Description

We are seeking a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist to join our team! We believe family relationships are vital to mental health wellness - especially for families impacted by autism and other mental health conditions. Be part of a growing family of treatment providers that offer an integrated approach to treatment. First and foremost, this role is about being an extraordinary clinician. Compassion for this unique population and a dedication to upholding the highest standard of clinical care is essential. The position involves approximately 70% time in direct counseling (including initial assessments and follow up sessions) and 30% time is spent in team collaboration, care coordination (including intake, treatment planning).

Core Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with team members from different disciplines (e.g. OT, speech, ABA, etc).
• Orienting families to Forward’s approach to comprehensive care for autism.
• Evaluating client/family needs for counseling and assisting in the provisioning of thoughtful, family-focused plans for support.
• Review with clinical team members and outside providers to cultivate a focus on the client’s skills, knowledge, abilities, and developments.
• Compliance to board ethics while collaborating with others in the interdisciplinary team and the families we serve. Actively engaging other team members to consider effects of recommendations, interactions with parents/caregivers/children, explorations of progress and sharing of information and ideas.
• Deliver direct client counseling to groups, families, couples, and children (patients and their siblings).
• Building then maintaining a full caseload of 25-30 sessions per week.
• Develop and implement relationship strategies for families and individuals impacted by autism.
• Perform psychosocial assessments and create preliminary treatment and exit plans.
• Ensure all clinical charting and records are completed in the appropriate time frame
• Adhering to – and supporting other team members adherence to – organizational standards and policies.
• Interfacing with community services/resources and school systems and assisting families with transitions between in-clinic services and the community/school.
• Maintaining clinic documentation in line with HIPAA standards and in a timely fashion.

Requirements

• Masters in Marriage-Family Therapy
• Registration with California BBS as an LMFT .
• Commitment to providing exceptional client care and using client feedback to improve care.
• Open Minded desire to learn from other professional disciplines and knowledge bases as well as local knowledge of colleagues and families we serve.
• 1 year of experience working with children or families with developmental differences.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, both conversational and technical.
• Previous experience in working with children of different abilities and their families
• Ability to coordinate with a multidisciplinary team to achieve best outcomes
• Ability to build rapport with patients

Prefered Qualities:

• Strong leader and self-starter
• Willingness to be fully engaged in the creation of new models of care.
• Experience with Individual and group/marital counseling
• Knowledge in nutrition and integrative medicine.
• Experience with Anxiety, Eating Disorders, Depression, Mood disorders.
• Experience with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other neurodevelopmental differences.

Job Type: Part time 1099 independent contractor with potential for full time employment

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Language:

• English (Required)
• Spanish (Preferred)

Typical start time:

• 8AM

Typical end time:

• 5PM

Work authorization:

• United States (Required)

Work Location:

• One location

Company's website:

• https://www.ForwardBMH.com/