Family Therapist

Overview

Family therapists provide a range of home-based services to families according to individual family needs. This includes assessing and treating individuals, families, and groups to achieve more adequate, satisfying, and productive family and social environments; addressing a wide array of relational issues within the context of the family system; and addressing individuals holistically and contextually.

• Master’s degree in counseling, marriage and family therapy, or equivalent degree
• Experience with children and families preferred
• Must possess or be working toward receipt of professional licensure from and registration with appropriate Louisiana licensing board
• Willingness to provide hands-on, in-home concrete services
• Respect for cultural differences and families’ rights to self-determination
• Ability to work cooperatively with different types of personalities and in a team setting
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks

• Direct Client Care
  • Provide 16 hours of direct client care on a weekly basis, comprising intensive individual and family therapy focusing on trauma through Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
  • Maintain TF-CBT program fidelity
  • Maintain contact and face-to-face visits with entire caseload per program requirements
  • Provide aftercare sessions as needed
  • Provide crisis intervention services as needed
  • Maintain awareness and sensitivity to service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics and integrate this into client care
  • Maintain all confidential information
• Administration and Paperwork
  • Generate and maintain case notes, treatment plans, and any required Medicaid documentation
  • Document work using electronic health record
  • Complete all paperwork in a timely manner
  • Be available by phone to clients, coworkers, and community partners on a consistent basis
  • Assist Brokers of Hope (BOH) family advocates, where applicable, in maintaining and organizing program files
• Advocacy and Community Partnerships
  • Maintain communication with community agencies and resource providers within assigned region and advocate for clients with them as needed
  • Attend weekly consultation and work collaboratively with BOH staff
• Universal Responsibilities
  • Complete all necessary training and attend conferences, seminars, and meetings as requested
  • Attend weekly clinical supervision with clinical coordinator to discuss cases
  • Engage in team staffing as requested
  • Assist supervisor or team as needed
  • Other duties as assigned
  • Disclaimer:
    This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a business office setting. Tasks require a variety of physical activities, not generally involving muscular strain, such as walking, standing, stooping, sitting, reaching and light lifting.

Regular and consistent in-person interaction and continuous talking, hearing and seeing required in the normal course of performing the job. Common eye, hand, finger dexterity is required to perform some essential functions. Mental application utilizes memory for details, verbal instructions, emotional stability, critical thinking and creative problem solving. Regular automobile and airline travel may be required in normal course of job performance.

The Center for Children & Families is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.