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.