Functional Family Therapist (Monroe)

Cayuga Centers•Rochester, NY

About The Position

Cayuga Centers is hiring a Functional Family Therapist for its Functional Family Therapy (FFT) program in Monroe County, New York. The program serves youth ages 11–18 and their families through a family-focused, strengths-based approach intended to prevent out-of-home placement, support family rebuilding, and unify families. Licensed clinicians work with families through three phases—engagement and motivation, behavior change, and generalization—over 12–16 weeks. The therapist applies clinical assessment, evaluation, and family mental health therapy skills; provides therapeutic case management; and uses strengths-based, trauma-informed practice to help children, youth, and families identify their strengths and needs. The role includes learning and applying an evidence-based treatment model, practicing inclusively in office and field settings, and contributing to a multidisciplinary team. This position is temporary with the possibility of becoming permanent and is based in Rochester, New York. It is a 40-hour-per-week exempt role with a flexible schedule that may include evenings and weekends.

Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Mental Health Counseling, or Creative Art Therapy, with experience in strengths-based family and children's services.
Experience working with children and families in a community-based or in-home setting.
Excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills.
Strong belief in people's capacity to grow and change.
Knowledge, skills, and attitude needed to appreciate and encourage diversity, including understanding cultural trauma as it applies to individual and family functioning.
Knowledge and experience formulating clinical mental health diagnoses and/or impressions.
Ability to engage families who may have been unsuccessful in mental health clinic settings.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and possibly weekends, and respond to crises that may occur at any hour.
Valid New York State driver's license.
Ability to use a personal vehicle for appointments and assigned activities.
Ability to sit for extended periods, walk distances, use stairs, and lift up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Licensed or holding a limited permit.

Responsibilities

Apply clinical assessment, evaluation, and family mental health therapy skills.
Use strengths-based and trauma-informed practice to help children, youth, and families identify their strengths and needs.
Provide therapeutic case management.
Learn and apply an evidence-based mental health treatment model.
Demonstrate inclusive practice in the office and in the field.
Contribute to a multidisciplinary team serving children and families.
Meet with families at times that suit their availability and respond to crises when needed.
Drive to appointments and activities as assigned.