Functional Family Therapist - Hybrid

Salary Range : $58,000-$59,000

Eckerd Connects is an established long-standing Functional Family Therapy provider in Kansas and we are seeking Master's Level Licensed Clinicians and Social Workers to join our expanding team in Wichita, Topeka, and Pittsburg areas.

Our FFT model is not your typical billable service hours and allows for a generously flexible schedule, therapists really enjoy that part of working with us.

We provide a small caseload (8-10 clients) which enables our Family Therapists to really help families and children, focusing on the clinical work and genuinely making a difference.

Make more than a Living, Make a Difference

Our Benefits :

Low-Cost Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

19 days of Paid Time Off the first year

11 paid holidays

Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%

Flexible spending accounts

Paid short-term and voluntary long-term disability

Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance

Voluntary term life insurance

This is a hybrid position. Remote case management with Travel Required throughout the assigned area for home Therapy Visits.

Temporary or Provisional Licensure acceptable. We support your efforts in obtaining clinical licensure.

Qualifications

Required : Master's degree from an accredited College or University in a licensable academy field such as Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or a related subject area.

Required : Licensure as a Social Worker, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or Licensed Professional Counselor.

The following Licenses are acceptable : LMFT, LCMFT, LMLP, LCP, LPC, LCPC, LP, LMSW, LSCSW

Preferred 2 years of applicable full-time work or intern experiences with delinquency population, including individual, group or family counseling.

Preferred at least 2 years of in-home service with implementation of interventions within or between systems, direct use of pragmatic family therapies, individual therapy using cognitive behavioral techniques, and / or marital therapy.

Previous experience with FFT is also preferred.

Hybrid position- set up with an office from your home for case management, but also have an office available to use as needed in Wichita and Pittsburg.

Eckerd is very supportive of a home / work life balance. This job allows for that and leadership ensures that you feel supported in managing your work / home life time.

Must be able to provide 24 hours, 7-days / week on-call crisis intervention to clients. Must be able to work a flexible schedule that includes nights and weekends.

Bilingual proficiency (English and Spanish) highly desirable.

Must have an appropriate and valid state driver's license and be able to meet requirements for Eckerd's Auto Insurance and be able to drive for business purposes.

Must be capable of travel and driving within counties covered by the caseload for required in-home visits.

Duties & Responsibilities

FFT Therapists conduct assessments and provide direct clinical treatment using methods compatible with Functional Family Therapy (FFT) principles and practices, documenting treatment efforts in a clear and concise manner to meet contract requirements and Eckerd policies.

Therapists will provide, at a minimum, weekly one-hour, home based family therapy sessions to clients for families who have adolescents between the ages of 10 and 17 using the FFT model and will be required to carry a caseload of 10-12 families, providing services an average of 12 weeks.

Conduct FFT assessment including review of referral information, identifying, and engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and developing an analysis of the fit of problem behaviors within the ecological context.

Utilize the Strengths and Needs Assessment (SNA) both at the on-set of treatment and at discharge. SNA must be administered within 72 hours of client intake.

Engage primary caregiver and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement.

Identify nature of family relationships; risk and protective factors of each family member and the impact behavior patterns have on the family.

Implement a problem conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention implementation, and outcome review and strategy revision procedure using the FFT Analytic Process.

Develop an individualized service plan or update any pre-existing plan a youth / family may be working on at the time of referral.

Ensure involvement of youth and family in the plan development.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job.

It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.

About our Program :

Eckerd Connects Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is an empirically grounded, well-documented and highly successful family intervention program for youth ages 11 18 involved in the juvenile justice system and their families.

Intervention ranges from, on average, 8 to 12 one-hour sessions for mild cases and up to 30 sessions of direct service for more difficult situations, with an average length of service of three months.

Services are offered in the familys home with flexibility to work around the familys schedule.

Our Office Location :

Eckerd Connects Kansas Functional Family Therapy

1999 North Amidon Avenue Suite 105

Wichita, KS 67203

611 N. Broadway Unit A

Pittsburg, KS 66762

Please follow the link for more information about this program : https : / / eckerd.org / juvenile-justice-services / community-based-services / functional-family-therapy-fft /

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Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc. ("Eckerd Connects") is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Compensation details : 58000-59000 Yearly Salary

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