Therapist

NYC
Social work
Full-time
Children's Aid
Children's Aid helps children in poverty to succeed and thrive. We do this by providing comprehensive supports to children, youth, and their families in targeted high-needs New York City neighborhoods. We believe all kids have limitless potential. But for those growing up surrounded by poverty, family instability, and physical or emotional stress, life is too often about survival, not possibility. It’s unacceptable that in New York, a city of historic opportunity, so many of our children face serious barriers to realizing their own promise. Children’s Aid is a professional powerhouse of solutions for young people. We are teachers and social workers, coaches and health care providers. We know what it takes to ensure children grow up strong and healthy, and ready to thrive in school and life: excellent education and health care, social-emotional support, and strong, stable families.
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Description

Positions Summary: FFT Therapists in the FFT-CW High Risk track provide empirically documented, well-grounded and highly successful family interventions for youth and families who reside in the Bronx.  Therapists are responsible for providing home-based, model adherent, culturally competent, clinically oriented, short-term (3-6months) treatment.  Interventions focuses on assessing family members relationally with a range of individual and family assessments so they can better match families to necessary behavior changes to address risk, needs and safety.

Responsibilities:

  • Carry caseload of approximately 8 FFT-CW High Risk cases
  • Attend all FFT trainings as required as well as all mandated ACS trainings.
  • Participate in all weekly Staffing with FFT Site Lead
  • Complete all FFT documentation within the FFT/CSS system in a timely manner
  • Ensure simultaneous conversion of notes in the CSS system into the ACS ADVPO Progress Notes or Connections Progress Notes
  • Complete all FFT assessment tools as required and enter into the CSS system in timely manner.
  • Implement all FFT protocols as provided by the FFT consultant and/or FFT supervisor
  • Administer the FFT treatment consistent with the FFT model to ensure fidelity and adherence to the model
  • Fulfill all OCFS, and ACS accountability requirements including timely completion of FASPs, Progress Notes and Plan Amendments
  • Complete all home-based contacts and seek to maintain four casework contacts per month per family as specified by the model.
  • Be available by phone 24/7 or as needed to respond to client crises. This includes ability to conduct sessions on weekends as needed, to accommodate client availability
  • Ability to work flexible hour, including working remotely in the field, community or various CA offices to meet the needs of families and improve efficiency and management of time and resources
  • Other tasks as assigned, and as necessary to support the program’s needs.

Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree required in social work (MSW) or equivalent degree in any NYS license-eligible Mental Health profession.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred but not required.
  • Experience working with adolescents and families in a child welfare, mental health or juvenile justice setting.
  • Willingness to learn and work within the FFT philosophy and model.
  • Ability and willingness to work with families and teens in the home, school and other appropriate settings in the community.
  • Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends as needed.
  • Ability to work independently, as well as contribute to a team.
  • Strong clinical skills and ability to work under pressure with high risk, crisis oriented cases.
  • Very good interpersonal/communication skills, including ability to write well and meet copious amount of documentation in a timely manner.
  • Computer literate.

Salary: $55-60k annually