Clinician IPV-FAIR

Bridges Healthcare, Inc.; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 59,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical and Dental with employer-conc:

403(b) with generous employer contrib

Employer-Paid Life Insurance

Paid Vacation 22 days + holidays

Job summary

Bridges Healthcare, Inc. seeks an IPV-FAIR Clinician in New Haven to provide trauma-informed clinical assessment, psychotherapy, and psychoeducation to caregivers involved in intimate partner violence.

The role focuses on strengthening parent-child relationships, improving emotion regulation, and reducing exposure to violence. The clinician will conduct home or community visits, collaborate with family navigators and DCF staff, and ensure comprehensive treatment planning.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work, counseling, marriage & family therapy or related field is required.
• Associate degree required; licensure options LMSW/LMFTA/LPCA are preferred/required for some roles.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills, ability to work with diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Meet clients in homes, community, or agency to provide clinical services to caregivers in families experiencing domestic violence.
• Provide trauma-informed, culturally responsive, client-centered services.
• Foster therapeutic alliances and maintain non-judgmental stance with DV-impacted families.
• Facilitate engagement using Motivational Interviewing techniques.
• Conduct full family assessment and develop individualized treatment plans.
• Administer curricula like CBT-based interventions for emotion regulation and skills building.
• Coordinate with DCF staff and attend supervision and trainings.
• Maintain HIPAA-compliant documentation and case records.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Cultural competence

Team collaboration

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work / Counseling / Marriage & Family Therapy

Associate Degree

Licensure: LMSW / LMFTA / LPCA

Job description

Bridges Healthcare, Inc., has an immediate opening for a Clinician IPV-FAIR (Intimate Partner Violence - Family Assessment Intervention Response) in our Family Centered Services Division in New Haven.

Benefits for the positions include:

• Competitive pay commensurate with experience
• Medical and Dental with significant employer contribution to the premiums and HSA (if chosen as your plan)
• 403(b) with a generous employer contribution
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation with 22 days to start, paid personal days, paid sick time, paid winter holiday break days, plus 11 paid holidays

Salary: $58,600 - $63,856, commensurate of experience

PURPOSE and POSITION OVERVIEW

The IPV-FAIR Clinician provides clinical assessment, curriculum-based psychotherapy, and psychoeducation to caregivers who have been involved in intimate partner violence. Goals of the service include strengthening parent-child relationships, increasing emotion regulation and communication skills, and reducing exposure of children to intimate partner violence. Services are trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and client-centered.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Meet with clients in their homes, the community, or the agency office to provide an array of clinical services to all caregivers in families experiencing domestic violence.
• Provide clinical services which are trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and client-centered.
• Foster therapeutic alliances and maintain a non-judgmental stance with all caregivers from DV-impacted families, including those who have experienced abuse and those who have caused harm.
• Facilitate family engagement and employ Motivational Interviewing techniques (training available).
• Perform full assessment of family, including children, in order to write comprehensive case assessment and formulate individualized treatment plan.
• Administer clinical curriculum appropriate to client needs (either Fathers for Change or Mothers and More) which includes CBT-based interventions for emotion regulation, reflective functioning work, communication skill-building and psychoeducation.
• Conduct occasional dyadic therapy sessions including parent-child dyads and caregiver dyads as appropriate.
• Provide individual counseling, psychoeducation, and referrals as needed.
• Maintain flexible work hours to accommodate family needs, including occasional evenings as needed, with late hours being flexed out elsewhere during pay period.
• Collaborate with DCF staff assigned to client families.
• Attend staff meetings, provider meetings, group supervisions, and other required meetings and trainings.
• Complete thorough, accurate and timely documentation and maintain complete case records.
• Attend regularly scheduled (one hour per week) 1:1 supervision with IPV-FAIR Program Director, who holds an LCSW.
• Collaborate closely with family navigators assigned to families on your caseload.
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA guidelines in all correspondence and documentation.
• Attend educational trainings in related areas and maintain licensure.
• Perform any other reasonably related duties as assigned by the Program Director.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy or related field required.

Associate Degree required, LMSW, LMFTA, LPCA

Minimum two years experience in a counseling setting required.

Understanding of issues related to trauma, child abuse prevention, family violence and systems advocacy preferred.

Ability to work with diverse individuals.

Strong verbal and written communications skills.

Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.

Access to reliable transportation on a consistent basis, valid driver's license and auto insurance.

Bridges Healthcare is a valued and trusted community partner.

A leading provider of a wide continuum of integrated behavioral health services.

An employer of choice and offers staff the opportunity to grow and learn with the organization.

Sustained by a diverse funding model that reflects broad-based community support and investment.

Well-known and well-regarded for the services and supports we provide.

A recognized expert and leader in delivering innovative solutions to behavioral health challenges.

A powerful advocate for our clients, services, and improved systems.

Loan repayment on some positions may be eligible as Bridges is a STAR and NHSC Approved Site by HRSA.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)