Child & Adolescent Trauma Counselor

Classification: Full-Time, Exempt

Supervisor: Medical Director

This is a professional position that plays a key role in the delivery of services and support to children and their non-offending family members impacted by child maltreatment and other traumas.

Principle responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Provision of strengths-based and trauma-focused mental health services to children and non-offending family members.

• Provide mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of children referred for concerns of child maltreatment or other trauma. This may include using telehealth platforms to deliver care.

• Provide case management for clients, including liaising with community partners such as law enforcement, the Department of Human Services and school personnel

• Maintain client records according to organizational, state, and federal guidelines, including billing information, client demographics, and outcomes across all platforms

• Participate in regularly scheduled clinical supervision and communicate with supervisor on clinical issues related to clients as needed.

• Attend weekly Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Review meetings, provide consultation on case staffing when appropriate, and provide consulting services for MDT members on individual cases as requested.

• Represent the ABC House counseling department and coordinate with other community agencies such as System of Care, YST, Regional CAC providers, etc.

• Manage policies, procedures, and protocols and supervise other therapists to ensure compliance.

• Coordinate with other CACs for case consultation and lead consultation upon hiring of other therapists.

• Adheres to the National Children’s Alliance (NCA) standards.

• Other duties as assigned.

Additional Duties:

• Provide oversight to MH contractors and interns as assigned.

• Contribute to the overall strategy and development of the mental health program.

• Accurately track and manage counseling data.

• Oversee administration of client and family surveys

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to keep programs, protocols and initiatives current and relevant.

• Manage budget and determine necessary trainings/resources needed for department.

• Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or other field that qualifies the candidate to be a licensed professional counselor, clinical social worker, psychologist, or marriage and family counselor in the state of Oregon.

• Licensed professional counselor, licensed marriage and family counselor, licensed clinical social worker, or with an active plan to become licensed in the state of Oregon.

• Experience providing mental health care at the QMHP or QMHA level preferred (including internship and practicum experience) in an outpatient mental health facility, hospital, residential or day-treatment setting providing counseling services to children, adolescents and families, specifically with trauma-informed practices.

• Experience delivering trauma-focused treatment modalities to children, such as TF-CBT, EMDR or PCIT, or willingness to receive training in trauma focused treatments.

• Strong ability to develop rapport with non-offending family members and flexibility to meet their needs.

• Knowledge of child abuse issues and laws preferred.

• Strong computer skills, including demonstrated experience with electronic health records, word processing and data entry, Telemental-health experience preferred.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team.

• Commitment to the Vision, Mission, and Purpose of ABC House.

• Ability to pass criminal background and child abuse registry checks.

• Bilingual Spanish speaker preferred.

ABC House is an equal opportunity employer committed to respectful, quality care to children and their non-offending family members from diverse racial, ethnic, religious, and non-traditional family forms.

ABC House is a drug-free workplace.

Under the provisions of the Immigration and Reform Act of 1986, the candidate will be required to provide evidence of identity and eligibility for employment.