Adolescent Trauma Therapist

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Full Time - 40 Phoenix, AZ, US

Our Refugee Foster Care program provides a unique supportive environment for both the foster family and the unaccompanied refugee minors. Although the goal is to reunite children with their biological families, unfortunately refugee minors generally need long-term foster care since reunification with family members is rarely possible.

The Adolescent Trauma Therapist provides mental health services to youth in the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) program. This includes individual, group, and family therapy as needed. The position is open to fully licensed clinicians or associate‑level clinicians who are actively working toward licensure and require supervision, which will be provided through an approved clinical supervisor. Position may require afternoon and evening hours.

This position is client‑facing, providing in‑person support to vulnerable unaccompanied minors in foster care. 90% of services will be provided on site, or in a foster home.

• Provides a broad range of counseling services including intake, assessment, development and implementation of treatment plans for Unaccompanied Refugee Minor (URM) program participants. Ensures services are clinically appropriate, providing services that are outpatient or home based.
• Develops a comprehensive safety plan for each youth in care; revises plan minimally annually, but will review and revise plan in the event of a significant incident, emergency, or change with youth.
• Provides workshops, seminars and/or psycho‑educational group sessions on a particular subject to assist URM youth and young adults in their adjustment to society and to enable them to function more adequately in their everyday living.
• Provides weekly family therapy sessions to newly placed URM foster youth and their foster families for the first three months of placement (including placement transfers) to facilitate adjustment to new foster home and new host community.
• Provides bi‑weekly therapy sessions to youth moving into semi‑independent living for the first three months of placement to facilitate adjustment.
• Assists in conflict resolution efforts when foster youth and foster family report ongoing issues within the foster home; provides recommendations to URM Program Manager regarding interventions to facilitate foster placement preservation.
• Develops and provides ongoing training and education to Refugee Programs staff on relevant topics such as:
  Trauma Informed Care, De‑Escalation Techniques, Crisis Intervention, Cultural Diversity within a Behavioral Health Context, etc.
• Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings; contributes to the development of Individual Service Plans (ISPs) and provides clinical input as needed.
• Coordinates clinical/psychiatric care with appropriate internal and external agency personnel including URM Case Manager, Special Medical Coordinator, Program Manager, primary care physician, referral sources, etc. consults with referral sources to gather information to assist in client referral and expectations. Works with supervisors (or other credentialed professional) in consultation to ensure appropriate diagnosis and treatment is given to each client.
• Opens, compiles and maintains complete and accurate case records according to best practices, agency and professional standards.
• Attends regular supervision (if associate‑level) and participates in ongoing training and professional development. Maintains documentation/training log of all trainings attended/completed.
• Maintains accurate records of all client contacts, including monthly statistical reports, units of service and other data or reports requested or required.
• Maintains strict confidentiality at all times regarding client information so as not to violate professional codes of ethics.
• Manages caseload to meet agency productivity requirements. Follows up with new/continuing clients regarding missed…