Functional Family Therapist (FFT)

At Riverwood Center we have a team of caring and committed professionals providing a wide array of personalized services to individuals with behavioral health, intellectual & developmental disabilities and substance use disorders. Riverwood Center is located in beautiful Southwest Michigan with staff at seven sites across Berrien County. We are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and a member of Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health, Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards, and the National Council for Behavioral Health. 

 

Benefits: 

·       Fourteen (14) Holidays 

·       Twenty (20) PTO Days 

·       Defined Benefit Pension 

·       Outstanding Health, Vision & Dental Insurance 

·       Life Insurance 

·       Short- and Long-Term Disability 

·       Flexible Spending 

·       Strong Work/Life Balance 

·       Employee Assistance Program 

·       Generous Continuing Education 

·       YMCA 360 

·       Flexible work schedules 

·       Full administrative support 

 

Responsibilities: 

 ·       Provides Functional Family Therapy, prevention and intervention services to high-risk youth with
         a history of severe mental illness between the ages of 11 and 17. Services are provided to the 
         child and their family
 ·       Prepares comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment, treatment plans and periodic reviews
·       Completes brief assessment, crisis interventions and pre-screens as needed
·       Licensed by the Michigan Department of Commerce or Professional Regulation as a LLMSW,
        LMSW, TLLP, LLP, LLPC or LPC
·       Must meet the requirements for Child Mental Health Professional and must become fully
        licensed with-in 30 months of date of hire

Qualifications: 
·       Master’s Degree in an appropriate mental health discipline
·       One to two years’ experience providing treatment to children/adolescents with serious mental illness

·       Must have excellent computer and interpersonal skills, punctuality, ability to organize and manage
        several projects/tasks simultaneously, and work independently