What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Therapist position at Behavioral Health Network?
Family Therapist
Use your case management services and community engagement to connect women & families with mental health & substance use recovery needs!
Join our team of competent and compassionate professionals as a Family Therapist in the BHN Family Centerprogram at Behavioral Health Network!
Your experience, knowledge and great skills will support the BHN Family Center program with the following :
- Providing clinical therapeutic, educational, and support services to individuals and their families.
- Completing intakes, comprehensive assessments, screening, orientation, and assessment functions for individuals.
- Developing individual treatment plans and aftercare plans based on individuals' needs.
- Maintaining positive working relationships among social services agencies, advocacy groups, outpatient therapists, the court system, other program staff, and families to coordinate services for client care.
- Working with the childcare team to implement child service plans and monitoring progress (i.e., school enrollments, camp, therapy services, etc.).
- Overseeing the accuracy of the Children's List, as residents enter, exit, and reunify.
- Attending & sharing updates at Plan of Safe Care meetings for all infants to ensure continuity of care.
- Overseeing the planning & communication of daily and school vacation activities.
- Communicating updates and referral information between the Child Care team and collaterals (schools, childcare, summer camps, Horizons for the Homeless, etc.).
- Meeting regularly for individual & family sessions with identified clinical & family support, including aiding mothers in behavior management coaching.
- Updating progress to mothers about their & their children's physical, mental health, and / or substance abuse treatment needs & referring them, as needed.
- Planning monthly Family Engagement Events to update families on their loved ones' treatment & care and available resources (i.e., Al-Anon, Learn to Cope, etc.) regarding family systems, family development, group and individual treatment issues, and other areas of expertise.
- Maintaining complete, timely, confidential, and accurate treatment records & charts in the Electronic Health Record in compliance with BHN & state agency standards.
- Maintaining insurance authorization for individuals served.
Who are we?
The BHN Family Center provides long-term residential family substance use treatment for women and their children of all ages, from newborns to teens. The diverse experienced team at the BHN Family Center provides a variety of services including individual and group counseling, therapy and psycho-educational groups, individualized treatments plans, and medical and mental health referrals, among others. Our goal is to provide a safe and sober living environment to allow successful family reunification and long-term family stabilization.
Behavioral Health Network is a growing non-profit community behavioral health agency that has been providing services to children, adults, families and communities in Massachusetts since 1938. BHN provides comprehensive, outcome-driven behavioral health care. We are dedicated to offering high quality, affordable and culturally appropriate care to people of all ages and income levels in our constituent communities.
Reasons to work with BHN :
What are we looking for in a Family Therapist?
How do I apply to be a Family Therapist?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please visit our website at www.bhnworks.organd click on "Browse All Jobs" to apply!
BHN maintains its commitment to social justice and diversity and strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply.
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