DESCRIPTION: The DC Rape Crisis Center (DCRCC) is one of

the country s first rape crisis centers. DCRCC provides trauma focused services

through an anti-oppressive lens. Beyond providing therapeutic support to

survivors, the DC Rape Crisis Center consciously works towards building a

consent based society.

REPORTING/AUTHORITY: Trauma

Therapist is supervised by the Director of Clinical and Advocacy Services.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

Provides

direct mental health services to clients who have experienced sexual trauma.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Clinical Duties

• Provide trauma focused and culturally responsive,
• crisis, individual, and group counseling for survivors of sexual trauma
• and crisis counseling as needed

• Maintain caseload of individual clients
• Facilitate intakes as needed
• Serve as hotline advocate and provide back up coverage as needed

• Implement trainings to professional groups and
• organizations
• Develop and modify group curriculums as needed

Administrative Duties

• Maintain individual and department goals,
• activity metrics and key performance indicators
• Collect, analyze and complete data reporting in
• alignment with requirements for both agency and funders
• Complete administrative paperwork in a timely
• fashion and maintains client records

• Attend internal and external meetings with staff and community
• stakeholders

• Conduct outreach to groups, individuals and
• organizations in the community to increase usage of Center services
• Promote, support and demonstrate DCRCC s mission,
• vision and values through both behavior and job performance and adhere to
• policies, procedures, and standards on a day to day basis
• Other duties as
• assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker or
• Professional Counselor in D.C.
• Proficient knowledge of issues of sexual trauma
• and racial injustice
• Experience with varying theoretical intervention
• models including developmental, attachment and crisis intervention
• Proven experience with trauma informed counseling
• Demonstrates cultural competency in working with
• a diverse population
• The ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
• in a team environment
• Thrives in a dynamic environment
• Knowledge of database management systems
• Must pass Child Protection Registry clearance and
• criminal background check