Functional Family Therapist(Merraine Group)_ Schenectady, NY (4986)

Together for Youth • Albany, NY

3d • $70,500 - $79,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Functional Family Therapist/Clinician provides intensive home based family therapy services including strength-based assessments, treatment planning and coordination, family treatment, and discharge planning and intervention work with client support systems. This position requires travel throughout Schenectady county. This position offers the opportunity to be trained in Functional Family Therapy. (FFTLLC)

Requirements

• Preferred licensed Clinician with any of the following: LMHC, LMSW, LMFT, LCAT or Limited Permit Eligible
• Minimum 1-3 years of experience working with at risk youth and families in the Mental Health, Counselor, Counseling, Human Services and Healthcare field.
• Must be willing to work in a Community Based position.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule with variable hours including day, evening, weekend, holiday and possibly occasional on-call hours.
• Must have a current and valid driver's license with acceptable driving history to the Agency.
• Travel is required.
• Ability to coordinate and plan travel for visits and appointments in efficient manner.
• Ability to work with economically and culturally diverse population.
• Organizational and prioritization skills including the ability to complete reports and paperwork in a timely manner

Responsibilities

• Provide home based family therapy services to at-risk youth and their families.
• Complete rapid assessments during intake process to assess relational and hierarchical functioning within the home.
• Rapidly engage youth and family members into therapy to begin working toward behavior change techniques which will target risk factors.
• Implement treatment planning which focuses on behavior change techniques to decrease risk factors and increase protective factors.
• Create Relapse Prevention Plan to assist family with future difficulties
• Assist families with managing crisis situations without the need for outside intervention including on-call hours.
• Coordinate with other collaterals involved with cases to ensure all providers are aware of treatment plan for family.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed