Functional Family Therapist

Evidence Based Associates•New York, NY

9d•$79,882 - $79,882

About The Position

Functional Family Therapy is a community-based violence prevention program that aims to reduce violent recidivism through intensive and voluntary therapeutic services. The 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. The Functional Family Therapist carries an assigned caseload and provides virtual or home-based FFT to adults and their families, following model fidelity requirements as post-pandemic working conditions allow. The therapist works as part of a therapy team, participates in supervision, training, and consultation, connects families with appropriate services and supports, and documents and reports case progress.

Requirements

A minimum of 3 years of case management experience.
2 years of human services experience, including 1 year of clinically supervised experience.
Preferred: A master's degree in social work, counseling, education, or another relevant human service profession. This degree is required for the site supervisor position.
Preferred experience with pragmatic family therapies, including structural, strategic, and functional approaches.
Preferred experience providing individual therapy to youth and adults using cognitive behavioral techniques.
Preferred experience providing marital therapy using behaviorally based approaches.
Preferred experience with behavioral therapy targeting school behavior and academic performance.
Preferred experience implementing interventions within or between systems in the youth’s natural ecology that affect or influence behavior, including family, peer, school, and neighborhood systems.
Preferred knowledge of family systems theory and its application.
Preferred knowledge of social-ecological theory and its application.
Preferred knowledge of behavioral therapies theory and its application.
Preferred knowledge of cognitive-behavioral therapy theory and its application.
Preferred knowledge of pragmatic family therapies theory and its application.
Preferred knowledge of child development research and its application in treatment.
Preferred knowledge of social skills assessment and intervention.
Preferred knowledge of basic counseling and process skills.
Ability to engage clients and willingness and ability to be strengths-focused.
Ability to shift to process.
Willingness to advocate for youth and families and belief in people's capacity to grow and change.
Ability to manage stress and practice 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 and relate without patronizing.
Willingness to empower families to solve their own problems.
Ability and willingness to work with families in their own homes.
Willingness to be flexible and work with families when they are available to meet.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in social work, counseling, education, or another relevant human service profession (required for the site supervisor position).
Experience with pragmatic family therapies, individual and marital therapy, behavioral therapy, and interventions in youth ecological systems.
Knowledge of family systems, social-ecological, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, and pragmatic family therapy theories; child development; social skills assessment and intervention; and basic counseling and process skills.

Responsibilities

Carry an assigned caseload.
Provide virtual or 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.