Monday, March 9, 2009

Clinical Consultant (Los Angeles, CA)

Clinical Consultant for Center for the Pacific Asian Family

Los Angeles, CA

Clinical Consultant

Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF) was founded in 1978 to proactively address the issues of domestic violence (DV), sexual assault (SA) and child abuse (CA) against Asian and Pacific Islander (API) women and children. The mission of CPAF is to build healthy and safe communities by addressing the root causes and consequences of family violence and violence against women. CPAF is committed to meeting the specific cultural and language needs of Asian-Pacific women and their families. CPAF’s services include a 24-hour crisis hotline; resi den tial services through its Emergency and Transitional Shelters (ES/TS); individual, family and group counseling; case management for resi den tial and nonresi den tial survivors. CPAF also provides outreach, education and prevention programs on the issues of family violence and violence against women in the Asian and Pacific Islander community.

Job Summary: The Clinical Consultant will provide weekly supervision (approximately two hours per week) to Emergency Program staff around issues of DV (Domestic Violence), SA (Sexual Assault), and CA (Child Abuse). The consultant will also provide a supportive and consultative role to the Emergency Program Director and Coordinator around organizational, program, and staff development issues.

Contracted Duties and Responsibilities:

· Supervision: Responsible for providing weekly clinical supervision/consultation to Emergency Program staff. Also, available to assist the staff with on-call and crisis situation as needed.

· Training and Coaching: Provide consultation and training around DV, SA, and CA related topics; provide other relevant training for staff as needed (e.g. self care, stress management).

· Program Planning and Development: Provide assistance to Emergency Program Director in the areas of program development, program policies and procedure.

· Community Representation: Represents CPAF to the community as need.

Qualifications:
· Must be licensed mental health professional, including clinical and counseling psychologist, LCSW, LMFT.
· Minimum two years of clinical supervisorial experiences including supervising group.
· Experience working with DV/SA/CA survivors required.
· Committed to eliminating family violence, including spousal and child abuse; practices non-violence including non-corporal child discipline.
· Understands cultural and cross-cultural issues related to working with APIs, ethnic minorities, and immigrant population.
· Able to work with diverse communities (race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, age, transgender, class, etc.).


Forward inquiries and resumes to:

· Please fax your cover letter and resume to 323-653-7913 with attention to Kam Lou-Lopez or email at kamw@cpaf.info.
· Please provide three names of reference along with your resume.

Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF) is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, age, sex, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sexual orientation, citizenship, marital status, disability, political affiliation or belief, veteran’s status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. CPAF is committed to fostering a diverse and safe work environment where employees respect one another and share a commitment to our organization’s mission, values, and strategies.

Center for the Pacific Asian Family
toll free 24-hour crisis hotline: 800.399.3940
website: www.cpaf.info

Our mission is to build healthy and safe communities by addressing the root causes and consequences of family violence and violence against women. CPAF is committed to meeting the specific cultural and language needs of Asian Pacific Islander women and their families.

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