The Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights is looking for highly motivated individuals to provide therapy for survivors of torture and war trauma with mental health issues related to trauma and the psychosocial stressors of refugee resettlement and forced acculturation. A major component of this position is providing support for asylum seekers through the asylum process as well as writing affidavits and providing testimony when appropriate (as determined by clinician and attorney). Candidate must be comfortable in service delivery in medically based outpatient setting. Candidates must have the ability to provide mental health assessments, create and manage individual treatment plans and write mental health forensic evaluations in support of asylum claims as needed as well as do crisis interventions. This position requires someone with strong cultural skills and the ability to work with a collaborative, interdisciplinary team and an ability to maintain a trauma informed care delivery perspective. This position requires a high degree of flexibility and the willingness to provide case coordination as needed as well as be engaged in grant reporting.
For the full job description, visit the website at: https://jobs.bmc.org/job/BMCEUS2080/Clinical-Social-Worker-Therapist-Boston-Center-for-Refugee-Health-and-Human-Rights-32hrs-FT.
Applications are accepted online.