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JOB TITLE: Outreach Therapist
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-time, 40 hours/wk
SCHEDULED HOURS: Monday-Friday 8AM-8PM, flexible hours
PROGRAM/LOCATION: Functional Family Therapy, Willimantic, CT
PC#: 1144
* SIGN-ON BONUS OFFERED*
ABOUT THE PROGRAM: Functional Family Therapy
Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is an effective, short-term, evidence-based family therapy service for 11-17 and their families. This high quality, strength-focused family therapy model is designed to be short term and is provided in home and community settings. Therapists carry small caseloads of 10-12 families and see families for sessions once a week. FFT model specific training is provided for all new staff and weekly clinical supervision and team meetings help enhance and grow your clinical skills.
Are you looking for the following things? If so, connect with us about this FFT Outreach Therapist opportunity.
- Commitment to empowering families to solve their own problems.
- Ability to work independently while also contributing to a team.
- Flexibility to create your work schedule around when families are available.
- No on-call requirements.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides assessment and treatment interventions consistent with fidelity to evidence based model;
- Performs home and community based care;
- Documents ongoing client progress and outcomes;
- Demonstrates competency in age related or specialty issues and developmental needs for each population served;
- Maintains collaborative relationships with family members and other service providers;
- Provides crisis assessment and intervention to monitor status of clients in crisis;
- Works with clients to develop appropriate discharge plans utilizing natural supports;
- Responsible for Maintaining Client and Staff Records According to Agency Policy;
- Participates in weekly supervision, consultation and meetings to review client and program progress;
- Attends all required FFT trainings.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Master’s Degree or higher in mental health field
Experience: Demonstrated in-depth knowledge and experience as a psychotherapist working with
people with mental illness and/or serious emotional disorders. Demonstrated training and experience in
all aspects of mental health treatment, assessment, evaluation and provision of individual, group and
family therapy. Relevant experience to program model to which individual is assigned
Licensure/Certification/Registration: LCSW, LMFT, LPC, eligible. Licensed preferred
WHY CHR:
- Voted Top Workplace 10 years in a row!
- Generous paid time off, including your birthday!
- 403b Retirement Plan contributions
- Competitive insurance premiums
- Discounts on pet, auto, and home insurances as well!
- Education and licensure reimbursement
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- NHSC loan repayment program offered at select sites!
- Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development program
- Career development
- Internal career fairs- meet directly with a recruiter and discuss your career goals
- Plenty of growth opportunities (we have over 80 programs state-wide!)
- Free trainings, clinical supervision, and mentoring available at many programs
- Robust wellness program
- Annual wellness stipend
- 3 free confidential counseling sessions available 24/7 to employees and household dependents through an employee assistance program
- FREE premium subscription to the Calm app (meditations, music, sleep stories and more!) for you and up to 5 family members
- Virtual bring your pet to work lunches, free weekly yoga, employee appreciation events, and more!
- Ample opportunities to get involved and have your voice heard
- Thought-provoking and interactive learning opportunities for all staff focused on increasing diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) throughout the agency
- Employee-lead resource groups
- Leadership luncheons with our CEO
- Join any one of our agency committees!
- Stay informed with frequent updates
- Weekly video messages directly from our CEO
- Monthly newsletters
- And much, much more…!
*Many of the benefits listed above are available to all staff regardless of hours worked! Please note that some of the listed benefits may be subject to eligibility.
COMPENSATION*:
$60,496 minimum - $90,743 maximum, dependent upon experience
*Actual rates are determined at the time of offer and are based off of relevant experience, as well as adherence to our internal equity policy. Many of our positions offer program/location differentials and/or sign-on incentives. (Please note, for part-time positions this range would be pro-rated based on hours worked)
CHR is committed to fostering an inclusive culture that respects differences and honors the experience of our diverse staff. We encourage women, members of ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with (dis)abilities, and veterans to apply.
Take the first step to a meaningful career and apply to CHR today!
Hartford,CT
Full Time, Part Time