Post Adoption Clinician
Job Title: Post Adoption Clinician
CCFH Program: Post Adoption Support Services
Location: 1121 W. Chapel Hill St., Suite 100, Durham, NC (work-from-home required during COVID)
Position Type: Full-Time
JOB DESCRIPTION
Reports to: Director of Post Adoption Support Services (Directly), Director of Mental Health Services (Indirectly).
Occupational Summary:
Post Adoption Support Services offers free support to any family in our service area who has adopted a child from foster care, private agencies (domestic & international), or from family or friends (kinship adoption). Our clinicians are highly trained in adoption-related issues and common mental health concerns and provide individual support & assessment, social supports, run workshops, and help to coordinate an annual parent conference, among other services.
Duties and responsibilities:
Deliver parent workshops and training events, including the National Child Traumatic Stress Network’s Resource Parenting Curriculum (RPC) either virtually or in person; conduct screenings, mental health assessments, therapeutic intervention, consultation, and referral services with identified adoptive families by phone call, telehealth, and in-person meetings; provide evidence-based individual and family therapy supplemented with techniques from Training for Adoption Competence; attend family support and outreach events, including occasional weekends and evenings; participate in clinical quality assurance through supervision with attention to fidelity of trauma-informed post adoptive support services.
Required Qualifications
Education/Training: Master’s degree or higher in a human services field, preferably psychology or social work; knowledge of child welfare policies and programs, evidence-based treatments.
Skills and knowledge required: Excellent knowledge of evidence-based treatment models for child trauma survivors (e.g., TF-CBT, PCIT, CPP, SPARCS, ABC); excellent knowledge of the Resource Parenting Curriculum and completion of the train-the-facilitator process; excellent clinical teaching skills and clinical consultation skills; familiar with Microsoft office and computerized medical record systems.
Prior experience required: 3-5 years of clinical experience with management of complex mental health issues and childhood trauma, focusing on implementation of evidence-based treatment.
Personal qualities: Organized with regards to maintenance of a complex clinical schedule; receptive and encouraging style of communication; excellent presentation skills.
Amount of travel and any other special conditions or requirements: Occasional travel in clinician’s personal vehicle (mileage reimbursement provided) to parent education groups/conferences, individual and family therapy, and family support/outreach events. These events may occur during evening or weekend hours, in which case, the clinician and supervisor will adjust schedule accordingly.
NOTE: During the pandemic, the position will involve work from home, which will require a private workspace and access to internet.
Hours per day or week: 40 hours per week
The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified. Personnel will also perform projects as assigned and other duties as requested.
Salary: DOE
CCFH is committed to building a culturally diverse team. We strongly encourage minority and bilingual (Spanish) candidates to apply.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Please go to the following link to apply (attach resume/CV and letter of interest): https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dmnh0wuwQN24Syi .