Licensed Mental Health Counselor Contract Worker

Description

The Children's Home of Pittsburgh is seeking a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Contract Worker.  As we expand our counseling services, we are looking for a dynamic therapist, passionate about working with a range of clients served through all of our programs.  The Licensed Mental Health Counselor Contract Worker will be able to work as part of a counseling team and be supported through regular counseling treatment team meetings.  Areas of focus in this position would be providing counseling to children who have experienced grief, loss or trauma; children adjusting to a medical diagnosis; parents adjusting to the medical or developmental diagnosis of a child; and foster and adoptive parents.  Skills in family therapy, play therapy, and/or trauma-based counseling preferred.  

• Provide counseling to children who have experienced grief, loss or trauma; children adjusting to a medical diagnosis; parents adjusting to the medical or developmental diagnosis of a child; and a foster and adoptive parents.
• Skilled in family therapy, play therapy, and/or trauma-based counseling preferred. 
• Must have LPC, LCSW, LMFT or the equivalent. 
• Open to newly licensed professionals!

Learn more about our Counseling Services here! 

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field, required.
• Current, active, PA clinical license (LPC or LCSW) required. 
• Minimum of one year experience post licensure in clinical work with families and children required.
• Strong knowledge of mental health conditions and evidence based therapeutic interventions for treatment required.
• Strong knowledge of the impact of trauma and trauma informed interventions required. 
• Strong ability to build rapport with and communicate with all clients, regardless of age, preferred gender, sexual orientation, or other belief systems required.  
• Experience working with families who have experienced infertility, adopted, or are dealing with a child with a medical or developmental need preferred.