What are the responsibilities and job description for the Yale Child Study Center Intensive Family Preservation Clinician position at Yale Child Study Center?
The Yale Child Study Center is seeking to fill a full-time position for a licensed or license eligible clinician (LCSW, LMSW, LPC, MFT) interested in joining the Intensive Family Preservation (IFP) team servicing the Department of Children & Families (DCF) Region 2.
Program Overview
The IFP program is a short-term, in-home service designed to:
- Quickly address immediate safety concerns
- Reduce the risk of future abuse and/or neglect
- Prevent out-of-home placements
Services provided include child safety assessments, parenting skill-building, increasing community and natural supports, and clinical case management. The program offers 24/7 crisis support, including weekends and holidays, to ensure immediate clinical interventions for families when needed.
Responsibilities include:
- Conduct evaluations and assessments
- Brief individual and family therapy interventions such as motivational interviewing, problem solving, solution- focused brief therapy, and CBT
- Deliver crisis intervention services
- Provide clinical case coordination and case management services to children and families during sessionsin their homes and communities
- Support parenting using the Circle of Security Parenting (COSP) and reflective parenting approaches
- Case coordination collaboration with DCF worker / team
- Collaboration with schools for educational needs, community providers, and court advocacy when needed
- Maintain a flexible schedule based on client needs
- Document services in the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Qualifications
- Licensed or license-eligible (LCSW, LMSW, LPC, MFT)
- Access to personal transportation
- At least 1 year of experience working in a helping profession, whether clinical, education, or social service environment.
Preferred Skills:
- Specialty in working with LGBTQ youth, trauma, young children, or children with disabilities in child welfare services, education, or community-based programs within a wide array of communities and circumstances.
- Ability to hold complexity and multiple perspectives
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Commitment to providing culturally responsive and family centered care
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team
Why Join Us?
As part of an academic medical center, the Yale Child Study Center offers:
- Opportunities for professional growth through supportive supervision and training in evidence-based practices
- A strong commitment to Collaborative Excellence
- Regular opportunities for learning and reflection on to increase skill in tailoring clinical care to unique needs of each family and their lived experiences, which include core principles and institutional values.
- A state-of-the-art facility in downtown New Haven designed for the work we do
- Access to interpreter services, enabling service provision in multiple languages
Learn more about our mission, services, and commitment to Collaborative Excellence at the Child Study Center.
How to Apply
To apply, please complete an application and submit your CV:
https://yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_56BeV39dSRWlzCe
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $70,000