Clinician, FFT

EMPLOYER INFORMATIONClifford 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.

PURPOSE The implementation site uses the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) modality with (target population(s) – (each) with its own referral and reporting requirements. This program operates under the direction of the director FFT. The therapist will provide, at a minimum, weekly one hour, home-based family therapy sessions to clients. Therapists will utilize the FFT model with families who have adolescents between the ages of 10 and 18.

Therapists will be required to carry a caseload of 10 to 15 families, providing services anywhere from eight to 26 weeks. This position requires flexibility in hours to meet families when they are available.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Deliver Evidence-Based Therapy:
Implement the FFT model with youth and their families to reduce conflict, improve communication, and change problem behaviors.

Conduct Home and Community Visits:
Meet with families in their own homes, communities, or occasionally in an office setting.

Assess Dynamics & Plan Treatment through assessment of patterns, family system, assess safety and risk, and develop targeted behavioral goals.

Provide Crisis Intervention:
Manage acute behavioral flare-ups and help families build emergency safety and coping plans.

Maintain Documentation:
Track treatment progress, submit detailed session notes, and input data into specialized clinical databases in a timely manner as required.

Coordinate with Stakeholders:
Collaborate closely with child welfare agencies (like DCF/ACS), the juvenile justice system, schools, and other involved professionals.

Ensure to maintain model fidelity to the specific FFT treatment phases (Engagement, Motivation, Relational Change, and Behavior Change).Cultural

Competency:

Ability to engage respectfully with families from diverse backgrounds.

Strengths-Based Focus: A non-judgmental approach that empowers the family to identify their own dynamics and drive their own change.

Perform other duties as requested by direct supervisor and agency leadership.

Responds in a positive and respectful manner to diversity around the agency’s services, client and family population and staff.

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

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSIndoors, Environmentally controlled with occasional exposure to outdoor weather

Close physical proximity to coworkers and clients

COMPETENCIES:

Must demonstrate the following competencies:

Diversity and Inclusion:

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 Integrity:

Act ethically with honesty and consistency regardless of the situation.

Employees must make every effort to:

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

Excellence:

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

Communication:

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

Oral Communication Speak clearly and in an organized manner that can be easily understood

Express ideas concisely and respectfully

Summarize or paraphrase his/her understanding of what others have said to verify understanding and prevent miscommunication

Hold themselves accountable for pitch, speed, tone and volume of voice while speaking

Show understanding of professional and cultural implications of body posture, stance, gestures, proximity to listener, facial expressions and appearance

Written Communication Write clear and concise sentences devoid of grammatical and spelling errors

Tailor writing style to the audience of the message

Write in a respectful and tactful mannerAAP Statement Clifford Beers Community Care Center (CBCCC), is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. All qualified applicants will receive…