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Summary

Work as a member of a dynamic CAC multidisciplinary team to provide child victims of sexual abuse and severe physical abuse and their impacted family members with an array of specialized, trauma-informed services including an orientation to the CAC, participating in the forensic interview process, providing on-site mental health services including child trauma screenings, the Child & Family Traumatic Stress Intervention and the provision of victim support & advocacy services.

Summary

Work as a member of a dynamic CAC multidisciplinary team to provide child victims of sexual abuse and severe physical abuse and their impacted family members with an array of specialized, trauma-informed services including an orientation to the CAC, participating in the forensic interview process, providing on-site mental health services including child trauma screenings, the Child & Family Traumatic Stress Intervention and the provision of victim support & advocacy services.

Responsibilities

• Learn and integrate a trauma-informed, client-centered approach, using an anti-oppressive lens, into your work with clients.
• Participate in the forensic interview process through assuming a lead interviewing role or observing the interview of the child, coordinating services with the team members
• Conduct a thorough assessment of the child and the non-offending family members to determine the impact of the trauma on the child’s functioning, and the need for additional services for the child and family.
• Provide trauma focused intervention and client-centered victim advocacy and support to the child, siblings and non-offending parent(s) in the process of making effective referrals and linkages to trauma-focused mental health treatment and other services when warranted.
• Actively participate in case planning and case review meetings to inform the investigation, and coordinate interventions and response to child victims and impacted family members.
• Enter accurate case files and maintain case data in the CAC NCATrak case tracking system for every service provided to clients in a timely manner, from the opening to the closing of a case.
• Conduct psycho-educational workshops for non-offending parents.
• The Bilingual Clinical Forensic Specialist will provide a minimum of 50 % or more client services in a preferred secondary language. Services include but are not limited to CFTSI & BTI Sessions, Forensic Interviews, Post Forensic Interview Check-Ins, and Client Follow-Up and Case Management.
• Participate in weekly supervision, group supervision and on-going trainings.
• Other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned.

• Master’s Degree in Social Work required (unless you are less than 3-6 months from fulfilling graduate school completion requirements) or a Master’s Degree in a related mental health field considered. Clinical licensure preferred.
• Expertise in Forensic Interviewing or willingness to acquire this specialized skill required.
• Excellent communication, engagement, interviewing, crisis intervention and assessment skills needed.
• Ability to work and thrive as a member of a multidisciplinary team, in a fast-paced environment, appreciating different points of view and ability to resolve conflicts in a constructive manner required.
• We welcome LMHC (licensed mental health counselors) in addition to social workers.
• Strong written and communication skills needed. Bi-Lingual Arabic,Bengali,Urdu or Spanish preferred.