Bilingual Clinician, FFT

Job Details

Job Location:

New Haven, CT 06511

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: Graduate Degree

Salary Range: $57,750.00 - $73,500.00 Salary/year

Travel Percentage:
Up to 25%

Job Shift: Day

Clifford Beers is a mental health clinic serving children and families. Our mission is to provide integrated services addressing mental, physical, and social determinants in order to improve health, resiliency and quality of life for children, families and communities.

The Functional Family Therapy (FFT) Therapist – Bilingual provides evidence-based, home-based family therapy services utilizing the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) model. This position serves youth ages 10–18 and their families and requires the ability to provide clinical services in both English and Spanish to ensure equitable access to care for families with limited English proficiency.

The therapist will provide, at a minimum, weekly one-hour home-based family therapy sessions and maintain a caseload of approximately 10–15 families receiving services over an eight- to twenty-six-week period. This position requires flexibility to meet families during evenings and other times that accommodate their schedules.

• Deliver evidence-based Functional Family Therapy (FFT) services in accordance with model fidelity.
• Provide individual, family, and caregiver interventions in both English and Spanish, as appropriate to meet the linguistic needs of the family.
• Conduct home, community, and occasional office-based visits.
• Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, evaluate family dynamics, assess safety and risk, and develop individualized treatment plans.
• Provide crisis intervention and develop safety and coping plans with families.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and complete clinical documentation in the electronic health record and required reporting systems.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners including schools, DCF, juvenile justice agencies, medical providers, and other community organizations.
• Participate in FFT consultation, supervision, and ongoing fidelity monitoring.
• Translate clinical concepts and psychoeducation in a culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate manner while maintaining therapeutic integrity.
• Promote family engagement using a strengths-based, culturally responsive, trauma-informed approach.
• Respond positively and respectfully to diversity among clients, families, community partners, and staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned by agency leadership.

This role may require travel throughout the Greater New Haven area each day.

Indoors, Environmentally controlled with occasional exposure to outdoor weather

Close physical proximity to coworkers and clients

Must demonstrate the following competencies:

Foster an environment in which all members of the CBCCC community, from staff to partners and clients, are treated equitably and are able to contribute fully and meaningfully to the mission of CBCCC. Employees must make every effort to:

• Treat others with respect
• Practice cultural humility
• Elicit and welcome different points of view

Act ethically with honesty and consistency regardless of the situation.

• Be accountable for his or her own actions
• Make decisions based on what is better for the families and employees
• Build and maintain trust among co-workers and our families
• Uphold honesty in all actions

Commitment to deliver outstanding practices in both managing the organization, service delivery, and collaborating with partners. Employees must make every effort to:

• Utilize data and research to provide the highest quality of care
• Regularly participate in professional development to stay abreast of most recent and progressive practices
• Promote continuous quality assessment and improvement

The ability to express oneself clearly and professionally both in writing, conversations, and in nonverbal communication with others. Employees must make every effort to:

• Speak clearly and in an organized manner that can be easily understood
• Express ideas concisely and respectfully
• Summarize or…