Therapist

Hope for Youth has an opening for a Therapist to provide Prevention Services to Nassau County. Hope For Youth is a nonprofit organization specializing in child welfare services. The service model for this role is MDFT, an evidence-based method that the therapist will be trained in by HFY certified instructor. 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 spend time in your 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.

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

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

• 90% 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, FSA and HSA Accounts

• 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. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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