Functional Family Therapist

Careers @Evidence-Based Associates; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 70.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

401K

Dental

Medical

Vision

Zusammenfassung

Careers @Evidence-Based Associates in New York, NY seeks a licensed mental health professional to provide Functional Family Therapy (FFT) to adults and families in community settings. The role requires delivering evidence-based services, maintaining fidelity to the FFT model, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

The Education Preference states a Master’s degree in social work, counseling, education, or related human service field; Master’s degree is required for the site supervisor

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, education, or related human service field preferred; required for site supervisor position.
• Master’s degree required for site supervisor position.
• Experience with Functional Family Therapy or family therapy preferred.

Aufgaben

• Carry a caseload as assigned.
• Provide virtual/home-based FFT to adults and families, adhering to model fidelity requirements.
• Participate in weekly team and individual supervision meetings.
• Assist families by referring them to appropriate services and supports, and with clinical and concrete services.
• Make case progress notes and report to external stakeholders.
• Participate in all FFT training, supervision, and consultation activities.

Kenntnisse

Engage clients

Strengths-based

Cultural competence

Team collaboration

Case management

Crisis intervention

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in social work

Jobbeschreibung

Functional Family Therapy is a community-based violence prevention program that aims to reduce violent recidivism through intensive and voluntary therapeutic services. This program is part of the Atlas initiative and uses the evidence-based Functional Family Therapy (FFT) model to engage young people and their families in holistic anti-violence services.

Address: 302 W 124th St, New York, NY 10027

About the Position

Education Preference: Master’s degree in social work, counseling, education, or other relevant human service profession preferred; required for site supervisor position.

Preferred Experience

• Direct use of pragmatic (i.e., structural, strategic, and functional) family therapies
• Individual therapy with youth and adults using cognitive behavioral techniques
• Marital therapy using behaviorally based approaches
• *Behavioral therapy targeting school behavior and academic performance
• Implementation of interventions within or between systems in the youth’s natural ecology that affect or influence the behavior of youth (i.e., family, peer, school, and neighborhood)

Preferred Knowledge

• Family systems theory and application
• Social-ecological theory and application
• *Behavioral therapies theory and application
• *Cognitive-behavioral therapy theory and application
• Pragmatic family therapies theory and application
• Child development research and its application in the treatment
• Social skills assessment and intervention
• *Basic counseling and process skills

Preferred Core Competencies

• Ability to engage clients
• Willingness and ability to be strengths-focused
• Ability to shift to process
• Willingness to advocate for youth and family, belief in the capacity of people to grow and change
• Ability to manage stress and self-care
• Appreciation, respect, and understanding for teamwork and company systems
• Ability to maintain a high level of self-awareness
• Ability to be comfortable with cultural differences; to relate without patronizing
• Willingness to commit to empowering families to solve their own problems
• Ability and willingness to work with families in their own homes
• Willingness to be flexible to work with the families when they are available to meet

Job Responsibilities

• Carry a caseload as assigned
• Provide virtual/home-based* Functional Family Therapy to adults and their families, adhering to model fidelity requirements. (*as post-pandemic working conditions allow)
• Actively participate as part of a therapy team, including attending weekly team and individual supervision meetings
• Assist families by actively referring them to appropriate services and supports, and with both clinical and concrete services
• Make case progress notes as required by FFT and regularly report to external stakeholders
• Participate in all FFT training, supervision, and consultation activities

Salary

$70K - $75K Annually

Benefits

• 401K
• Dental
• Medical
• Vision