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PSB Specialist Family Advocate / Psychotherapist

Employer
Georgia Center for Child Advocacy (GCCA)
Location
Atlanta, Georgia and Tucker, Georgia
Salary
40-50k
Closing date
Oct 29, 2022

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Focus Areas
Human Services
Job Function
Direct Service / Social Service, Social Work / Counseling
Position Type
Full Time
Degree Level
Masters
Willingness to Travel
up to 25%
Experience Level
Professional

Job Details

Title of Position: PSB Specialist Family Advocate / Psychotherapist

The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy, a Children’s Advocacy Center and NCTSN Cat III site in Atlanta GA, is seeking 1 full-time Specialist Family Advocate/Psychotherapist to provide advocacy services to families of children with problematic sexual behaviors and therapy services to both families of children with problematic sexual behaviors and children who have experienced trauma (i.e. sexual abuse, physical abuse, witness to violence. Priority will be given to licensed applicants who are experienced in the provision of Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Problematic Sexual Behaviors- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or other trauma-focused and trauma-informed evidence-based treatments.

 

Description of duties and responsibilities

The PSB Specialist Family Advocate/Psychotherapist will:

*Establish a trusting relationship with victims, children with problematic sexual behaviors and their caregivers and maintain regular client and caregiver contact

*Assess needs of victim, child with problematic sexual behaviors, and family to develop a case management service plan that is periodically reviewed and revised

*Conduct intake and routine assessments for children with problematic sexual behaviors and their caregivers

*Co-lead psychotherapy groups for children with problematic sexual behaviors and their non-offending caregivers

*Conduct treatment intakes and therapy for a small caseload of children who have experienced trauma

*Provide crisis intervention and emotional support

*Identify resources and provide referrals and linkage to identified services

*Facilitate multi-disciplinary, cross sector communication and collaboration on behalf of the victim, child with problematic sexual behaviors, and family

*Maintain all relevant and timely clinical documentation, tracking, and file maintenance

*Support implementation of other programmatic elements as assigned

 

This position will additionally support Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) coordination.

 

Qualifications for position:  This position requires a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related mental health field. A minimum of 2 years related experience, including 1 year of serving abused, traumatized, or at-risk children and families. Candidates must be licensed or licensed-eligible to practice in the state of Georgia as a mental health provider (i.e., LPC, APC, LMSW, LCSW, LMFT, LAMFT, Licensed psychologist). If licensed-eligible, licensure must be obtained within 3 months of hire.

Supervisory relationships: The position will report to the Clinical Director.  

 

Skills and knowledge required: Competence in the provision of child psychotherapy; Demonstrated knowledge regarding case management and family advocacy, child abuse and trauma; needs assessment; Solid clinical assessment and report-writing capability; Skilled at developing and maintaining collaborative relationships (clients, caregivers, co-workers, professionals from other agencies and organizations). Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented; Verbal and written communication proficiency; Committed to principles of cultural humility while working on an inclusive and diverse team/setting dedicated to achieving the vision of the Georgia Center; Spanish-speaking candidates are encouraged to apply. Candidates must pass a background check and child abuse registry screening.

 

Hours per week:  40 hours per week; Initial onboarding for this position will be in-person. Progressive opportunities for telework may be available after successful onboarding and pending agency needs and supervisor approval.

Please submit a well-written cover letter and resume/CV (including references) to:

Keldric Thomas, PhD

Director of Clinical Services

Georgia Center for Child Advocacy

PO Box 11270

Atlanta GA 30310

keldrict@gacfca.org (email communication preferred)

The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy offers competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, an exciting team-based working environment, flexible work schedules, and opportunities to expand your skill set. The Center is a private, non-profit organization led by a committed board of directors. GCCA is an equal-opportunity employer. For more information about Georgia Center for Children, visit our web site at www.georgiacenterforchildadvocacy.org.

The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy has a Covid-19 vaccine mandate in place as of January 3, 2022.

Company

The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy is a private, non-profit agency that was established in 1987. The Center’s mission is to champion the needs of sexually and severely physically abused children through prevention, intervention, therapy, and collaboration. These services are provided at no cost to children who reside in or were abused in DeKalb or Fulton County. The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy’s role throughout the criminal investigation is to focus on the child’s needs, rather than focusing on the crime itself.

The Center provides a safe, friendly place where a child can end their silence by telling a trained therapist about the abuse during a videotaped interview. In addition, children and families are offered long-term psychological treatment to provide healing and hope for the future.  The Center coordinates with agencies involved in the investigation of physical and sexual abuse and offers education for professionals and adults in sexual abuse prevention.

Through a partnership with Darkness to Light, the Center is leading a statewide inititiative to educate adults across Georgia to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.

Our vision is a community without child abuse where every child feels safe.  We work towards this by:

  • Taking the leadership role in Fulton and DeKalb Counties in facilitating collaboration, communication, and appropriate case coordination and management in both sexual and severe physical abuse cases and
  • Developing and building co-located facilities in which social and medical services, law enforcement and prosecutorial resources work together in close proximity, and
  • Providing professional and timely forensic services and psychotherapy at no cost to child victims of sexual abuse, severe physical abuse and child witnesses to homicide, and
  • Providing training to professionals and expert testimony in court cases, and
  • Training adults through a statewide initiative to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.
Company info
Website
Telephone
(678) 904-2880
Location
P.O. Box 11270, S.W.
Atlanta
GA
30310
US

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