Therapist - Family Centered Treatment

Job Description

Job Description

Beech Acres Parenting Center has been serving the community for 176 years. We uncover the natural gifts of children by unleashing the power of parents and caregivers. As a contemporary parenting center, Beech Acres serves over 35,000 people annually through a wide range of services including foster care, kinship care, adoption, behavioral health support in schools, parent coaching and much more. All of our programs are founded in our Natural Strength Parenting™ framework which enables parents to unlock their own potential by building on their unique strengths. For more information, visit

Why you will love working for Beech Acres:

We're a spirited team that believes in having fun and making an impact in our community and beyond. We’ve built a culture that values our team members’ strengths where we embrace our differences and live the value of Inclusion to all. Through our Culture of Well-Being, emphasis on psychological safety and belonging for all; our team members and the families we serve feel safe bringing their authentic self to Beech Acres.

We take pride in offering you a competitive benefits package, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and other benefits. Our Perks at Work include but not limited to:

• Generous compensation within the non-profit sector along with bonus opportunities for all team members.
• Benefits effective 1st day of hire which includes health care, dental and vision.
• Best in market paid time off benefits. Eligible to receive up to 42 days your first year.
• Life insurances and disability packages
• 401K match
• Tuition + Licensure reimbursement
• Cell phone + Mileage reimbursement
• Awards and recognition programs
• Professional Development
• Clinical and Training supervision and in-house training to achieve CEU’s
• Workplace Flexibility
• Employee Resource Groups
• And much more

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provides Family Centered Treatment to children and their families

• Provides counseling/therapy services within the Family Centered Treatment model
• Ensures that services provided meet medical necessity requirements and are in adherence with ODMHAS, COA and Beech Acres standards and protocols. Adheres to state social work and counseling licensure board standards and protocols.
• Completes mental health assessments and intake process with clients and families ensuring best practice standards and compliance.
• Completes documentation according to ODMHAS, COA, FCT, and Beech Acres standards. This includes but not limited to progress notes, treatment plans, mental health assessment updating, and discharge paperwork.
• Staff will provide structured, goal-oriented, and time-limited Family Centered Treatment® (FCT) in the natural environment to families who need assistance recovering from a variety of issues, including but not limited to mental health needs, substance abuse, physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, and neglect. FCT® will be provided to children and families as an alternative to other services, including residential placement, Intensive In Home, and Multi-systemic Therapy. FCT Therapists must complete an intensive training program and work with some of the most challenging and complex client systems. FCT Therapists are required to work with the entire family system and address problematic Areas of Family Functioning as outlined in the FCT Model.
• FCT Staff will also provide the following therapeutic services:
  • Crisis intake
  • Assessment of needs through the comprehensive Family Centered Evaluation Process 
  • FCT Interventions
  • Monitoring of family/parental progress
  • After-care linkage and follow-up 
  • Development of short and long-term family goals with measurable outcomes.
  • Attend and participate in Child and Family Team Meetings 
  • Attend weekly (more or less, depending on the Specialist’s developmental needs, case complexity, etc.) case review supervision. 
  • Provide thorough documentation, including treatment plans, FCT fidelity documentation, progress notes, monthly reports, and assessments. 
  • Testify in court as subpoenaed or requested.
  • The FCT Therapist will provide Family Center Treatment to families and guide them through the four phases of treatment in a timely manner. 
  • The FCT Therapist will complete and maintain all program fidelity documents in a timely manner. 
  • Family Centered Treatment is a comprehensive treatment program that requires FCT Therapists to make at a minimum two, multi-hour face-to-face sessions per week with each family system except for titration at discharge. 
  • Each FCT Therapist will maintain a case load of an average of 4 FCT-referred families. 
  • A FCT Therapist works a schedule that is flexible and able to meet the needs of each family they serve. This will often require meeting in the evenings and on the weekend. 
  • The FCT Therapist is a member of a team that meets weekly. Participation in team meetings is mandatory and requires the FCT Therapist to serve as facilitator and recorder on a rotating basis. The FCT Therapist will be charged with providing clinically appropriate techniques during case staffing
  • The FCT Therapist will present cases to the team using the MIGS format on a rotating basis.
  • May assist with training as requested by management.
  • May assist/complete other projects/duties as requested by management.
  • Required Training for the Provision of FCT Services-
    • The FCT Therapist will complete the Wheels of Change online training course within 8 weeks of hire 
    • In addition to the online-based training and required readings, the certification process requires Field Certification: the videotaped or observed demonstration of competencies in the field with real clients. 
    • FCT staff should be fully FCT Certified (completed the online training program and field-based competencies) within 6-9 months of hire. Any FCT staff not certified within 12 months of hire risks their employment being terminated. 
    • Once certified, the FCT Therapist will complete all activities necessary to maintain certification from FCTF, including recertification every two years.
• Compliance
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    • Maintains regular contact with stakeholders involved in client caseload to ensure communication about program participation and progress to goals to support client’s success.
    • Conduct at minimum 540 work hours in direct contact with parents and caregivers participating in the program and assigned to caseload during the fiscal year
    • Monitor client engagement in services and communication gaps and methods for re-engagement. 
    • Conducts assessments with outcome tools to understand needs and support identifying and achieving goals.
    • Complete documentation promptly, accurately, consistently, and according to agency contractual agreements and COA standards. 

This role is office, and community-based and requires frequent travel throughout the community to support program recruitment, events, and outreach. Office responsibilities may be a mix of hybrid (in-person, online). Working outside of standard office hours, including evenings and weekends, is also required.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Master’s Degree and at least two years' experience working with children and families.
• Must possess and maintain active LPC licensure. 
• Ability to engage and build rapport with clients.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Knowledge of child & adult development. 
• Ability to work with a culturally diverse population.
• Ability to make judgment calls and quick decisions in crisis situations.
• The successful candidate will regularly demonstrate an ability to meet training and paperwork deadlines.
• The FCT Therapist must demonstrate the ability and willingness to accept feedback - and adapt their own behavior in response to feedback. 
• The FCT Therapist must be comfortable with learning to use teleconferencing hardware and software enough to participate in meetings and supervisions with other staff or FCTF personnel. 
• Intermediate or advanced knowledge of computer word processing. 
• Ability to work flexible hours, carry and respond to a company cell phone daily, and travel as necessary.
• Ability to work well in a team environment required.
• Ability to conceptualize, organize, create and follow through with assigned projects required.
• Must possess/obtain current CPR and First Aid certification
• Possess an understanding of the rules of confidentiality. 
• Possess a valid driver’s license, safe and reliable personal automobile transportation, and valid auto insurance policy
• Criminal background checks must meet requirements of service provision standards
• Knowledgeable in diagnostic determination and selection of best practices as related to the identified client need, determination of treatment process and interventions to be provided to the child and their family, including: treatment planning, intervention development and discharge planning.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to manage daily, weekly, and monthly utilization requirements– schedule time management, caseload management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.