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About the Role
Atlas works to prevent violence by meeting people during a crisis and connecting them to a change process that nurtures hope and strengthens relationships. We are hiring for a community-based violence prevention program that aims to reduce violent recidivism through intensive and voluntary therapeutic services, utilizing the evidence-based Functional Family Therapy (FFT) model.
Responsibilities
- Carry a caseload as assigned.
- Provide virtual/home-based Functional Family Therapy to adults and their families, adhering to model fidelity requirements.
- Actively participate as part of a therapy team, including attending weekly team and individual supervision meetings.
- Assist families by actively referring them to appropriate services and supports, and with both clinical and concrete services.
- Make case progress notes as required by FFT and regularly report to external stakeholders.
- Participate in all FFT training, supervision, and consultation activities.
Requirements
- Direct use of pragmatic (i.e., structural, strategic, and functional) family therapies
- Individual therapy with youth and adults using cognitive behavioral techniques
- Marital therapy using behaviorally based approaches
- Behavioral therapy targeting school behavior and academic performance
- Implementation of interventions within or between systems in the youth’s natural ecology that affect or influence the behavior of youth (i.e., family, peer, school, and neighborhood)
- 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 its application in the treatment
- Social skills assessment and intervention
- Basic counseling and process skills
- Ability to engage clients
- Willingness and ability to be strengths-focused
- Ability to shift to process
- Willingness to advocate for youth and family, belief in the capacity of people to grow and change
- Ability to manage stress and self-care
- Appreciation, respect, and understanding for teamwork and company systems
- Ability to maintain a high level of self-awareness
- Ability to be comfortable with cultural differences; to relate without patronizing
- Willingness to commit to empowering families to solve their own problems
- Ability and willingness to work with families in their own homes
- Willingness to be flexible to work with the families when they are available to meet
Skills
- Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
- Pragmatic family therapies
- Cognitive behavioral techniques
- Behaviorally based approaches
- Behavioral therapy
- Family systems theory
- Social-ecological theory
- Behavioral therapies theory
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy theory
- Pragmatic family therapies theory
- Child development research
- Social skills assessment
- Counseling skills
- Process skills
Location
- Jamaica, NY
Work Type
- Home-based
- Virtual
Experience Level
- Master's level
- Bachelor's level
Education Level
- Master’s degree in social work, counseling, education, or other relevant human service profession preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $70,000 to $75,000 Annually
Benefits
- 401K
- Dental
- Medical
- Vision
About the Company
- Atlas works to prevent violence by meeting people during a crisis, like a recent arrest or open court case and connecting them to a change process that nurtures hope and strengthens relationships.
- Atlas offers FFT to young people at elevated risk for violence in the community, victimization, or a re-arrest.
- FFT is an evidence-based intervention for youth and families.
- This high-quality, strength-focused family counseling model is designed for high-risk youth and young adults who have been referred by the criminal court, juvenile justice, mental health, school, or child welfare systems.
- Services are short-term and typically offered in the home, though services can be offered in the office or other community settings.
- We are hiring a community-based violence prevention program that aims to reduce violent recidivism through intensive and voluntary therapeutic services.
- This program is part of the Atlas initiative and uses the evidence-based Functional Family Therapy (FFT) model to engage young people and their families in holistic anti-violence services.