Position Title: Brief Strategic Family Therapist
Schedule: Monday through Friday
Direct Supervisor: Administrative SupervisorClinical Supervision:
• Clinical Supervision is available for MSW therapists towards accessing licensure, after they have received their required permit. All hours received during weekly supervision can be counted towards the applicant’s requirements for licensure. That is, up to 2 hours/week based on the Supervisor's availability.
About Graham Windham
In full partnership with families and communities, Graham Windham strives to make a life-altering difference with children, youth, and families who are overcoming some of life’s most difficult challenges and obstacles, by helping to build a strong foundation for life: a safe, loving, permanent family and the opportunity and preparation to thrive in school and in the world. With over 500 full-time employees serving children and families in multiple programs throughout the Bronx, Brooklyn and Harlem, Graham Windham provides an exciting and enriching work experience.
About the Position
The Prevention Brief Strategic Family Therapist works as part of a prevention team to promote child safety and well-being, reduce risks to children and youth, and prevent foster care placement. This intervention employs a team approach between the therapist, a case planner, the program supervisor and the model developer to engage the entire family into the intervention, while simultaneously remaining attuned to environmental and familial safety and risk issues. Program will offer 8 clinical hours.
Duties & Responsibilities
• Develops and maintains therapeutic relationships with all family members.
• Continuously assess for safety and risk issues.
• Conducts weekly sessions with the entire family using Brief Strategic Family Therapy, predominantly in the home.
• Provides services to a caseload of 10 families.
• Strives to engage all family members and stakeholders in the family level treatment.
• Participates in all aspects of the BSFT implementation including training, individual and weekly supervision, video and audio-taping sessions, and participating in evaluations of their competency.
• Become certified in Solutions Based Casework within the first year of their employment, consistent with the agency’s focus on implementing this model across all child welfare serving programs.
• Submit all required documentation both ACS and BSFT in a timely fashion.
• Using investigatory and social work skills, they engage and partner with families and community resources to ensure the safety and well-being of children
• Complete family visits to conduct casework contacts and BSFT sessions
• Engage in a strength based approach with families in order to assess their individual and collective strengths and needs
• Interview family members and others who interact with the family to assess child safety and well-being
• Assess the risk of future abuse or neglect of children in the family
• If a safety concern arises, develop a safety plan with family members
• Coordinate a team of family members, staff and service providers to evaluate safety and identify interventions that can reduce risks to children
• Enter and maintain accurate and timely computerized records of all case information
• Help families navigate government agencies and access entitlement benefits
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