Child HELP Partnership (CHP) at St. John’s University is seeking a Project Coordinator for a national dissemination and training initiative.
CHP at St. John’s University was recently awarded a Treatment and Services Adaptation Center (Category II) grant by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to join the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (www.nctsn.org). The National CHP Center is training and supporting the delivery of evidence-based, culturally adapted trauma interventions for children exposed to disaster, sexual abuse, family violence, race-based trauma, COVID-19, and traumatic deaths. Through this project, major stakeholders in children’s mental health–school personnel, parents, and mental health providers–are working in partnership to create a continuum-of-care at 18 sites nationwide. The sites will be trained in CHP’s services (workshops on trauma and engagement) and interventions (Skills for Psychological Recovery, Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy).
The National CHP Center is overseen by a team of psychologists including Drs. Elissa Brown (trauma, interventions, outcomes research), Robin Goodman (grief, interventions, public education), Imad Zaheer (school-based mental health, dissemination and implementation), and Andrea Bergman (qualitative methods, emerging adulthood). The Project Coordinator reports to Dr. Brown and works with the rest of the leadership team.
The Project Coordinator is responsible for day-to-day coordination of the following training, administrative, and program evaluation tasks:
Training
Program Evaluation
Clinical
Administrative
The Project Coordinator works closely with CHP leadership and staff in a supportive environment.
This is a great opportunity to:
This position will begin July 2022 and requires a two-year commitment due to the time spent on training of new staff. Work hours are Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm.
Required skills/experience:
If interested, please email your resume and cover letter Dr. Elissa Brown and Sophia Miller.
Child HELP Partnership (CHP) is designed to protect and heal children and caregivers from trauma and its emotional impact. Founded in 2001, CHP is nationally recognized as a leading source for evidence-based mental health treatment and prevention of childhood trauma. The CHP team delivers free therapy in our clinic and online for children and their parents. In addition, CHP offers educational trainings to parents, other adults caring for children, and mental health professionals. Parents and caregivers are empowered with strategies to prevent trauma. Clinicians across the country are empowered with scientifically-sound therapies that mitigate the impact of trauma.