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- Provide high quality individual, couple, child and family therapy to repair and strengthen family relationships and individual self-determination.
- Provide child consultation as part of child inclusive practice to families after separation and divorce, including involuntary and court-ordered clients.
- Provide family therapy in conjunction with other Uniting Counselling and Mediation staff family dispute resolution practitioners) in a multi-disciplinary approach.
- Assist in the development, facilitation and promotion of clinical group work programs within the centre and collaborate with external stakeholders.
About You - Tertiary qualifications in psychology, social work, or other equivalent and relevant field.
- Experience in working with children, adolescence, and adults in a therapeutic setting
- Experience in couple and family therapy (desirable)
- Experience working with complex client presentations including domestic violence, child safety concerns, family law matters, mental health issues etc.
- Understanding of child protection issues.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as be able to contribute to the functioning of the team.
- Excellent communication, organisation and writing skills.
- Computer literacy.
Child and Family Therapist - Penrith, Australia - Uniting
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About the opportunity
This is a permanent part-time opportunity working 3 days (21 hours) per week and will be based in Penrith
- Must be available to work the following days; Wednesdays, Thursdays (10am – 6pm) and the third day can be flexible
Uniting Counselling and Mediation has a long history of high-quality service delivery, being well regarded and connected with Family Law stakeholders. You will work across our counselling programs providing individual couple and family counselling. This includes innovative telehealth and digital options, child inclusive practice, and psycho-educational and therapeutic groups for individuals: young people and their parents.
Key Responsibilities: