Child and Youth Therapist

Haven Inc•Pontiac, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Child & Youth Therapist is a member of HAVEN’s Counseling Program and supports its mission by providing trauma-informed counseling to children and adults through face-to-face, telephone, and virtual appointments. The role provides counseling, facilitates groups and workshops for children and caregivers, and supports training and evaluation of interns and volunteer counselors. The therapist also helps plan and deliver program services, maintain client records and documentation, evaluate programming, and coordinate with community partners.

Requirements

Hold an LLMSW or LMSW in Social Work, or an LLPC or LPC in Counseling.
Have education or experience working with adult, teen, and child survivors of intimate partner violence, including child witnesses of intimate partner violence.
Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with people from diverse racial, economic, and cultural backgrounds.
Maintain professional boundaries and comply with agency policies and procedures.
Have skill in Microsoft Word.
Demonstrate interpersonal awareness and empathy.
Foster teamwork and work cooperatively with others.
Respond effectively to crisis situations using a trauma-informed approach.
Show care, empathy, and passion for working with survivors using a client-centered and empowerment-based approach.
Work independently and with supervision.
Use therapeutic modalities for individual and group counseling with adults and children.
Be comfortable using creative approaches and developing curricula to meet changing population needs.
Have excellent oral, written, active listening, and organizational skills.
Be willing and available to work evenings 3–4 days per week and onsite 4 days per week to accommodate child, youth, and caregiver scheduling needs.

Nice To Haves

Training or experience in TF-CBT, play therapy, and creative expressions.

Responsibilities

Assess the individual counseling needs of adult and child Counseling Program clients through intakes.
Provide counseling to children and their caregivers, including services for child witnesses of intimate partner violence.
Facilitate groups and workshops for children and caregivers.
Build partnerships with school counselors and social workers, CPS, and DHHS systems to provide training and referrals.
Document safety planning.
Assist with developing, distributing, and collecting outcome evaluation tools.
Maintain and track open and closed client records, facilitate data entry, and communicate with coworkers to support compliance and agency operations.
Assist with training and evaluating student interns and volunteers as assigned by the Counseling Program Director.
Assist with conducting focus groups to obtain client input on programming.
Respond immediately to walk-in or high-risk clients.
Respond to client calls within 48 hours during the work week.
Respond to subpoenas when required.
Work with development and community education teams to promote programming.
Contribute to written curriculum updates as needed.
Stay up to date on community resources relevant to the populations served.
Assist with planning and delivering program services to adult and child Counseling Program clients.
Participate in IPV month activities.
Complete monthly reports and client evaluations.
Maintain client paperwork and files, and complete program forms, including intake paperwork.
Perform other duties as assigned.