Functional Family Therapist

Overview

The FFT Therapist provides FFT (Functional Family Therapy) virtually, to a maximum of 10 voluntarily participating families at a time who reside in NYC. The target population is young adults (16-25 years old) who are referred after an arrest. This is a pilot program to offer FFT to families and young people who might otherwise find themselves incarcerated. FFT is an evidence-based, home-based, intensive family therapy. The FFT Therapist participates in all FFT training and consultation activities, and program reviews. The Therapist collaborates with other service providers, including the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) and New York City Criminal Justice Agency (CJA). The FFT Therapist completes all FFT documentation requirements, including meeting therapeutic and engagement requirements and assessing for family safety and risk.

Responsibilities

• Provide virtual and / or home-based clinical treatment with adherence to the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) model
• Participate in engagement efforts for referred families
• Conduct assessment including review of referral information, identifying and engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and developing an analysis of the fit problem behaviors within the ecological context
• Engage youth, primary caregiver, and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement
• Implement a problem conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention implementation, outcome review and strategy revision procedure using the FFT model's Analytic Process
• Maintain clear and concise documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrate compliance with FFT model Analytic Process. Complete all progress notes, opening and closing of cases and any other reporting / case management requirements in a timely and accurate fashion. When required, submit progress reports to the court or other stakeholders
• Collaborate with all relevant systems and key participants within each system to ensure their buy-in and cooperation throughout treatment. This could include regular meetings and reports to stakeholders
• Participate in all agency and FFT model program training, individual supervision and group consultation activities

Qualifications

Starting Salary Range $75,000 - $78,000 (Determine by experience level)

Hybrid Schedule (35 hr / wk)

Benefits includes (Medical, Vision, Dental, PTO, 401k matching plus more)

EEO statement : EBA's mission is to support families and strengthen communities through the high-quality implementation of evidence-based programs (EBPs). As a "production company," we focus on the implementation issues backstage so that EBPs and community-based providers can be the "stars" on stage. Over the past 15 years, EBA has served multiple states and counties in the areas of juvenile justice, child welfare, and behavioral health. EBA offers a team of professionals with backgrounds in social services, juvenile justice, evidence-based programs, information technology and human resources. EBA's interdisciplinary team brings a combined total of more than 150 years of experience in clinical services and program management related to community-based and evidence-based programs.

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