SESSIONAL CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHOTHERAPIST - LIMERICK
Pieta Centre in Limerick are currently recruiting for a sessional
therapist to provide 8 hours of cover per week.
EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH CLIENTS AGED **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**+ IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS SESSIONAL ROLE.
LOCATION: Ardaulin Mungret Limerick V**Apply on the website** T**Apply
on the website**
SALARY: ?**Apply on the website** per hour, ?**Apply on the
website** DNA/CSN
HOURS: 2 days per week (4x hour shifts)
CONTRACT: sessional contract
POSITION TYPE: Sessional Basis - 8 hours each week
QUALIFICATIONS:
* A recognized degree qualification in Counselling and / or
Psychotherapy or a Level 9 in Counselling Psychology.
AND
* Be fully accredited as a Psychotherapist / Counselling
Psychologist with one of the following accrediting bodies: Irish
Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (IACP), Irish Association
of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (IAHIP), Family Therapy
Association of Ireland (FTAI), National Association of Professional
Counselling & Psychotherapy (NAPCP), Psychological Society of Ireland
(PSI), Irish Council of Psychotherapy (ICP), British Association of
Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), Irish Association for Play Therapy
& Psychotherapy (IAPTP), Association for Psychoanalysis &
Psychotherapy in Ireland (APPI), Association of Professional
Counselling & Psychotherapy in Ireland (APCP).
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Conduct face to face risk & suitability assessments and implement
risk management plans as appropriate
* Provide evidence informed, brief, strengths based & goal focused
interventions
* Work in accordance with Pieta?s Policies, Procedures and
Guidelines
* Liaise and consult with other professionals in supporting the
client as required
* Maintain accurate, confidential records of practice using
Salesforce
* Participate in external clinical supervision and attend group
supervision internally in Pieta once per calendar month
* Contribute to research, audit and evaluation of the service as
required
* Fulfil obligations as per the Children First Act **Apply on the
website**
* Comply with responsibilities under the Data Protection Acts
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website** (GDPR)
* Ensure compliance with any necessary on-going psychotherapy
registration requirements
* Maintain professional and personal boundaries
* Participate in team meetings and attend other meetings as deemed
necessary
* Share information with the Lead Therapist, Regional Manager, Pieta
team and other services as appropriate in accordance with good
practice
SKILLS REQUIRED:
* Experience of working with adults and adolescents in crisis
intervention and suicide bereavement
* Knowledge of Brief Solution Focused Interventions, CBT etc.
* Ability to reflect on practice in order to facilitate personal
learning, professional development and service improvement
* Demonstrate great warmth and the ability to empathize
* Strong interpersonal & communication skills
* Ability to work co-operatively as part of a team
* Strong time management skills and capacity to prioritise competing
demands
* Ability to consult, liaise with other services as required
* Ability to foster good working relationships with external
agencies and organisations
* Build relationships with clients using the Pieta House Models of
Therapy
* Work within the ethos and philosophy of Pieta House
* Liaise with clients and their families as appropriate with regard
to assessments, outcomes, interventions and reviews
* Receive ongoing supervision
* Actively participate in Pieta House internal meetings e.g. staff
meetings, clinical meetings as appropriate
* Periodically liaise with other professionals and organisations as
appropriate
* Take responsibility for one?s own continued professional
development
* Keep up to date with best practice and procedures at all times in
line with the Code of Ethics of IACP, IAHIP, PSI, FTAI or equivalent
NOTE: GARDA VETTING IS REQUIRED (OF THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES) FOR
THESE POSITIONS.
Applications for the above post should be made via email, attaching a
cover letter (outlining your particular suitability to the role) with
an updated Curriculum Vitae to **Apply on the website** BY **APPLY ON
THE WEBSITE**TH SEPTEMBER **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**.
_PIETA HOUSE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER_
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Type: Permanent
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