Functional Family Therapist

Bay Area Youth Services Inc.; Kissimmee (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Bay Area Youth Services Inc. seeks a Functional Family Therapist to provide home-based and community FFT services for youth and families in need. Therapists will meet clients where they are, delivering weekly sessions and using the FFT model with adolescents aged 11 to 18.

The role includes coordinating with referral sources, completing documentation, and participating in supervision to ensure high-quality care. A Florida driver's license is required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in relevant field.
• Two years direct clinical experience preferred.
• Must possess a valid Florida Driver's License and auto insurance.

Responsibilities

• Establish a respectful partner relationship with the family.
• Intervene decisively to protect family members.
• Set appropriate boundaries for best practice.
• Engage youth/families within 48 hours of referral; initial contact within 7 business days.
• Build and maintain relationships with referral sources and service providers.
• Submit weekly referral reports to Program Director.
• Participate in weekly supervision and team meetings.
• Input and update youth/family progress data.

Education

Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, or related clinical field required

Tools

Florida Driver's License

Auto Insurance

Job description

The Functional Family Therapist provides family therapy to youth and families in need . The FFT therapist provides services both in home and in the community to assure we are meeting the youth and families where they are, in both the therapeutic aspect and their geographical location.

We are looking for a Functional Family Therapist who must have:

• Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology, or related clinical field required
• Two years direct clinical experience required with in home therapy preferred
• Must possess a valid Florida Driver's License and Auto Insurance.

Job duties and responsibilities include:

• Establish a mutually respectful relationship, in which the family is a full partner, empowered to solve their own problems.
• Intervene decisively, when necessary, to protect family members.
• Set appropriate boundaries and limits for best practice.
• Engage youth/families referred and pre-screened for FFT services within 48 hours of receiving referral (business days), and complete initial face-to-face contact no later than 7 business days.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with referral source, service providers, and key players in family's treatment plan.
• Submit weekly referral report to Program Director to provide status of pending referrals assigned.
• Participate in weekly staffing, meetings, individual, group, and monthly supervision with FFT Consultant, Team, and Program Director.
• Input and update youth/family progress data on program tracker.
• Belief in the capacity of people to grow and change.
• Provide a maximum of 3 booster sessions to family's so long as they meet the necessary requirement post discharge.
• Collaborate/Participate in community events to spread awareness of and promote BFC's FFT Program.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Job Essentials:

• Provide, at a minimum, weekly one-hour, home-based family therapy sessions to clients.
• Utilize the FFT model with families who have adolescents between the ages of 11 and 18.
• Carry a caseload of 10-12 families, providing services anywhere from eight to 26 weeks.
• Work independently, as well as contribute to a team.
• Work within the FFT philosophy and model.
• Engage families who may not want the service.
• Adapt and individualize program interventions to utilize family strengths and skills.
• Empower families to solve their own problems.
• Drive daily for meetings and/or sessions

BAYS is a drug-free workplace. We prohibit the use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances on company premises or during work hours.