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Therapist - Streetwork

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Streetwork Project is the oldest street outreach program for homeless and street-involved youth in New York City. The program has grown from its beginnings in 1984 as a storefront project to encompass both outreach and comprehensive harm reduction services. Streetwork’s programs are innovative outreach-counseling programs for homeless youth, which use a harm reduction, client centered, and trauma informed approach. Services include counseling, HIV prevention, case management, drop-in, daily living services, meals, groups, legal services, syringe exchange and overdose prevention services, mental health, and medical. The core service is long-term, one-on-one counseling, which is offered in a non-judgmental and holistic manner utilizing a harm reduction approach that focuses on building trust, fostering self-esteem, exploring options and choices, and empowering youth to adapt less harmful coping mechanisms. Summary

Streetwork Project is the oldest street outreach program for homeless and street-involved youth in New York City. The program has grown from its beginnings in 1984 as a storefront project to encompass both outreach and comprehensive harm reduction services. Streetwork’s programs are innovative outreach-counseling programs for homeless youth, which use a harm reduction, client centered, and trauma informed approach. Services include counseling, HIV prevention, case management, drop-in, daily living services, meals, groups, legal services, syringe exchange and overdose prevention services, mental health, and medical. The core service is long-term, one-on-one counseling, which is offered in a non-judgmental and holistic manner utilizing a harm reduction approach that focuses on building trust, fostering self-esteem, exploring options and choices, and empowering youth to adapt less harmful coping mechanisms.

Responsibilities

Learn and integrate a trauma-informed, client-centered approach, using an anti-oppressive lens, into your work with clients. Provides one on one trauma-focused treatment, to young people dealing with homelessness and involved in extreme coping high-risk behaviors such as sex work and substance use Conduct client intakes, safety assessment and risk management Support client facing staff in Drop-in milieu Coordination of inter-site clinical case conferences with Drop-In Center Supervising Social Workers Partners with the SHCC satellite therapist and on-site psychiatrist in coordinating client care Facilitates referrals from the other Runaway & Homeless Youth programs and other community based sources Maintains timely and accurate documentation of all clinical activities in compliance with all Safe Horizon, City and State Federal requirements Actively participates in weekly individual and treatment-specific group supervision with supervising clinician Shares knowledge about trauma and vicarious trauma with client facing staff as necessary Initiates team-building and problem-solving with colleagues as necessary

Qualifications

The minimum credential for this position is LMSW Demonstrates exceptional engagement skills with youth along with knowledge of vicarious trauma and trauma-informed intervention Basic understanding of issues confronting homeless youth; Superior assessment and crisis intervention skills (suicidality, homicidality, child abuse reporting) Excellent interpersonal skills required (including written, verbal, presentation and clinical engagement skills) Ability to incorporate Evidence Base Framework in working with youth Excellent organizational and time management skills Understanding of harm reduction philosophy and practice Compassionate and non-judgmental approach

If hired, I agree to abide by all of Safe Horizon’s rules and regulations, and understand that, if employed, my employment may be terminated with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time, at the option of either the company or me. I further understand that no representation, whether oral or written by any representative or agent of the organization, at any time, constitutes a contract of employment.

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