Clinician
Core
Provide specialist trauma-informed therapeutic support, counselling, and assessments to children and young people who have experienced sexual/physical harm, family violence, or self-harm.
Role type
Senior clinical therapist (child trauma specialist)
Builds
Trauma-informed mental health services for children and families
Domain
Child protection and trauma therapy
Required skills
Trauma-informed practice, child and adolescent therapy, psychological assessment, case management, professional reporting, child protection legislation knowledge, therapeutic relationship building
Preferred skills
Experience working with boys aged 14-16 who have experienced sexual abuse or family violence, experience with overnight outreach
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide face-to-face, telephone, and online therapeutic sessions; undertake psychological assessments; prepare professional reports; conduct fortnightly overnight outreach to remote regions; collaborate with families and other professionals
Seniority
Experienced clinician (2+ years)