CFTSS Behavioral Health Provider

Job Description

Background:

Forestdale is a NYC child welfare agency working to prevent child abuse/neglect through parenting, prevention, and foster care services, focusing on low-income and immigrant communities in NYC. Forestdale operates out of three offices to better serve the families of Brooklyn and Queens. We help thousands of families work through complex trauma, parents raise the next amazing generation of children, and youth successfully launch into adulthood. Forestdale’s mission is “to ensure that children and families have the fundamental assets they need to thrive and live independently.”

Position Summary:

CFTSS (Children and Family Treatment and Support Services) offer opportunities to better meet the behavioral health needs in a child/youth’s life to prevent the onset or progression of behavioral health conditions. These services are designed to be provided in client’s home or other community settings throughout Queens and Brooklyn.

Candidates may apply for several or all skills indicated below should they meet the minimum job qualifications. Applicants must have excellent communication and writing skills.

Job Description:

Complete comprehensive clinical assessment to identify a child/youth and family’s service needs

Develop treatment plan with the child/family to restore functioning and/or ameliorate behavioral health symptoms.

Provide psychotherapy (counseling) for the purpose of alleviating symptoms or functional limitations

Provide In-Home or Community based goal directed Interventions to address behavioral health needs

Develop Crisis Avoidance Strategies with child/youth and family. Debrief and reassessment of precursors and triggers

Provide psychoeducation to enhance management of behavioral health symptoms and/or emotional disturbances

Assist child/youth to enhance on their social and interpersonal skills

Support and rehabilitate child/youth with daily living skills and community integration

Bilingual English/Spanish a plus

Education and Experience Requirements:

A Master's Degree from an accredited program, in Social Work, Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling or related area

Licensed in NYS to prescribe, diagnose and/or treat individuals with physical, mental illness, substance use disorder of functional limitations (Licensed Psychoanalyst, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, LMSW, LCAT)

Or a Bachelor’s Degree and three years of applicable experience in children’s mental health, addiction, and/or foster care/child welfare/juvenile justice or other related human services field

Experience in Cognitive behavioral therapy, evidence-based psychotherapy interventions preferred. Modalities: Individual, Family, Collateral, Group.

Bilingual English/Spanish a plus

Additional Comments:

Per program requirement, once hired the applicant will be fingerprinted and run through the State Central Register.

Minimum Requirements/Pay:

In person for PSR, CPST and OLP services are between $40-$100/hour (dependent on experience, degree and licensure)

Tele-health for only CPST and OLP are between $48 - $68/hour (dependent on experience, degree and licensure)

PSR is not designed for telehealth, it is only in person.

Full-time