Functional Family Therapist; Merraine Group

Job Details

Job Location:

Albany, NY 12205
Position Type:
Full-Time
Salary Range: $70,500.00 - $79,000.00 Salary/year
Job Shift: Flexible

The Functional Family Therapist/Clinician provides intensive home based family therapy services including strength-based assessments, treatment planning and coordination, family treatment, and discharge planning and intervention work with client support systems. This position will work closely with our Prevention team.

• Provide home based family therapy services to at‑risk youth and their families.
• Complete rapid assessments during intake process to assess relational and hierarchical functioning within the home.
• Rapidly engage youth and family members into therapy to begin working toward behavior change techniques which will target risk factors.
• Implement treatment planning which focuses on behavior change techniques to decrease risk factors and increase protective factors.
• Create a Relapse Prevention Plan to assist family with future difficulties.
• Assist families with managing crisis situations without the need for outside intervention, including on‑call hours.
• Coordinate with other collaterals involved with cases to ensure all providers are aware of the treatment plan for the family.

Opportunity to be trained in Functional Family Therapy (FFTLLC).

• Preferred licensed Clinician with any of the following: LMHC, LMSW, LMFT, LCAT or Limited Permit Eligible.
• Minimum 1–3 years of experience working with at‑risk youth and families in the Mental Health, Counselor, Counseling, Human Services, and Healthcare fields.
• Willingness to work in a Community Based setting.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule with variable hours, including day, evening, weekend, holiday, and occasional on‑call hours.
• Current and valid driver’s license with acceptable driving history; travel is required.
• Ability to coordinate and plan travel for visits and appointments efficiently.
• Ability to work with economically and culturally diverse populations.
• Skills:
  
  Organizational and prioritization skills, including the ability to complete reports and paperwork in a timely manner.

Together for Youth is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where diversity is valued and recognized as a source of strength and enrichment.

We seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures.

As a federal contractor, Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

41 CFR 60‑1.35(c)