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

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.
• Cookordination with other collaterals involved with cases to ensure all providers are aware of treatment plan for family.

Qualifications

• 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.