Bi-Lingual (Spanish) Mental Health Clinician

Responsibilities

• Establish a supportive relationship with caregivers by initiating and maintaining regular contact (often beginning with a visit to the CAC)
• Contribute to Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs) by assisting caregivers as a support, liaison and advocate before, during, and after team meetings, as appropriate
• Afford caregivers with referrals and access to mental health, housing, safety planning, medical and legal services, as appropriate
• Conduct trauma screening and mental health assessments, as appropriate and indicated
• Provide trauma symptom assessment, Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI)
• Provide Problematic Sexual Behavior-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (PSB-CBT) for children and their caregivers referred due to the child's own problematic sexual behavior
• Provide Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for children and their caregivers
• Provide other mental health support services to child victims and their caregivers, as needed
• Manage a clinical therapy caseload of 10 clients, at minimum
• Maintain appropriate client case records and documentation in accordance with CAC policy and guidelines
• Manage ongoing relationships with on-site and off-site partner agencies
• Attend all staff meetings, case reviews, in-service training and other meetings, as required

Qualifications

• MASTERS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK OR COUNSELING IS REQUIRED; LICSW or LMHC PREFERRED
• Fluency in Spanish required
• Working knowledge of dynamics of child abuse and neglect, parent-child dynamics and child development essential
• Resourcefulness and working knowledge of MA Department of Children and Families, criminal justice response to child abuse, CAC and MDT model, and familiarity with Suffolk County social service, medical, mental health, domestic violence, civil legal and community services/agencies helpful
• Passion for CAC mission and commitment to addressing the impacts of violence and trauma
• Commitment to understanding the impact of systemic inequities and how systemic inequality affects the CAC’s work and the children and families served
• Commitment to creating and maintaining an environment in which families’ diverse backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges are respected and valued
• Strong, effective verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Must be able to pass CORI, SORI and DCF background checks

Pay

Full Time
Starting Salary: $65,000
Excellent benefits package.