Functional Family Therapy - Foster Care Clinical Supervisor

Waterford Country School; Connecticut; On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Waterford Country School is seeking an Assistant Program Director to supervise FFT FC therapists and ensure child welfare, safety, and quality of clinical practice across the team in Connecticut.

You will drive clinician development, monitor adherence to the FFT FC model, coordinate consultations, and maintain timely documentation while supporting flexible telework as approved by supervision and policy.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology or related Behavioral Health field.
• Clinical Supervisors must be licensed (LMFT, LPC, LCSW) and licensed for at least 2 years.
• Prior direct experience providing clinical services to children and/or families required.
• Preference for continuing education in Family Systems Theory, CBT, trauma, child development, parental substance use, IPV, racial disparities and ACEs.

Responsibilities

• Act as Assistant Program Director and supervise FFT FC therapists to monitor child/family safety, permanency and well-being.
• Provide motivation and accountability, develop clinicians’ professional development plans.
• Offer feedback on therapists’ behavior change plans and model-adherent interventions.
• Facilitate weekly team peer consultation and ongoing supervision with Clinical Consultant.
• Ensure timely documentation, review session notes, progress notes and treatment plans.

Skills

Initiative

Empathy

Self-Reflection & Growth

Time Management

Conflict Resolution & De-escalation

Effective Communication

Organization Skills

Supervisory Skills

Education

Master's degree in Social Work

Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy

Master's degree in Psychology

Job description

Competencies:InitiativeEmpathySelf-Reflection & GrowthTime ManagementConflict Resolution & De-escalationEffective CommunicationOrganization SkillsSupervisory SkillsBasic Function:Act as Assistant Program Director and provide supervision to FFT FC therapists ongoing and regularly to monitor for child/family safety, permanency, well-being and overall quality of clinical practice.Duties and Responsibilities:Motivation and accountability of the team, creation of clinicians’ professional development plans.Daily contact with individuals on the team and an expectation of immediate feedback to therapists.Providing feedback, expertise and approvals on therapists’ behavior change plans and other model adherent clinical interventions.Facilitate weekly team peer consultation.Participate in weekly consultation between team members and program Clinical Consultant until completion of Supervisor certification, at which time Supervisor facilitates all team consultation.Ensure all team members attend and participate in consultations; track participation and cases reviewed.Participate in one-on-one consultation with FFT FC Clinical Consultant once Supervisor certification is achieved.Complete Care4 documentation as required.Maintain accountability of team’s adherence to the treatment model through supervision, training and clinical observation.Maintain ongoing growth in competence in the integrated FFT FC model; Track outcomes to ensure ongoing development of team.Monitor completion of all required child welfare documentation for content and timeliness within Care4.Complete and monitor clinicians’ completion, with model adherence, of progress notes within 2 business days.Complete and monitor clinicians’ completion of treatment progress note reviews at the 14 day, 30 day, 60 day, and every 30 days thereafter interval.Complete and monitor clinicians’ completion of pre-assessments, phase plans, session plans, session tapes and other documentation.Assist Therapist(s) in addressing risk factors that give rise to possible safety issues and/or out of home placement due to continued referral behavior.Review treatment reviews to ensure they are complete and timely.Review session notes to assess clinical skills and adherence to the model; work collaboratively with the consultant to address individual clinician’s skill deficits.Complete FFT FC performance assessments for team members (completed by consultant until Supervisor Certification is achieved) and coordinate with DCF for annual agency performance measures.Participate in conferences with clinical staff.Ensure appropriate coverage of clinician’s cases whenever there is an extended absence.Conduct all duties as indicated in the Therapist job description but with a reduced case load.General Agency:1. Maintains knowledge of and follow Agency policies and procedures as contained in the WCS Personnel Handbook, WCS Procedure Manual, and departmental manuals.2. Function as a positive role model for all students and staff at the Waterford Country School.3. Maintain an awareness of and sensitivity to the cultural and socioeconomic differences present among the service population and fellow staff members of WCS, ensuring that cultural needs are respected and supported through the delivery of services and the development and implementation of agency programs and policies in a manner that is free from discrimination and bias relating to race, ethnicity, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs or status as a victim of domestic violence.4. Maintain a Connecticut or other home state driver’s license to transport residents in agency vehicles.5. Other duties as may be assigned by the Foster Care Program DirectorFlexible Telework CapabilityFlexible ability to work remotely as approved by a direct Supervisor, or in the event of a declared weather or other emergency. Telework should be performed in accordance with the Remote Work Policy in the WCS Personnel Handbook.THIS JOB DESCRIPTION SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS ALL-INCLUSIVE. IT IS INTENDED TO IDENTIFY THE MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS JOB. THE INCUMBENT MAY BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM JOB-RELATED TASKS OTHER THAN THOSE STATED IN THIS DESCRIPTION.Qualifications: This position requires a Master's degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology or related Behavioral Health field of study. Clinical Supervisors must be licensed in their field of study (LMFT, LPC, LCSW) and have been licensed for at least 2 years. Prior direct experience providing clinical services to children and or families is required in addition to having previously provided clinical supervision.Preference shall be given to candidates who have continuing education in the following topic areas:Family Systems Theory;Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies;Traumatic stress reactions;Child development research;Parental substance use and misuse;Intimate Partner Violence;Knowledge of racial disparities within behavioral health services;Research on Adverse Childhood Experiences; andBehavioral Health implications for children who have been exposed to chronic neglect and abuse