Family Therapist

The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model alleviates decades-old challenges that have led to a crisis in providing access to mental health and addiction care. As an integrated and sustainably-financed model for care delivery, CCBHCs:

• Ensure access to integrated, evidence-based addiction and mental health services, including 24/7 crisis response and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for addiction.
• Meet stringent criteria regarding timeliness of access, quality reporting, staffing and coordination with social services, criminal justice and education systems.
• Receive funding to support the real costs of expanding services to fully meet the need for care in their communities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide, at a minimum, weekly one-hour, home-based FFT family therapy sessions.
• Carry a caseload of 10 to 15 families for a duration of 8 to 26 weeks.
• Schedule sessions according to family availability.
• Actively participate as integral part of the CCBHC multidisciplinary team including family care plan and collaboration.
• Assist families by actively referring them to appropriate services and supports.
• Perform the basic accountability tasks related to the job, which include compiling and maintaining all necessary records.
• Assist administrative staff in collection of information for program effectiveness.
• Provide clinical care to the children and adolescents as appropriate.
• Work with respect and humility for cultural diversity.
• Participate in all trainings on the Whole Family Health Model.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Certified to practice the evidence-based FFT model with families who have adolescents between the ages of 10 and 18.
• Commitment to empowering families to solve their own problems.
• Highly skilled and knowledgeable in treating mental illness, substance use and co-occurring disorders.
• Adapt and individualize program interventions to utilize family strengths and skills
• Intervene decisively, when necessary, to protect family members.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Master’s degree in social work, counseling, education or other relevant human service profession, with two years’ experience in children and family services.  Ability and willingness to work with families in their own homes. Ability to work independently, as well as contribute to a team. Very good interpersonal/communication and strong clinical skills. Ability to internalize and work within the FFT philosophy and model.

Bilingual Spanish is greatly preferred.

HOURS PER WEEK: This is a full-time 40-hour week exempt salary position, utilizing a flex schedule.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENT: High degree of travel to family homes.