administrative:

• Document clinical work and maintain clinical files in accordance with PCA counseling protocols.
• Document contact with clients in NCAtrak according to PCA procedures and protocols.
• Assist Manager of Clinical Services in program development.
• Work collaboratively with PCA Family Advocates to provide case management services when needed.
• Participate in community coalitions for mental health providers and victim advocates as required.
• Collaborate with other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care for clients.
• Refer clients to other agencies as appropriate.
• Collaborate with other agencies providing services to clients.
• Participate in weekly clinical supervision with Manager of Clinical Services.
• Participate in monthly case conferences, peer case consultation and department meeting.

Staff Development:

• Participate in appropriate staff development activities.
• Stay abreast of current information regarding trauma treatment and sexual abuse.
• Attend relevant trainings for professional development.
• Support and participate in agency activities such as staff meetings, special events, and fundraising as appropriate or assigned.

Experience/ Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling Psychology, or other relevant Clinical Mental Health degree.
• At least 2 years’ experience providing therapy to traumatized children.
• Course work in mental health diagnosis and familiarity with DSM-5.
• Familiarity with child abuse reporting requirements in Pennsylvania.
• Mental health licensure or eligible for licensure in the state of Pennsylvania (LCSW or LPC preferred)
• Previous experience/training in TF-CBT preferred, or required within starting the position

Skills:

• PC literacy including basic knowledge of MS Office, spreadsheet applications, and database functions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; presentation experience helpful.
• Strong interpersonal skills and telephone communications.

Equal Opportunity: PCA recruits, hires, compensates, trains, and promotes qualified individuals in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or by any other basis protected under applicable law.