Clinician, FFT

Clifford Beers Community Care Center; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Clifford Beers Community Care Center seeks a clinician to deliver FFT-based family therapy for youths aged 10–18. The role involves weekly one-hour home visits, caseload management, and flexible scheduling across Greater New Haven.

You will collaborate with child welfare, juvenile justice, schools, and other professionals to support families over 8–26 weeks. Responsibilities include assessing family dynamics, planning targeted goals, ensuring safety, and maintaining detailed documentation.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work or related field.
• Active licensure-eligible status is preferred (examples: LMSW/LCSW/LMFT-A/LMFT LPC-A or LPC).

Responsibilities

• Deliver FFT-based therapy to youth and families to reduce conflict and improve communication.
• Conduct home and community visits with families.
• Assess dynamics and plan treatment with safety considerations.
• Provide crisis intervention during behavioral flare-ups.
• Maintain session notes and entry data in clinical databases.
• Collaborate with child welfare, juvenile justice, schools, and other professionals.
• Ensure fidelity to FFT treatment phases: Engagement, Motivation, Relational Change, Behavior Change.

Skills

Home visits

Flexibility

Independent work

Interpersonal skills

Clinical skills

FFT model

Adolescents

Cultural sensitivity

Family engagement

Boundary setting

Empower families

Education

MSW or related field

Licensure-eligible status (LMSW/LCSW/LMFT-A/LMFT LPC-A, LPC)

Job description

EMPLOYER INFORMATIONClifford Beers is a mental health clinic serving children and families. Our mission is to provide integrated services addressing mental, physical, and social determinants in order to improve health, resiliency and quality of life for children, families and communities.PURPOSEThe implementation site uses the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) modality with (target population(s) – (each) with its own referral and reporting requirements. This program operates under the direction of the director FFT. The therapist will provide, at a minimum, weekly one hour, home-based family therapy sessions to clients. Therapists will utilize the FFT model with families who have adolescents between the ages of 10 and 18. Therapists will be required to carry a caseload of 10 to 15 families, providing services anywhere from eight to 26 weeks. This position requires flexibility in hours to meet families when they are available.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESDeliver Evidence-Based Therapy: Implement the FFT model with youth and their families to reduce conflict, improve communication, and change problem behaviors.Conduct Home and Community Visits: Meet with families in their own homes, communities, or occasionally in an office setting.Assess Dynamics & Plan Treatment through assessment of patterns, family system, assess safety and risk, and develop targeted behavioral goals.Provide Crisis Intervention: Manage acute behavioral flare-ups and help families build emergency safety and coping plans.Maintain Documentation: Track treatment progress, submit detailed session notes, and input data into specialized clinical databases in a timely manner as required.Coordinate with Stakeholders: Collaborate closely with child welfare agencies (like DCF/ACS), the juvenile justice system, schools, and other involved professionals.Ensure to maintain model fidelity to the specific FFT treatment phases (Engagement, Motivation, Relational Change, and Behavior Change).Cultural Competency: Ability to engage respectfully with families from diverse backgrounds.Strengths-Based Focus: A non-judgmental approach that empowers the family to identify their own dynamics and drive their own change.Perform other duties as requested by direct supervisor and agency leadership.Responds in a positive and respectful manner to diversity around the agency’s services, client and family population and staff.TRAVELThis role may require travel throughout the Greater New Haven area each day.ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSIndoors, Environmentally controlled with occasional exposure to outdoor weatherClose physical proximity to coworkers and clientsCOMPETENCIES:Must demonstrate the following competencies:Diversity and Inclusion:Foster an environment in which all members of the CBCCC community, from staff to partners and clients, are treated equitably and are able to contribute fully and meaningfully to the mission of CBCCC. Employees must make every effort to:Treat others with respectPractice cultural humilityElicit and welcome different points of viewIntegrity:Act ethically with honesty and consistency regardless of the situation.Employees must make every effort to:Be accountable for his or her own actionsMake decisions based on what is better for the families and employeesBuild and maintain trust among co-workers and our familiesUphold honesty in all actionsExcellence:Commitment to deliver outstanding practices in both managing the organization, service delivery, and collaborating with partners. Employees must make every effort to:Utilize data and research to provide the highest quality of careRegularly participate in professional development to stay abreast of most recent and progressive practicesPromote continuous quality assessment and improvementCommunication:The ability to express oneself clearly and professionally both in writing, conversations, and in nonverbal communication with others. Employees must make every effort to:Oral CommunicationSpeak clearly and in an organized manner that can be easily understoodExpress ideas concisely and respectfullySummarize or paraphrase his/her understanding of what others have said to verify understanding and prevent miscommunicationHold themselves accountable for pitch, speed, tone and volume of voice while speakingShow understanding of professional and cultural implications of body posture, stance, gestures, proximity to listener, facial expressions and appearanceWritten CommunicationWrite clear and concise sentences devoid of grammatical and spelling errorsTailor writing style to the audience of the messageWrite in a respectful and tactful mannerAAP StatementClifford Beers Community Care Center (CBCCC), is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity or Expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit Retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or otherwise oppose discrimination.EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:A Master's degree in Social Work (MSW), Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, or a closely related field.Licensure: Often requires an active, license-eligible status (e.g., LMSW, LCSW, LMFT-A, LMFT LPC-A, LPC, or equivalent).Preferred experience: Experience working with adolescents, complex family systems, or the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.SKILLSMust exhibit knowledge and or proven ability in delivering developmentally appropriate services according to the program being supported, while demonstrating the following skills:Ability and willingness to work with families in their own homesFlexibility: The ability to schedule evening or weekend sessions to accommodate the families' availability.Ability to work independently, as well as contribute to a teamVery good interpersonal/communication skillsStrong clinical skillsAbility to internalize and work within the FFT philosophy and modelAbility to work with adolescentsAbility to work with respect for cultural diversityAbility to engage families who may not want the serviceAbility to adapt and individualize program interventions to utilize family strengths and skillsCommitment to empowering families to solve their own problemsBelief in the capacity of people to grow and changeAbility to establish a mutually respectful relationship, in which the family is a full partner, empowered to solve their own problemsAbility to intervene decisively, when necessary, to protect family membersAbility to set appropriate boundaries and limits for best practice