Functional Family Therapy - Foster Care Clinical Supervisor
Master's
$73,250 - $95,054 USD yearly
Job Details: Job Location: Main Campus Quaker Hill - Quaker Hill, CT, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: Graduate Degree, Salary Range: $73250.00 - $95054.00Salary/year, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Nonprofit - Social Services, Competencies:
Initiative
Empathy
Self-Reflection & Growth
Time Management
Conflict Resolution & De-escalation
Effective Communication
Organization Skills
Supervisory Skills
Basic Function:
Act as Assistant Program Director and provide supervision to FFT FC therapists ongoing and regularly to monitor for child/family safety, permanency, well-being and overall quality of clinical practice.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Motivation and accountability of the team, creation of clinicians’ professional development plans.
Daily contact with individuals on the team and an expectation of immediate feedback to therapists.
Providing feedback, expertise and approvals on therapists’ behavior change plans and other model adherent clinical interventions.
Facilitate weekly team peer consultation.
Participate in weekly consultation between team members and program Clinical Consultant until completion of Supervisor certification, at which time Supervisor facilitates all team consultation.
Ensure all team members attend and participate in consultations; track participation and cases reviewed.
Participate in one-on-one consultation with FFT FC Clinical Consultant once Supervisor certification is achieved.
Complete Care4 documentation as required.
Maintain accountability of team’s adherence to the treatment model through supervision, training and clinical observation.
Maintain ongoing growth in competence in the integrated FFT FC model; Track outcomes to ensure ongoing development of team.
Monitor completion of all required child welfare documentation for content and timeliness within Care4.
Complete and monitor clinicians’ completion, with model adherence, of progress notes within 2 business days.
Complete and monitor clinicians’ completion of treatment progress note reviews at the 14 day, 30 day, 60 day, and every 30 days thereafter interval.
Complete and monitor clinicians’ completion of pre-assessments, phase plans, session plans, session tapes and other documentation.
Assist Therapist(s) in addressing risk factors that give rise to possible safety issues and/or out of home placement due to continued referral behavior.
Review treatment reviews to ensure they are complete and timely.
Review session notes to assess clinical skills and adherence to the model; work collaboratively with the consultant to address individual clinician’s skill deficits.
Complete FFT FC performance assessments for team members (completed by consultant until Supervisor Certification is achieved) and coordinate with DCF for annual agency performance measures.
Participate in conferences with clinical staff.
Ensure appropriate coverage of clinician’s cases whenever there is an extended absence.
Conduct all duties as indicated in the Therapist job description but with a reduced case load.
General Agency:
1. Maintains knowledge of and follow Agency policies and procedures as contained in the WCS Personnel Handbook, WCS Procedure Manual, and departmental manuals.
2. Function as a positive role model for all students and staff at the Waterford Country School.
3. Maintain an awareness of and sensitivity to the cultural and socioeconomic differences present among the service population and fellow staff members of WCS, ensuring that cultural needs are respected and supported through the delivery of services and the development and implementation of agency programs and policies in a manner that is free from discrimination and bias relating to race, ethnicity, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs or status as a victim of domestic violence.
4. Maintain a Connecticut or other home state driver’s license to transport residents in agency vehicles.
5. Other duties as may be assigned by the Foster Care Program Director
Flexible Telework Capability
Flexible ability to work remotely as approved by a direct Supervisor, or in the event of a declared weather or other emergency. Telework should be performed in accordance with the Remote Work Policy in the WCS Personnel Handbook.
THIS JOB DESCRIPTION SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS ALL-INCLUSIVE. IT IS INTENDED TO IDENTIFY THE MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS JOB. THE INCUMBENT MAY BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM JOB-RELATED TASKS OTHER THAN THOSE STATED IN THIS DESCRIPTION.Qualifications: Qualifications: This position requires a Master's degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology or related Behavioral Health field of study. Clinical Supervisors must be licensed in their field of study (LMFT, LPC, LCSW) and have been licensed for at least 2 years. Prior direct experience providing clinical services to children and or families is required in addition to having previously provided clinical supervision.
Preference shall be given to candidates who have continuing education in the following topic areas:
Family Systems Theory;
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies;
Traumatic stress reactions;
Child development research;
Parental substance use and misuse;
Intimate Partner Violence;
Knowledge of racial disparities within behavioral health services;
Research on Adverse Childhood Experiences; and
Behavioral Health implications for children who have been exposed to chronic neglect and abuse
Initiative
Empathy
Self-Reflection & Growth
Time Management
Conflict Resolution & De-escalation
Effective Communication
Organization Skills
Supervisory Skills
Basic Function:
Act as Assistant Program Director and provide supervision to FFT FC therapists ongoing and regularly to monitor for child/family safety, permanency, well-being and overall quality of clinical practice.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Motivation and accountability of the team, creation of clinicians’ professional development plans.
Daily contact with individuals on the team and an expectation of immediate feedback to therapists.
Providing feedback, expertise and approvals on therapists’ behavior change plans and other model adherent clinical interventions.
Facilitate weekly team peer consultation.
Participate in weekly consultation between team members and program Clinical Consultant until completion of Supervisor certification, at which time Supervisor facilitates all team consultation.
Ensure all team members attend and participate in consultations; track participation and cases reviewed.
Participate in one-on-one consultation with FFT FC Clinical Consultant once Supervisor certification is achieved.
Complete Care4 documentation as required.
Maintain accountability of team’s adherence to the treatment model through supervision, training and clinical observation.
Maintain ongoing growth in competence in the integrated FFT FC model; Track outcomes to ensure ongoing development of team.
Monitor completion of all required child welfare documentation for content and timeliness within Care4.
Complete and monitor clinicians’ completion, with model adherence, of progress notes within 2 business days.
Complete and monitor clinicians’ completion of treatment progress note reviews at the 14 day, 30 day, 60 day, and every 30 days thereafter interval.
Complete and monitor clinicians’ completion of pre-assessments, phase plans, session plans, session tapes and other documentation.
Assist Therapist(s) in addressing risk factors that give rise to possible safety issues and/or out of home placement due to continued referral behavior.
Review treatment reviews to ensure they are complete and timely.
Review session notes to assess clinical skills and adherence to the model; work collaboratively with the consultant to address individual clinician’s skill deficits.
Complete FFT FC performance assessments for team members (completed by consultant until Supervisor Certification is achieved) and coordinate with DCF for annual agency performance measures.
Participate in conferences with clinical staff.
Ensure appropriate coverage of clinician’s cases whenever there is an extended absence.
Conduct all duties as indicated in the Therapist job description but with a reduced case load.
General Agency:
1. Maintains knowledge of and follow Agency policies and procedures as contained in the WCS Personnel Handbook, WCS Procedure Manual, and departmental manuals.
2. Function as a positive role model for all students and staff at the Waterford Country School.
3. Maintain an awareness of and sensitivity to the cultural and socioeconomic differences present among the service population and fellow staff members of WCS, ensuring that cultural needs are respected and supported through the delivery of services and the development and implementation of agency programs and policies in a manner that is free from discrimination and bias relating to race, ethnicity, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs or status as a victim of domestic violence.
4. Maintain a Connecticut or other home state driver’s license to transport residents in agency vehicles.
5. Other duties as may be assigned by the Foster Care Program Director
Flexible Telework Capability
Flexible ability to work remotely as approved by a direct Supervisor, or in the event of a declared weather or other emergency. Telework should be performed in accordance with the Remote Work Policy in the WCS Personnel Handbook.
THIS JOB DESCRIPTION SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS ALL-INCLUSIVE. IT IS INTENDED TO IDENTIFY THE MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS JOB. THE INCUMBENT MAY BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM JOB-RELATED TASKS OTHER THAN THOSE STATED IN THIS DESCRIPTION.Qualifications: Qualifications: This position requires a Master's degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Psychology or related Behavioral Health field of study. Clinical Supervisors must be licensed in their field of study (LMFT, LPC, LCSW) and have been licensed for at least 2 years. Prior direct experience providing clinical services to children and or families is required in addition to having previously provided clinical supervision.
Preference shall be given to candidates who have continuing education in the following topic areas:
Family Systems Theory;
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies;
Traumatic stress reactions;
Child development research;
Parental substance use and misuse;
Intimate Partner Violence;
Knowledge of racial disparities within behavioral health services;
Research on Adverse Childhood Experiences; and
Behavioral Health implications for children who have been exposed to chronic neglect and abuse