FFT Clinician: Home-Based Family Therapist for Teens

Clifford W Beers Guidance Clinicorporated; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Clifford Beers Community Care Center (CBCCC) in New Haven, CT is seeking a licensed mental health therapist to deliver FFT-based family therapy with adolescents aged 10–18, managing a caseload of 10–15 families over 8–26 weeks, with flexible hours to meet families.

The role requires conducting home visits, coordinating with child welfare and juvenile justice partners, maintaining documentation, and ensuring fidelity to FFT phases—Engagement, Motivation, Relational Change, and Behavior

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, or a related field.
• Active licensure-eligible status or equivalent licensure preferred.
• Experience with adolescents and complex family systems is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver FFT-based family therapy to youth and families to reduce conflict and improve communication.
• Conduct home and community visits with a caseload of 10–15 families across 8–26 weeks.
• Assess family dynamics, safety, risk, and plan targeted behavioral goals.
• Provide crisis intervention and maintain detailed session notes and data entry.
• Coordinate with child welfare, juvenile justice, schools, and other professionals.
• Maintain fidelity to FFT phases: Engagement, Motivation, Relational Change, Behaviour Change.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Communication

Cultural humility

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Social Work or related field

Licensure eligibility (LMSW/LCSW/LMFT-A/LMFT LPC-A)

Tools

FFT model

Job description

Clifford Beers Community Care Center (CBCCC) in New Haven, CT is seeking a licensed mental health therapist to deliver FFT-based family therapy with adolescents aged 10–18, managing a caseload of 10–15 families over 8–26 weeks, with flexible hours to meet families.

The role requires conducting home visits, coordinating with child welfare and juvenile justice partners, maintaining documentation, and ensuring fidelity to FFT phases—Engagement, Motivation, Relational Change, and Behavior