What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Program Director position at Newport Healthcare?
About Us
Newport Healthcare is a nationwide behavioral healthcare organization dedicated to transforming young lives through evidence-based care. To that end, we have assembled the best teen and young adult mental health treatment staff in the country, and we want you to join us. While our experts guide our clients to sustainable healing, our job is to support our valued staff members, and we do that through offering industry-competitive salaries, career growth and skills expansion, student loan repayment and tuition reimbursement, and a company commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, among other advantages. Be part of a team that's dedicated to providing compassionate care based in authentic connection, mutual respect, and unconditional love—and experience the rewards of making a difference in the lives of young people and their families each and every day.
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Responsibilities
The Director, Family Program manages all aspects of the clinical family program and staff, including but not limited to: supervising family therapists, organizing and facilitating parent orientations, family program, and parent/sibling support groups.
- Collaborate with Clinical Director on Family program development and provide administrative support and supervision for residential clinical program.
- Act as initial parent contact, establishing expectations and providing overview of Family Program and Parent Orientation.
- Facilitate sibling group, process group or multi-family process group during Family Program.
- Carry an average caseload of up to 4 families and provide coverage for Family Therapists as needed. Caseload my fluctuate dependent upon staffing and census.
- Assign Family Therapists’ caseloads.
- Provide clinical supervision to Family Therapists.
- Coordinate schedule and assignments for Parent Orientation and Family Program.
- Communicates with clinical team to ensure speedy response to family questions or concerns.
- Primary contact for alumni parents to attend Parent Support Group, Alumni Events and as speakers in Family Program.
- Timely completion of documentation (may include assessments, treatment plans, progress and group notes, discharge summary) according to established standards.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in counseling, psychology, or related clinical field
- Licensed in the state for which you applying as a LMFT, LPC, LCSW or Clinical Psychologist.
- Prior relevant experience with two years as a family therapist
- One year’s experience in residential
- Experience with family systems and attachment-based theories preferred
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