Brief Strategic Family Therapist

BRIEF STRATEGIC FAMILY THERAPIST (BSFT)

Strategic Therapy Associates is seeking a Resident in Counseling with family-based clinical training and experience to learn and implement Brief Strategic Family Therapy with clients, providing mental health counseling services to adolescents and their families. The BSFT Model is a top-researched community-based intervention model to treat families with children and adolescents ages 6-17 who present with various conduct problems. The company will pay the cost to certify the right candidate for the position (value over $1600) and may provide free clinical supervision toward professional licensure for Residents in Counseling or Supervisees in Social Work! 

The BSFT Model eliminates child/adolescent presenting problems by transforming maladaptive family interactions into constructive and supportive interactions. More information on this treatment model may be found here: http://www.BSFT Model.org/ If you are passionate about serving youth and families in their homes, have superior interpersonal & communication skills, desire to work in an environment with constructive oversight, and focus on successful outcomes, we want you! 

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Brief Strategic Family Therapist manages a caseload of approximately 8 families with children between the ages of 6-18 diverted from family court, conducting a combination of home, office and telehealth mental health services. The position requires flexibility in hours to be able to meet with families when they are available or in need of intervention, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. The BSFT must complete all service-related documentation in accordance with governing regulations, agency standards, and the BSFT evidence-based practice standards, collaborate with other agency and community support services, and participate in regular supervision.

Benefits:

• Flexible Schedule (as it relates to client availability)


• Lucrative Earning Opportunities Including Regular Bonuses


• On-going Training and Learning Opportunities


• Mileage Reimbursement


• Medical Insurance (company pays 75% of employee premium)  


• Dental & Vision Insurance


• Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Long Term Disability Insurance


• Supplemental Insurance Benefit Options


• Paid Holidays


• Paid Universal Leave


• Bereavement Leave


• 401K Retirement Plan With Company Match


• Tuition Discounts With Partnering Universities


• Free CEUs Through Partnering Universities


• *Clinical supervision toward professional licensure (LCSW, LPC and/or LMFT)


• *Free Specialized Training in the Evidence-Based Practice of Brief Strategic Family Therapy
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Qualified candidates will be registered (or eligible to register) as Resident in Counseling (LMHP-R), or a Supervisee in Social Work (LMHP-S) with the Virginia Board of Health Professions. We will also consider candidates who are registered as QMHP-C and have 5 years of experience with children and families. Please visit these links for more information:  https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Counseling/counseling_QMHP.htm  or https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/counseling or https://www.dhp.gov/social/default.htm/   
  


• Valid driver's license, auto insurance, own vehicle, satisfactory driving record & willingness to transport clients within the community.

*Conditions apply, and licensure supervision is offered to masters-level staff at Strategic working in the intensive in-home program and is based on supervisor availability and after a period of employment (as determined by the director) in which the potential "resident" has been observed in clinical skill and in interactions in regular clinical supervision.