Program Therapist - FFAST

About the role

The Program Therapist - FFAST position at San Diego Center for Children offers a unique opportunity to work with a team-oriented, multidisciplinary approach. This role includes a Sign On Bonus of $2,000 and benefits such as comprehensive health insurance, retirement savings plan, generous paid time off, and opportunities for career advancement.

Responsibilities

• Maintains productivity expectations for full-time therapists, currently baseline of 140 hours per quarter.
• Provides general orientation of youth and family to the SPOT Program and treatment options.
• Completes comprehensive intake assessment that includes mental health, physical health, risk, trauma, etc.
• Formulates, monitors, and revises problem list and care plan, which addresses specific short-term and long-term goals, for the child and family based on assessments and input from the multi-disciplinary treatment team.
• Assists families in creating crisis/safety plans as needed to prevent/respond to unsafe behaviors.
• Facilitates a wide array of therapeutic interventions within individual/family therapy based on relevant evidence-based and evidence-informed modalities.
• Provides group therapy to increase youth’s self-sufficiency, independence, resiliency, hope, and sense of self-worth.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and timely records per applicable regulations and requirements.
• Maintains strong commitment to CYFSOC principles in the treatment provided to youth and families.
• Utilizes supervision, consultation, and training to provide high quality services in an effective manner.
• Maintains regular communication with FFAST direct service and administration staff, group home/FFA staff, and other service providers to coordinate treatment efforts and connect youth to community resources as needed.
• Maintains regular communication with Social Workers, Probation Officers, and other important team members (biological parents, teachers, CASA’s, psychiatrist, etc.) to coordinate treatment efforts and connect youth to community resources as needed.
• Completes training as directed to meet the specialized needs of youth residing at the San Pasqual Campus (i.e., CSEC, SUD, etc.).
• Displays a commitment to anti-racism and engages in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within clinical work, the program, and the organization.
• Fulfills all contractual and organizational training requirements.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Education, or related Health Services or Equivalent Education.
• Must be a Registered (ACSW, AMFT, APCC) or Licensed (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC) with the CA Board of Behavioral Sciences or CA Board of Psychology Psych Assistant Registration (PSB) or Psychologist License (PhD, PsyD).
• California Driver’s License.
• Good driving record and a reliable and insured vehicle.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Child and Family Team process, CYFSOC Principles, and Core Practice Model.
• Experience with/training in foster care culture, providing culturally competent services to diverse populations, relevant EBPs, trauma informed care, HOPE framework, San Diego County MIS/EHR.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish).