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Director, Trauma & Evidence Based Interventions - Foster Care

Centene · MO · Remote available · $118,400–$219,000 a year · Full time

Posted Aug 14, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you spoke at a national conference or committee. How did you prepare?

What they are checking: Whether they can represent the organization as a thought leader at the national level.

How do you stay current with developers of evidence-based practices and new clinical methods?

What they are checking: Their commitment to ongoing learning, which the posting describes as part of the role.

What would you do

A provider group is resistant to adopting a new evidence-based practice. How do you win them over?

What they are checking: Whether they can lead change with clinicians through respect, evidence and practical support.

This role includes 20 to 25 percent travel. How do you balance in-person training with your other responsibilities?

What they are checking: Whether they can manage national work and internal projects while traveling.

How would you set up consultation for foster care clinicians who are struggling with a difficult case?

What they are checking: Their ability to build support structures that improve care quality and reduce clinician burnout.

About the work

You're a certified TF-CBT trainer. Walk me through how you'd train foster care clinicians who are new to the model.

What they are checking: Whether they can teach the model with fidelity while adapting to clinicians with different experience levels.

What makes trauma treatment for children in foster care different from treatment for children living with their biological families?

What they are checking: Their depth of knowledge about placement instability, caregiver involvement and complex trauma in this population.

How would you set up a learning collaborative so clinicians actually keep using TF-CBT after the training ends?

What they are checking: Whether they understand implementation science and what sustains evidence-based practice.

How would you measure whether evidence-based practices are being delivered well across a provider network?

What they are checking: Their ability to track fidelity and outcomes rather than just counting trainings.

What would you include in a mental health assessment toolkit for foster care, and how would you choose the tools?

What they are checking: Their knowledge of validated screening tools for PTSD, sexual abuse and related needs.

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The full job description

As published by Centene.

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members as a clinical professional on our Medical Management/Health Services team. Centene is a diversified, national organization offering competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. Must be certified trainer for TF-CBT ( Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) 20%-25% travel for in-person trainings. Position Purpose: Provide national expertise to assist with the expansion of the business unit’s position nationally, as a thought leader, regarding the foster care population, treatment, and service needs. Assist with the shaping of evidence based practices within the foster care provider network, stakeholder system and internal operations. • Participate at the national level in evidence based practice activities, to include committees, trainings and speaking engagements • Maintain recognition of national expertise through continued involvement in cutting edge topics to include a focus on integrating Cenpatico at this national level as a thought leader • Provide TF-CBT training and other evidence based training’s to foster care clinicians nationally • Maintain involvement with the developers of evidence based practice, seeking certifications to train in newly developed clinical methodologies Develop learning collaborative type opportunities for foster care clinicians that participate in TF-CBT • Establish, as appropriate, consultation opportunities for foster care clinicians • Lead workgroups in the establishment of a Mental Health Assessment Toolkit specifically for the foster care population that includes, but is not limited to PTSD, sexual abuse and trauma • Outreach to and develop relationships with potential stakeholders in new and existing markets • Ability to travel Education/Experience: Master’s degree in related field. 10+ years providing direct clinical interventions to youth in foster care. Experience with Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Learning Collaborative. Previous management experience including responsibilities for hiring, training, assigning work and managing performance of staff. License/Certification: Licensure as an LPC or LCSW required. Must be current or former member of the National Child Trauma Stress Network (NCTSN). Certification by developers of TF-CBT to train TF-CBT required. Pay Range: $118,400.00 - $219,000.00 per year Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law , including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility. Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act

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