HEART - MDFT Therapist

Hope for Youth has an opening for an MDFT Therapist to provide Prevention Services to Nassau County. Hope For Youth is a nonprofit organization specializing in child welfare services. For over 50 years, Hope For Youth strives to provide positive outcomes for children, adolescents, and families. The Nassau Prevention Program is a program of time-limited, family-oriented, supportive and rehabilitative child welfare services, which are provided to children and their families for the purposes of:

• Averting a disruption of a family that will or could result in the imminent placement of a child in foster care;
• Enabling a child who has been placed in foster care to return to his/her family at an earlier time other than would otherwise be possible; or
• Reducing the likelihood that a child who has been discharged from foster care would return to such care.

How you will generally spend time in this job:

• In accordance with agency policy and procedures, the Licensed therapist (LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT) will develop a comprehensive clinical treatment plan that includes counseling, mental health and substance abuse treatment services for youth with a High acuity level for behavior and trauma as determined by the CANS-NY. The therapist will:
• Provide individual clinical services to a caseload of up to 12 clients at any time and the program will service up to 50 clinical cases total annually.
• The MDFT program will be conducted within a 3- to 6-month time frame. A full course can range between 30 and 60 sessions over 6 months, with clients seen 1 to 4 times a week as needed.
• Administer a mix of home, community or office-based interventions,
• Conduct collateral contacts as appropriate in school or community-based locations,
• Prepare psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, progress notes to document all contacts, interdisciplinary team conference documentation and other such necessary case related information.

Qualifications for MDFT Therapist are:

• Master's Degree/License Required(LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT)
• Spanish and English-speaking preferred
• Experience is preferred, and Hope For Youth will train in the MDFT model.
• NYS driver's license in good standing
• Access to reliable transportation
• Physical Requirements: read/write reports and log entries, walking/standing/sitting for prolonged periods, bending/stooping, kneeling/squatting, climbing stairs, reaching overhead, repetitive wrist/finger movements, ongoing access to reliable vehicle and driving own vehicle for work

Other abilities of the Licensed therapist (LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT), include but are not limited to:

• Excellent written, verbal and computer skills
• Flexible schedule to accommodate program
• Participate in treatment team, case review, and other meetings
• Work collaboratively with referral resources and any other agency working with the family and the court
• Work as a part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Provide support for other projects and locations; travel as needed
• Knowledge of child serving systems
• Experience with adolescents

This opportunity is being based on a 35 hours per week, flexible hours

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Here are some of the benefits of working for Hope For Youth!

• Benefit eligibility commences on the first of the month following the first 30 days of employment - Medical, Dental, Vision - HRA with HSA and Co-pay options available.

• 91% Employer-paid medical premiums

• Generous paid time off for all employees regularly working over 20 hours

• Agency-funded Pension Plan

• • Pre-tax savings plans: self-directed 403(b), 529, Aflac.

• Agency-paid life insurance and disability, and for some positions, long-term disability

• Training programs and Tuition Assistance and free tuition credits are also available

• Employees may be eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness Programs

• Special Events and Recognition Awards

• Meaningful work that makes a difference in the lives of children and families of Long Island!

• Volunteer and Internship opportunities available within

• Supportive like-minded, mission-driven co-workers

Please include resume, cover letter and salary requirements.

All positions are subject to background screening as required by law or contract, including but not limited to: Staff Exclusion List (SEL), State Central Child Abuse Registry (SCR), DMV record review, criminal records screening, reference checks, for some roles, a physical exam. Hope For Youth is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Learn more about Hope For Youth at: http://www.hfyny.org