Family Therapist - Hybrid

Overview

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 in Wichita, Topeka, and Pittsburg areas.

• 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.
• Provide weekly one-hour, home-based family therapy sessions to clients for families with adolescents between the ages of 10 and 17 using the FFT model.
• Carry a caseload of 10-12 families, providing services an average of 12 weeks.
• Conduct FFT assessments including review of referral information, 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) at intake and at discharge; administer SNA within 72 hours of client intake.
• Engage primary caregiver and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment, 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.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited College or University in a licensable field such as Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or related subject area. Master’s degree preferred.
• Licensure as a Social Worker, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or Licensed Professional Counselor preferred.
• 2 years of applicable full-time work or intern experiences with delinquency population, including individual, group or family counseling required. Preferred: at least 2 years of in-home service and experience with FFT.
• Hybrid position—set up with an office from home for case management, with an office available in Wichita and Pittsburg as needed.
• Must be able to provide 24 hours, 7-days/week on-call crisis intervention to clients and must be able to work a flexible schedule that includes nights and weekends.
• Bilingual proficiency (English and Spanish) highly desirable.
• Must have a valid state driver s license and meet Eckerd s auto insurance requirements; able to travel for in-home visits within the caseload counties.
• Must be capable of travel and driving within counties covered by the caseload for required in-home visits.

• Salary Rate: $58,000
• Low-Cost Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 19 days of Paid Time Off in 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

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.

Eckerd Connects | Kansas Functional Family Therapy

1999 North Amidon Avenue Suite 105

Wichita, KS 67203

611 N. Broadway Unit A

Pittsburg, KS 66762

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