Functional Family Therapy; FFT Therapist Job Kent Ohio USA,Healthcare

Position: Functional Family Therapy (FFT) Therapist

Functional Family Therapist

Benefits & Salary The salary for this position is $60,000 annually. At Bellefaire, we prioritize our employees and their wellbeing. We provide competitive benefit options to our employees and their families, including domestic partners and pets. Our offerings include:

Comprehensive health and Rx plans, including a zero-cost option.
Wellness program including free preventative care
Generous paid time off and holidays
50% tuition reduction at Case Western Reserve University for the MNO and MSW programs
Defined benefit pension plan
403(b) retirement plan
Pet insurance
Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability
Employee Assistance Program
Support for continuing education and credential renewal
Ancillary benefits including: dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness
Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care

Qualifications

Education:

Minimum Master's Degree in Social Work or related field required.

Licensure:
Valid Ohio LSW/LISW, LMFT/IMFT or LPC/LPCC required

Skills/

Competencies:

Core Expertise:
Possess skill, knowledge and abilities to perform the essential duties of their role; keeps knowledge up to date.
Independent Judgment:
Demonstrate ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment.
Cultural

Competency:

Demonstrate awareness, sensitivity and skills in working professionally with diverse individuals, groups and communities who represent various cultural and personal background and characteristics.
Interpersonal Communication:
Communicate clearly using verbal, nonverbal, and written skills in a professional context; demonstrates clear understanding and use of professional language.
Professional & Ethical Conduct:
Adhere to professional values such as honesty, personal responsibility, and accountability;
Applies ethical concepts within scope of work and adheres to Agency policies and procedures.
Collaboration and Teamwork:
Function effectively as a member of a professional team that includes employees, clients and family members.
Problem Solving & Decision Making:
Recognize problems and responds appropriately; gathers information and sorts through it to identify and address root cause issues; makes timely decisions.
Service Orientation:
Anticipate, recognize, and meet the needs of others, whether they are clients or not.
Technical Proficiency:
Demonstrate competence in utilizing Agency computer systems and software as required to perform essential job functions.

Experience:

Experience in working with children, adolescents and their families. Demonstrated clinical experience in chemical dependency treatment.

Other:
Must have and maintain a valid driver's license and driving record that meets the underwriting criteria of the Agency's insurance company.

Must be approved by Bellefaire to transport clients in own vehicle.

Agency Summary Bellefaire JCB is among the nation's largest, most experienced child service agencies providing a variety of mental health, substance abuse, education, and prevention services. Bellefaire JCB helps more than 43,000 youth and their families yearly achieve resiliency, dignity and self-sufficiency through its more than 25 programs.

Position Summary Under the administrative/clinical supervision of the FFT Clinical Supervisor, the Functional Family Therapist provides Intensive Home Based Treatment to clients and their families. The Functional Family Therapist is expected to meet the program's benchmarks for clinical excellence and productivity target for billable service each week. Therapist will be required to carry a caseload as identified per model or Supervisor discretion.

This position requires flexibility in hours to meet families when they are available. Specifically, the therapist will utilize the FFT model with families who have adolescents between the ages of 10 and 18. Services take place in the home and community. Work hours are flexible, some evenings hours are expected as this position requires flexibility in hours to meet families when they are available.

There are no subordinates to this position.

Responsibilities Include

Accept assignment of cases as assigned to provide home or community based FFT services.

Provide, at a minimum, weekly one-hour, home-based family therapy sessions to clients.

Utilize the FFT model with families who have adolescents between the ages of 10 and 18.

Carry a required caseload as identified per model or Supervisor discretion, providing services anywhere from three to six months.

Provide and participate in the following services, including, but not limited to:

evaluations and assessments
participation in the development of the client's Treatment Service Plan (ITP)
crisis work – providing assistance and support in crisis situations
support, including education and consultation for families and/or significant others regarding the clients' mental illness
family interventions; symptom monitoring and self management of symptoms;…