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AGENCY VISION AND MISSION
Our vision is to give every person an opportunity to have a voice in identifying and addressing their needs; and to provide social connections, to fully develop their sense of self and community.
Our mission is to help strengthen families and support children, teens, and adults impacted by trauma and adversity.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Oasis Program offers individual, family, and group therapy to people who have been affected by incest and child sexual abuse. For our youngest clients, five and under, we provide assessment and treatment for families impacted by any type of child abuse or neglect. The Oasis program model strives to increase the healthy functioning of families who participate in the program, and help children and non-offending parents or caregivers incorporate the experience of the abuse into their lives in a manner that reduces the short-term and long-term effects, as well as the cycle, of abuse. A second goal of the program is to help non-offending parents and caregivers learn more effective and protective strategies to better parent their child and to strengthen their relationship. For families impacted by incest, we work to support the family through the reunification process in collaboration with other involved professionals. The Oasis Program offers a variety of treatment modalities including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, Child Parent Psychotherapy, and EMDR. Services are provided in English and Spanish, and interpretation for other languages is available. Currently all fees for services are covered under grant and contract funding. In addition, the Oasis Program is proud to contribute to the education and learning of students training to become trauma-informed mental health providers through internship opportunities.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Oasis Therapist is responsible for conducting trauma assessments and intakes, providing individual, group and family therapy, providing crisis counseling as needed, maintaining client records, attending team treatment coordination meetings, and working as part of the agencys team of therapists who work with families affected by child sexual abuse. The Oasis Therapist will have the opportunity to utilize a trained volunteer in each group and must provide that volunteer with ongoing training and supervision in conjunction with the Oasis Clinical Director.
QUALIFICATIONS
The Oasis Therapist must have a masters degree in Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work or related field and, at minimum, eligible and working toward licensure in his/her discipline in the State of Wisconsin, with preference given for existing licensure. The Oasis Therapist must have experience in developing and facilitating therapy groups, providing individual and family therapy, working with victims of trauma, dynamics of abuse within families, child development, and trauma assessment. Significant training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy or willingness to obtain is required. The Oasis Therapist must have an energy, enthusiasm and desire for working with children and also the ability to work well with non-offending parents and adult survivors. Bilingual (English-Spanish) preferred.
DUTIES
Collaborate with staff colleagues to provide trauma assessments and intake interviews with potential clients to assess the appropriateness of treatment
Provide crisis counseling as needed
Facilitate therapy groups for children ages 5-18, non-offending parents/caregivers, siblings and other affected parties, and/or adult survivors
Develop, implement and document treatment plans for all clients
Collaborate with legal system, human services, outside therapists and other providers as a member of a coordinated treatment team, as appropriate
Provide case management services and make appropriate referrals, as needed
Accompany clients to legal proceedings for emotional support and assist clients with victim statements, as needed.
Keep appropriate records and maintain client files per program policy
Participate in training and supervision of volunteers and graduate student interns, as needed
Network, collaborate and advocate within community: make community education presentations and participate in community committees when appropriate
Participate in Oasis project, team and supervision meetings, internal treatment team coordination meetings and agency staff meetings
Maintain a commitment to professional self-evaluation, continuing education, self-care and personal improvement
Conduct employee self-evaluation process and personal/professional goal setting
Individual clinical supervision required a minimum of once per week
Other duties as assigned
HOURS REQUIRED
30-40 hours per week. Evening hours (until 7:30pm) likely 1-2 nights/week. Meetings as outlined in the application packet questions. Remaining hours are more flexible but as needed to meet client and program needs.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
$39,000-$60,320 annually based on hours/week and qualifications. Long-term disability and life insurance policy premiums paid in full by agency. Health insurance is available for employees working 30 or more hours per week, with single coverage paid 90% by the agency. SIMPLE IRA payroll contribution available with agency match of 1-3%. A full Benefits Summary is included in the application packet.
TO APPLY
Download application packet from website at http://canopycenter.org/how-to-help/careers.html, or contact the Human Resources Manager through Craiglist to receive an application packet. Must return cover letter; resume; a list of three professional references; answers to application questions; completed employee verification, authorization, and release statement and background check authorization; and completed federal reporting form. Applications must be postmarked by July 11, 2019, or emailed to the email address above by July 15, 2019.
