| Name of Organization: | Association to Benefit Children |
| Job Title: | THERAPIST NEEDED FOR CHILD-PARENT PSYCHOTHERAPY PROGRAM |
| Part-time or Full-time: | Full-time |
| Job Description: | Association to Benefit Children (ABC) is dedicated to bringing joy and warmth to disadvantaged children and their families through compassionate, sustainable, comprehensive and integrated services, designed to permanently break the cycles of abuse, neglect, sickness and homelessness. The All Children’s House Therapist is responsible for providing Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) treatment and case management to families as part of All Children's House family preservation program in the Bronx (10452) or Manhattan (10035). Child-Parent Psychotherapy is a trauma-informed, evidence-based intervention whose primary goal is to support and strengthen the relationship between a child (ages 0-5) and caregiver as a vehicle for restoring the child's sense of safety, attachment, and appropriate affect and improving the child's cognitive, behavioral, and social functioning. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Carry a caseload of 10 families; conduct in depth assessments of family functioning, family history, and presenting problems of all members of the family; provide concrete assistance to address the needs families face, including homelessness, illness, lack of education, etc.; strengthen the dyadic relationship between parent(s) and child through weekly Child-Parent Psychotherapy sessions; act as liaisons and coordinators of all of the service providers in families' lives; undergo intensive training as a Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) therapist as needed (provided by ABC after hire). EOE. |
| Required Qualifications: | Master's Degree (Social Work, Mental Health, Counseling Psychology or related field, along with relevant license). |
| Preferred Qualifications: | Bilingual (Eng/Spa) preferred; experience with child welfare and early childhood preferred. |
| How to Apply: | To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and 3 references to Cindy and cbautista@a-b-c.org |
| Contact: | cbautista@a-b-c.org |
