Clinician, Functional Family Therapy

Reports To: Function Family Therapy-Child Welfare Coordinator

Program: Function Family Therapy-Child Welfare

Location: Tarrytown, NY
-Hybrid/Mobile

Hours Per Week: 35

FLSA Status: $62,000-$70,000

Join us at Greater Mental Health of New York, where our mission is to promote mental wellness through advocacy, community education, and direct services. We empower individuals and families on their unique journeys to recovery, honoring their rights to self-determination, choice, and collaboration. With evidence-based practices and a focus on trauma-responsive care, our dedicated team provides comprehensive services to thousands and fosters independence and resilience within our community.

If you're passionate about making a difference in mental health and creating brighter futures for individuals and families throughout the Lower Hudson Valley region,

• Retirement: 403(b)-with employer contribution after 1 year of service
• Flexible Work Arrangements: subject to business needs, including hybrid options.
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off-15 days per year
• Paid sick time-12 days per year
• Employer paid Holidays-11 days per year
• Professional Development:
  Opportunities for advancement, training programs, and support for certifications and continuing education.
• Additional Perks:
  Free EAP services and employee discounts (travel, hotels, movie tickets, theme parks, services, electronics, auto, shopping, and more)!
• Gym reimbursement through employer's medical insurance carrier.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF): qualifying employer

The Functional Family Therapy Child Welfare (FFT-CW) Clinician is responsible for providing FFT services to children and families involved in the child welfare system. This evidence-based practice will be conducted in the family’s home setting. The goals of this short-term intervention are to improve family functioning, improve communication, reduce conflict, decrease problem behaviors, reduce hospitalization, reduce out of home placements and delinquency, improve parenting skills, and increase effective problem-solving skills.

The Clinician must have the ability to internalize, work within the FFT philosophy, and model as well as being able to adapt and individualize program intervention to utilize family strengths and skills. The Clinician must be eligible and maintain a certification as a Functional Family Therapist Clinician. Training and certification will be provided during the first year of employment. The Clinician will support recovery by providing services that reflect our deeply held values that include the recognition of individual rights of self-determination, choice, shared decision-making and collaboration.

The Clinician will utilize this evidence-based practice, always embracing a trauma-informed and person-centered approach.

• Provision of direct clinical services to approximately 8-9 families each month which may include, but are not limited to outreach, assessment and treatment planning, weekly family therapy, crisis counseling and intervention, and community consultation and education.
• Coordinate treatment with other community agencies and service providers and participate in meetings as needed.
• Participate in program development, training programs and/or meetings as designated by Program Coordinator.
• Maintain up-to-date and complete case records, including documentation, and provide written reports and statistics as required.
• Complete the required number of client contacts per month.
• Follow the established agency policies and procedures and meet all guidelines set forth by the Department of Social Services contract.
• Provide 24-hour telephonic crisis…