Community FFT Therapist
20 days ago
Jamaica
Job Description Are you passionate about evidence-based therapeutic interventions? Does the idea of providing clinical care to children and families excite you? We are looking just for you! We are seeking a full-time Functional Family Therapist. For more information, please see below. About ATLAS: Atlas works to prevent violence by meeting people during a crisis, like a recent arrest or open court case and connecting them to a change process that nurtures hope and strengthens relationships. Atlas offers FFT to young people at elevated risk for violence in the community, victimization, or a re-arrest. FFT is an evidence-based intervention for youth and families. This high-quality, strength-focused family counseling model is designed for high-risk youth and young adults who have been referred by the criminal court, juvenile justice, mental health, school, or child welfare systems. Services are short-term and typically offered in the home, though services can be offered in the office or other community settings. We are hiring 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: 162-04 Tuskegee Airman Way, Jamaica, NY 11433 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: (* required of bachelor’s and masters’ level) • 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, • 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, • 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, • 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. Benefits: 401K, Dental, Medical, Vision #mst #mstjobs #fft #bsft #incredibleyears #pcit #therapy #therapist #clinician #socialservices #lpc-a #lpca #lcsw #lpc #lmsw #lsw #lcsw #lmft #lmhc #mentalhealthjobs #familytherapy #juvenile #evidencebased #cbt #dbt #multisystemictherapy #ebp #ebm #masterlevel #nowhiring #hiringnow #jobs #clinicaljobs #hiring #careers #childfirst #earlychildhood Powered by JazzHR 241HdseSqg