Position Overview:
The Children’s Villages uses Functional Family as a treatment modality within its General Preventive Programs. FFT is a strength-based, short-term, high quality intervention program. At its core is a focus and assessment of risk and protective factors that impact the families and their environment. Specific attention is paid towards interfamilial and extra familial factors, and how they present within and influence the therapeutic process. The FFT model fits well with the Children’s Village mission statement, CV values, current focus towards community based services and families staying together.
Position Qualifications:
Phd. or Masters Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or a related subject area, and three years direct clinical experience with adolescents or family systems – including at least one year of previous supervisory experience. Two years of being an MST practitioner may be substituted for supervisory experience.
The Children’s Village does not discriminate against any employee, prospective employee or contractor because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic predisposition, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction history or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.
Skills Required
- PhD or Masters Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or related field.
- Three years direct clinical experience with adolescents or family systems.
- At least one year previous supervisory experience (two years MST practitioner may substitute).
What We Do
The Children's Village is a nonprofit charitable organization that specializes in working with at-risk youth in New York. The Children's Village serves children, teens and families through a variety of innovative residential and community-based programs.
