Therapist in Arlington, Virginia at DOORWAYS FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES

Agency Overview:

Doorways is an Arlington-based non-profit agency helping individuals and families create pathways out of domestic violence, sexual assault, and homelessness, leading to safe, stable, and empowered lives. We envision a community where all people live free of violence and have safe and stable housing regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, age, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, abilities, language, or national origin. We see a future without domestic and sexual violence or homelessness.

Doorways began in 1978 when a group of concerned community members saw there was no safe place in Arlington for families in crisis. What began then with one shelter and one response has grown into a series of pathways individually tailored for adults, youth, and children seeking safety and shelter. From immediate crisis intervention to counseling, housing, and employment support, we offer real options and multiple pathways for people of all ages and genders—women, men, youth, and LGBTQIA+ people.

Program Summary:

Doorways’ Revive Counseling Program team supports child, adolescent, and adult survivors seeking services due to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and/or stalking. Through Revive, Doorways offers trauma-informed, person-centered, short-term therapy to support survivors in their healing process.

Position Summary:

The Therapist will join an in-house team of mental health professionals offering individual and group counseling services to survivors of interpersonal violence in the Arlington County community. This position will offer the opportunity to serve clients of various ages who are seeking services due to experiencing or witnessing intimate partner violence, sexual assault, dating violence and/or stalking. The Revive Therapist engages fully with clients to assist them in the development and implementation of safety planning and treatment planning and supports them in identifying and moving through the stages of change. Assessments, services, and interventions are comprehensive, trauma-informed, short term, and tailored to a culturally and linguistically diverse population. Where needed, this position collaborates closely with other providers and community programs to connect and refer clients to additional services (such as legal assistance, medical care, and treatment for serious behavioral health and substance abuse concerns).

The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and requires flexibility in work hours, including at least two evenings per week. This position is included in Doorways’ on-call clinical response team, which will require 24/7 availability on a rotating schedule. The therapist must have the ability to conduct services in a variety of settings including in Revive’s outpatient counseling office, on secure telehealth platforms, and in the community. Personal transportation is required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Client Service Delivery:

• Deliver trauma-informed, individual psychotherapy and group counseling to survivors of domestic and sexual violence and stalking, as well as to survivors’ family members, friends or other individuals who have experienced vicarious traumatization.
• Maintain a caseload of 20-25 active clients, or otherwise as approved by the Senior Director, Community-Based Services.
• Perform initial and ongoing mental health and psychosocial assessments to identify and address clients’ levels of need.
• Develop and implement safety planning, treatment planning, and interventions that are comprehensive, trauma-informed, short term, and tailored to a culturally and linguistically diverse population.
• Continuously assess each client’s safety and update safety plan throughout the duration of the client’s program participation.
• Plan and lead support groups for survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence.
• Utilize crisis intervention counseling and strategies with clients experiencing risks to their safety.
• Review and maintain accuracy of client files, including treatment plans and progress notes, to ensure adherence to agency policies and protocols and funder and accreditation requirements.
• Coordinate with other Revive and/or Doorways staff regarding shared clients to ensure optimal service delivery across internal Doorways programs (e.g. DSV Hotline, Court Advocacy, residential and housing programs).
• Partner with outside agencies to coordinate client wrap-around services, referrals, and support.
• Understand and abide by the laws and codes of ethics specific to the therapist’s mental health profession and licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Understand and abide by mandated reporter laws relevant to abuse and neglect of children, older adults, and adults who are elderly and/or who have a disability.
• Understand and uphold the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and confidentiality protections for clients attending Revive.
• Strive to meet all program objectives as stated in program plan, including accurate and timely documentation to measure these outcomes.

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Complete accurate and timely entry of client data into required data management systems.
• Assist the Senior Director, Community-Based Programs with preparing timely, routine programmatic reports for funders and agency.
• Consistently attend and actively participate in individual supervision and team meetings with the Senior Director, Community-Based Services.
• Elevate any pertinent program, facility, and client concerns to the Senior Director, Community-Based Services in a timely manner.
• Provide back-up to Revive team members as needed (e.g. facilitating a support group if the assigned staff member calls out sick).
• Participate in program and agency long-range planning as requested.
• Participate in ensuring the safety and security of the facility, program residents, and other staff, volunteers, and interns.
• Other related duties, as assigned.

Agency Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate alignment with Doorways core values and mission.
• In partnership with Doorways staff, assist with Doorways client and community events.
• Attend agency and/or other service provider meetings, as required.
• Maintain current industry knowledge and best practices.
• Obtain CPR/First Aid certification and keep current.
• Completion of a CPS/Criminal Background Check. 
• Adhere to agency policies and procedures.

Knowledge and Skills Needed:

• Must be licensed eligible in the Commonwealth of Virginia (Resident in Counseling, Supervisee in Social Work, or Resident in Clinical Psychology); License preferred (LCSW, LMFT, or LPC).
• Master’s degree in social work, Counseling, Psychology, or related field required.
• 2+ year of work experience in social services and mental health-related fields; direct experience working with trauma survivors, domestic violence, sexual assault survivors, or similar field.
• Bilingual in Spanish is required.
• Flexible and a self-starter, able to multi-task.
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations; meet deadlines while maintaining accuracy, attention to details, and adherence to company policies and procedures.
• Excellent people skills, with experience collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Must demonstrate an acceptance of and respect for cultural diversity in all its forms, including ethnicity, sexual orientation, abilities, and religious backgrounds, and an ability to work collaboratively in an ethnically, linguistically, and culturally diverse environment.
• Must possess basic computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word, Outlook, Excel, electronic client records, and the internet.
• Access to a reliable vehicle; valid driver’s license and proof of automobile insurance.
• Must maintain personal cell phone for work-related purposes.
• Must be located in the DMV area.
• Current or ability to get CPR/First Aid Certification.
• Completion of Fingerprints, Criminal, Sex Offender and CPS Background Check.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Compensation:

$65,000-68,000. Excellent benefits – health/dental/vision, life, LTD, 403(b), etc. 

Doorways is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All our employment decisions are based on merit. We do not discriminate in any employment actions based on race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.

Doorways is a drug-free workplace committed to the safety and well-being of all employees. Doorways prohibits the unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of controlled substances or marijuana within the workplace.