Job Title: Therapist
Reports To: Clinical Services Director
Employment Terms: Full time (40 hrs/week)
Salary Range: $26 – $29 Per hour

Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Social Work or related field. Licensed as LCSW, LMFT, CMHC, and/or PsyD (CSW, MFT, or ACMHC minimum, supervision can be provided). A working knowledge of trauma, including rape and domestic violence victimization, and knowledge of common diagnoses for survivors of trauma are preferred but not required. Spanish speaking is also preferred.

Position Purpose:

CAPSA’s mission is to prevent abuse, end abuse, and support survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking in recovering from the trauma of abuse. CAPSA’s therapists support this mission by providing evidence-based and trauma-informed therapy for survivors in individual and group settings; providing community trainings to support and expand the understanding of trauma informed therapy practices, continuously striving for personal development as a therapist, and working collaboratively with the survivor’s support system, other CAPSA staff, and/or other professionals to ensure the survivor receives needed support.

Therapy:

1. Provide trauma-informed therapy (individual and group) for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
2. Perform thorough, accurate, ongoing assessment to gain an understanding of each survivor’s particular situation and needs.
3. Create survivor directed treatment goals using evidence-based and trauma-informed treatment modalities. Compile treatment goals into individualized treatment plans. 
4. Educate survivors regarding the dynamics of victimization and ways of stabilizing their lives after victimization. 
5. Guide survivors in the development of skills and strategies for working through emotional trauma, stress, and triggers that may arise.
6. Collaborate with case managers, other staff members, and other professionals (i.e. psychiatrists, medication providers) outside the agency to provide the survivor with the necessary professional support to work towards holistic healing.
7. Provide services/support to secondary survivors to assist them in understanding and supporting survivors.
8. Evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions on survivors’ progress in moving towards healing. As needed, make necessary modifications to improve therapeutic effectiveness. 
9. Support survivors in developing a plan for life after transitioning out of therapy services.
10. Maintain a client caseload to meet grant requirements. 

Documentation:

1. Prepare and maintain all required treatment records and reports.
2. Document each client interaction, session progress notes, treatment plans, assessments, and safety plans (as needed) for each client.
3. Complete and turn in monthly reports.
4. Contribute to grant reporting.  

Training:

1. Complete CAPSA’s 40-hour advocacy training. 
2. Complete a minimum of 24 hours of domestic violence/sexual assault training within your first year of employment and 16 hours each year thereafter. Ensure all training is documented in the current database tracking system. 
3. Strive for continuous professional development by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, and establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies.
4. Provide educational presentations to community organizations and/or CAPSA staff/volunteers, as requested. 

General Duties:

1. Attend staff and clinical meetings.
2. Provide holiday shelter coverage as needed.
3. Develop and keep an updated position manual for the position.
4. Other duties as assigned. 
   

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