Functional Family Therapist(Merraine Group) (3078)

Job 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.
• Absorb crisis situations without the need for outside intervention including on-call hours.
• Cookordinate with other collaterals involved with cases to ensure all providers are aware of treatment plan for family.

Job 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 preferred.
• 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.

Skills

• Organizational and prioritization skills including the ability to complete reports and paperwork in a timely manner.

Pay & Schedule

Salary: $70,500 - $79,000 annually; commensurate on experience.

Schedule: Monday - Friday with a flexible schedule; some evening hours are expected.

Monthly productivity incentive.