Youth and Family Therapist- IHBT

Youth and Family Therapist

We are seeking a Youth and Family Therapist for Intensive Home-based Treatment in Fairfield, OH. This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus of $5,000. Join our team! Do you have a passion for working with children and families? Integrated Services for Behavioral Health is looking for compassionate, dedicated people in Athens County who want to empower youth and families by creating strength-based behavior change that will be sustained long after treatment ends.

You will receive ongoing training in Intensive Family and System Treatment (I-FAST) as you work with families, youth, their communities, and other key members of their ecology to implement I-FAST as designed. The salary range for this position is $70,000 to $84,909.08 per year based on licensure and experience.

Job Description

• Provide direct clinical treatment using the I-FAST model and principles including but not limited to leveraging strengths and focusing on the positive, understanding frames and patterns, and increasing mature behavior.
• Conduct a thorough assessment of the client and family that gathers information on behaviors of concern and strengths in the family and their ecology to inform conceptualization of the problem behaviors and interactions within the family's ecological context.
• Work with families to define cultural factors that influence strengths, functioning, and family behaviors to ensure ongoing engagement and success in care.
• Provide individual and family psychotherapy services that support the identified needs.
• Develop collaborative and creative partnerships with community resources to meet the needs of each family.
• Continuously work to engage the primary caregiver, family members, supports, and community agency staff (school, probation, child welfare) in change-oriented treatment.
• Dedicate time to weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress, with ongoing support from your supervisor and team members.
• Receive regular training, professional development, supervision, and consultation activities designed to help you acquire extensive clinical skills within the I-FAST model.
• Work collaboratively with the team to ensure that clients have access to support 24 hours/day, 7 days/week as needed.
• Maintain necessary documentation, participate in program evaluation, attend team and program planning meetings, and cross-systems training, and acquire knowledge of community resources.
• Meet billing productivity requirements established by Integrated Services for Behavioral Health.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must meet requirements for licensure as defined by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board.
• Experience and passion for delivering services to youth and families.
• Demonstrates a high degree of cultural awareness.
• Comfortable working with a diverse community of clients.
• Knowledge of or experience engaging with families in the community.
• Experience with multi-need individuals and families.
• Broad knowledge of community service systems.
• Willing to participate in and lead cross-systems team-building activities.
• Able to effectively communicate through verbal/written expression.
• Must be able to operate in an Internet-based, automated office environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous paid time off
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• 401K with employer match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides support and resources to help you and your family with a range of issues, including:
  • Managing stress, anxiety, and depression
  • Improving relationships at home or work
  • Getting guidance on legal and financial concerns
  • Coping with occupational stress and burnout support
  • Addressing substance use issues

Community Overview

OUR VISION: Healthy people. Strong communities.

OUR MISSION: Delivering exceptional care through connection.

OUR VALUES:

• Dignity: We meet people where they are on their journey with respect and hope.
• Collaboration: We listen to understand and ask how we can best support the people and communities we serve.
• Wellbeing: We are inclusive; we celebrate one another's strengths, and we support one another in being well.
• Excellence: We demand high-quality care for those we serve and are a leader in how we care for one another as a team.
• Innovation: We deeply value diversity of thought and experience, knowing it is what inspires us to stretch past where we are and reach toward what we know is possible.

We're an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.