Family Therapist

Family Therapist

The Midland Division Salvation Army Midtown Service and Treatment Center is looking for someone who wants to make a difference in the lives of families who are dealing with substance abuse.

This is a full-time, 40 hours per week, 60,000 per year position.

Job Objective

This position is expected to advance and support the Mission of The Salvation Army. Under the direct supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, the Family Therapist will proactively provide planned, face-to-face, goal-oriented therapeutic interactions as a qualified individual with the clients and one or more members of the client's family to resolve and address the family system's dysfunction as it relates to the client's substance use disorder in accordance with the client's rehabilitation plan. May also provide individual counseling for the family/support system of clients to facilitate the development of a healthy support system. Responsibilities include assessment, intervention, treatment planning, education, counseling and referrals for clients and their families. This position will provide individual, group and family counseling. The position will also provide prevention, education, and training services. Position is expected to comply with and meet The Salvation Army, Federal, State and Local policies, and standards.

Essential Functions

• Conduct family/support system assessments including psycho-social, of admitted clients to determine client's need of family, mental health and or trauma treatment and make referrals for on-going psychiatric treatment as appropriate.
• Provide mental health diagnoses as appropriate after assessment of clients.
• Develop, monitor and update, individualized treatment plans for clients and their families.
• Provide individual, group and family counseling sessions to facilitate achievement of clients' treatment goals.
• Assist Integrated Treatment Team in recognizing and treating mental health, trauma, and psycho-social problems.
• Provide oversight to the Salvation Army "Recover We" program by providing family education, training Family Peer Support Specialist, and assigning Family Peer Support to family members as appropriate.
• Track all program statistics on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis as required by grants or contracts.
• Maintain treatment attendance records and pre-test, post-test and surveys of clients served.
• Conduct client home visit as a part of outreach team in an effort to re-engage client or assess for safety in home environment.
• Provide prevention services by regularly educating staff and clients on healthy support systems, trauma, co-dependency, communication and other relationship
• Maintain community outreach by networking with community organizations related to family support and crisis intervention such as BHR, NCDA, NAMI, etc.
• May provide clinical supervision to practicum/intern students, counselors, associate counselors, case managers or treatment/detox aides seeking substance abuse credentialing.
• Participate in regular staff meetings and trainings.
• May require schedule flexibility, weekend coverage, and evening coverage to meet the needs of the clients
• Maintain client files, fill out all pertinent forms, share pertinent information with key staff, keep ongoing case notes of client's progress and maintain case record in accordance with agency standards.
• Work closely with client's primary counselor and case manager to facilitate client's recovery.
• Become involved in professional and community organizations when possible.
• Provide regular, scheduled "on-call" service, for crisis intervention.
• Maintain statistical data for agency reporting.
• Monthly productivity and billing requirements
• Adhere to professional standards of practice. Appropriately represent The Salvation Army in the community and be responsible to and be supervised by the Administrator and Clinical Supervisor.
• Maintain confidentiality, practice Salvation Army code of ethics and comply with Salvation Army Safe From Harm guidelines.
• Maintain positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner that fosters good relationships with clients, co-workers, and supervisors. This includes, but is not limited to, such actions as: resolution of conflicts in a professional manner; courteous treatment of staff, visitors and clients; respect of others' property and person; and professional and appropriate communication to and about clients, co-workers and supervisors.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in counseling, social work, human services, or related field with one year of related work experience in family therapy. Experience with mental health and/or addiction counseling preferred. Combination of education and experience will be considered. LPC or LCSW required with specialized education in family therapy. Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) and Substance Abuse Supervision credential are preferred. If not certified obtaining the substance abuse certification after employment is preferred. Must have at least two years of sobriety if in recovery. Must have an outgoing personality with good communication skills, ability to work in a team setting and an ability to work with difficult individuals. Strong leadership style and good organizational skills required. Knowledge of The Salvation Army and government, state and community resources is helpful. Must be computer literate and able to utilize computer for documentation of work. CPR/First Aid certification required. Must be a team player, a self-starter, able to handle several projects at the same time and perform well with minimum supervision. Must demonstrate ability to think independently and exercise sound judgment. Requires a high level of confidentiality. Must have a valid drivers' license and pass TSA MVR check.

Physical and Working Conditions

• Must be capable of performing the above essential duties in an office environment to include using a computer, answering phones, etc. Most work will be indoors in a temperature-controlled environment. May require some travel to client homes for outreach services.

The Salvation Army, as a religious organization, is exempt from participation in federal and state unemployment insurance programs.

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