Child and Family Therapist; Survivor & Children

Position Summary

The Family Wellness Program (FWP) provides comprehensive trauma‑informed services to families affected by intimate partner violence (IPV) in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan. We seek a full‑time, bilingual Spanish/English master’s level mental health professional to provide individual and group counseling to survivors of IPV and children exposed to IPV. The therapist reports directly to the Director of Clinical Intimate Partner Violence Services.

$64,350 - $65,000 / year

• Understand and promote the organization’s mission, vision, and core values.
• Provide crisis intervention, safety planning, and short‑term supportive counseling to survivors of IPV.
• Conduct comprehensive assessment, including trauma screening tools, for survivors and children exposed to IPV.
• Provide trauma treatment, including evidence‑based and evidence‑informed individual and family therapy.
• Co‑facilitate a 14‑week trauma‑informed counseling and psycho‑educational group for survivors and an evidence‑based counseling group for children, offered at least twice a year.
liOffer case management, advocacy, consultation, and referral services within legal, housing, public benefits, and child welfare systems as needed.
• Provide emergency financial assistance for food, clothing, and housing security to families in crisis.
• Conduct community outreach to community‑based organizations to develop referral relationships, including program presentations and informal workshops.
• Provide training and consultation to other service providers on best practice for families affected by IPV.
• Maintain compliance with program and contractual commitments, including timely reporting and detailed tracking of services.
• Maintain comprehensive case files for internal and external review and audit.
• Collaborate with Family Wellness Program team members and other service providers.
• Participate in individual and group supervision, team and all‑staff meetings, and other professional development activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bilingual Spanish/English fluency preferred.
• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling Psychology, Art Therapy, or equivalent with licensure or on track for licensure.
• Minimum of two years of experience providing trauma‑informed domestic violence prevention and intervention services to underserved families.

• Experience using a client‑centered engagement approach with survivors of domestic violence and children exposed to domestic violence.
• Knowledge of child development, trauma‑informed practice, family systems, relational, and attachment theories.
• Experience in TF‑CBT or CPP or willingness to be trained in these modalities.
• Knowledge of the New York City domestic violence service system, public benefits, child welfare, legal, and housing systems.
• Training and experience working with child welfare‑involved families.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to function independently and on a team.
• Ability to work 2‑3 evenings per week as needed and maintain a flexible schedule.
• Ability to manage a range of administrative tasks.

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