Full-Time Behavioral Health Therapist
The Family Center

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Post Date: May 14, 2024
Job Type: Full Time
Start Date: 6/30/2024
Salary: 70,000-75,000
Location: US - New York - BROOKLYN
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Description
Primary Responsibilities
•Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions for adults and children, including individuals that have co-occurring disorders
•Ensure care meets all trauma-informed best practice criteria
•Employ all evidence-based treatment models with fidelity to developer protocols
•Screen, assess and diagnose clients as foundation for person-centered treatment planning
•Participate in reflective supervision of all cases, demonstrating progressive ability to critically assess own clinical work and actively engage with clinical supervisor to address areas in need of improvement
•Timely completion of all documentation required for service billing
•Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, which includes, but is not limited to, social workers, family coordinators, psychiatrists and ancillary agencies, such as the NYS Department of Education and the Administration for Children’s Services, to provide services to families and clients affected by mental illness
•Consistent follow up with all clients, and as appropriate, with families, to promote engagement and retention in services and to ensure all barriers to service access and use are addressed
•Assist clients in obtaining additional services as needed
•Provide crisis behavioral health services, crisis intervention services and crisis stabilization
•Work collaboratively with other agencies and outside providers to ensure seamless integration of services, particularly for those with acute and complex needs
•Present to community groups about clinical issues which arise when working with families with chronic/terminal illnesses, and with families headed by grandparent caregivers
•Participate in treatment and recovery team meetings to address needs of high-risk clients
•Conduct home visits as required
•Other duties as assigned


Skills
•Thorough understanding of DSM-V mental health diagnoses and treatment approaches for adults and children
•Interest in working with children
•Familiar with Evidence Based Models of treatment (MI, CBT, DBT, TF-CBT)
•Ability to provide professional, confidential services to families and function in a fast-paced environment.


Notes
Please email your resume and cover letter to jobs@thefamilycenter.org and put “Full-time Therapist” in the subject line. In your cover letter, please include your salary requirements. The Family Center appreciates the time that candidates put into their applications, and carefully reviews each one. Due to a high volume of applicants, however, the Family Center is only able to contact those candidates that are selected for further consideration.


Contact Details
Name: Jobs@thefamilycenter.org Jobs@thefamilycenter.org
Address: 493 Nostrand Avenue
City: BROOKLYN
State/Province: New York
Zipcode: 11216
Country: United States