Family Therapist - Hybrid

Eckerd Connects is an established long-standing Functional Family Therapy provider in Kansas and we are seeking Clinicians and Social Workers to join our expanding team!

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
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
• PTO Exchange

Salary Rate: $66,700

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

Duties & Responsibilities

• 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.
• Conduct in home family visits a minimum of once weekly for approximately one-two hours each visit.
• Provide direct clinical treatment using methods compatible with FFT principles and practices.
• Complete a 40-hour certification training program provided through FFT consultation.
• Document electronically, all time engaged in preparation of cases, therapy time with youth and families and travel time as the time is spent. Submitted weekly time logs to supervisor for approval and submission to the billing department.
• Ensure all case documentation is tracked and entered into the FFT CCS system and any Eckerd client data base system in an accurate and timely manner.
• Make available to the family booster’s sessions after completion of the program to keep the family on track in maintaining their goals.
• Track the progress of the family at 6-, 12- and 18-months post completion.
• Create relapse prevention plans and establish linkages to community resources to support the family after the completion of the program.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree, from an accredited College or University, in a licensable academic 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.
• 2 years of applicable full-time work or intern experiences with delinquency population, including individual, group or family counseling. 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.
• Knowledge of family systems theory and application; social ecological theory and application; behavioral therapies theory and application; cognitive-behavioral therapy theory and application; pragmatic family therapies theory and application; child development research; and/or social skills assessment and intervention. Bilingual proficiency (English and Spanish) highly desirable.
• Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.
• 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.
• Required to pass a drug screen in compliance with our Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace policy.

*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 family’s home with flexibility to work around the family’s schedule.

Our Office Locations

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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