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spurwink services Behavioral Health Professional - Functional Family Therapy in Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston, ME, USA | Clinical | Full Time
Do you have a passion for working with children and families? Spurwink is looking for compassionate, dedicated individuals who want to empower youth and families by creating strength-based behavior change that will be sustained long after treatment ends.
You will receive ongoing training in the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) model as you work with families, youth, their communities, and other key members of their ecology to implement FFT as designed. Extensive research has proven the effectiveness of FFT. You will empower families to address challenging and/or problematic behavior and to help youth aged 10 - 18 make life-transforming changes. Treatment progress is made through intensive interventions such as family therapy, skill building, and generalizing change within families to name a few.
Robust Benefits Package:
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Retirement Account with Matching Contribution (after one year of service)
Identity Theft Insurance
Pet Insurance
BENEFITS MAY INCLUDE:
Flexibility of Schedules
Career Advancement Opportunities
Tuition Reimbursement (up to $2000 annually)
Student Loan Assistance
Generous Paid Time Off
Verizon & Sprint Cell Phone Discounts
Opportunity for Same Day Pay
DUTIES:
The Behavioral Health Professional - Functional Family Therapy must have the ability and willingness to work with families in their own homes, flexibility to work when the families are available to meet, and the ability to work independently, as well as contribute to a team trained in the FFT evidenced-based model of treatment.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree required. Previous experience in the behavioral health field working with youth and families. Exception Request for Functional Family Therapy Hire approved by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services is required. Must maintain required licensing and certification throughout the duration of employment with Spurwink in this role.
Spurwink is an Equal Opportunity Employer.