Outpatient Therapist and Intimate Partner Violence Specialist

When you join The Home for Little Wanderers, you join a team of professionals dedicated to creating better, brighter futures for kids.

For over 200 years, The Home for Little Wanderers has helped build stable lives and hopeful tomorrows for vulnerable children and their families. Our 25+ community-based and residential programs serve thousands of at-risk youths from birth to age 26. Many of these children have experienced abuse, neglect, trauma, or a disrupted family life. As the oldest child welfare agency in America, we provide them with safe surroundings, permanent loving relationships, and a secure path toward a better, brighter future. To learn more about the incredible impact our employees have on the lives of children and families, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXedSArtYbg

Position Description

Provide age-appropriate, culturally sensitive therapy for clients and families in a variety of settings such as homes, clinic, schools, shelters, residential and community programs.

How You'll Be Making a Difference

• Provide individual and group therapy services with specialization and focus on intimate partner violence and health relationship psychoeducation to LGBTQ+ clients.
• Provide case management services; act as a liaison with collateral agencies and programs; establish and maintain relationship services that support client and family's growth. Act as an advocate for clients. Help clients develop the skills needed to navigate the social service system.
• Utilize treatment modalities that are consistent with program goals and that best fit with clients' age and treatment needs, including play/expressive therapy, group therapy and family therapy.
• Utilize evidence-based treatment modalities for effective support of clients experiencing intimate partner violence, including motivational interviewing, CBT, DBT, psychoeducation about healthy relationships and trauma informed care approaches.
• Perform initial assessment and evaluation of new clients and families. Identify treatment needs and barriers to growth and development. Design treatment plans that address and specify outcomes. Collaborate with clients and family members to develop treatment objectives. Demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide quality care. Attend staff meetings and case conferences; present client material. Consult with supervisor and team members on challenging or difficult client issues. Facilitate communication between various providers.
• Submit reports, documentation and billing in a timely manner. Ensure that documentation meets utilization review and quality assurance standards.
• Attend in-service training and outside seminars to enhance and develop clinical skills
• Provide intimate partner violence psychoeducation and best practice training, workshops and consultations to teachers, parents and collateral staff
• Engage in program expansion and development including outreach and marketing of program and services as well as development of new services and practices.
• Provide on-call coverage and crisis intervention as needed
• May be required to carry mobile device
• Meet weekly productivity expectations
• Perform other duties as assigned

Driving Requirements

• May be required to operate a vehicle
• May be required to have a valid driver's license and a "satisfactory" driving record
• May be required to have access to a personal vehicle for use during work hours

Education and Experience

• Master's degree in social work, mental health or related discipline
• May be licensed as in independent practitioner in the state of Massachusetts
• May or may not have program specific experience
• Excellent cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Computer literate, including Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer, with the ability to learn new software applications
• Must have knowledge and demonstrated affirmation skills related to LGBTQ+ identities

What The Home Can Offer You

In addition to the chance to make a lasting impact on the lives of the youth we serve, The Home for Little Wanderers offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Generous time off
• Health and Dental Insurance that is effective immediately upon hire
• Extensive training to new staff
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $2,400 per fiscal year
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match
• Employer paid Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance, plus Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• And more!

Valuing Diversity

We are committed to excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion, while simultaneously creating a culture that supports those values. We believe the differences we bring enhance our ability to provide exceptional service and care to diverse children, families, and communities. Moreover, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging align with our values and our mission to help vulnerable children and their families build permanent, positive change.