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We believe that to be an employee at The Foundling means to be an employee of one of the greatest social service agencies in the world. In addition to rewarding and meaningful work each day to support the children and families of New York, The Foundling offers a generous benefits package, a great client and employee centered internal culture, meaningful career advancement opportunities, and organizational stability that are unparalleled anywhere else.

NYC

We are currently looking for Therapists for our Evidence-Based Programs in Preventive Services, Foster Care Mental Health, School Based Mental Health, and our Article 31 Clinic. We have positions throughout all five boroughs of New York City using the BSFT (Brief Strategic Family Therapy), MST (Multisystemic Therapy), Mobility Mentoring (MM), FFT (Functional Family Therapy) , TF-CBT (Trauma-Focused CBT), and TST (Trauma Systems Therapy) models – and more.

Manhattan

Browse Manhattan Therapist Job Openings in the following programs:

Program Name & Population Served	Evidence Based Model
Families are Stronger Together (FAST) Youth ages 10-17 involved, or at risk of involvement, with the child welfare system	MST PRV
Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People through Support (STEP-S) Youth ages 0-17 involved, or at risk of involvement, with the child welfare system	FFT
Improving Family Systems (IFS) Youth ages 6-17 involved, or at risk of involvement, with the child welfare system	BSFT
Kids Experiencing Young Successes (KEYS) Youth involved with the juvenile justice system	BSFT
Families Rising Young adults who have a pending criminal court case and are offered alternatives to incarceration	FFT
Deaf Services Families with child welfare involvement, or at risk of child welfare involvement, where at least one family member is deaf or hard of hearing	FFT-TCM
Home of Integrated Behavioral Health (Article 31 Mental Health Clinic) Youth and families involved in The Foundling’s programs, or from the surrounding East Harlem community	Multiple models, including TF-CBT, TST, and more
Foster Care Mental Health Youth involved in The Foundling’s foster care programs	Multiple models
School Based Mental Health Youth in grades K-12 attending NYC public schools, as well as their families	Blues; Incredible Years

Brooklyn

Browse Brooklyn Therapist Job Openings in the following programs:

Program Name & Population Served	Evidence Based Model
Partners For Change (PFC) Youth ages 0-17 involved, or at risk of involvement, with the child welfare system	FFT-TCM
Improving Family Systems (IFS) Youth ages 6-17 involved, or at risk of involvement, with the child welfare system	BSFT
Kids Experiencing Young Successes (KEYS) Youth involved with the juvenile justice system	FFT
Recognizing Emerging Adults and Creating Hope (REACH) Young adults ages 17-21 with involvement in the justice system, aging out of foster care, or those recently released from prison	MST-EA
Families Rising Young adults who have a pending criminal court case and are offered alternatives to incarceration	FFT
Deaf Services Families with child welfare involvement, or at risk of child welfare involvement, where at least one family member is deaf or hard of hearing	FFT-TCM
Foster Care Mental Health Youth involved in The Foundling’s foster care programs	Multiple models

Queens

Browse Queens Therapist Job Openings in the following programs:

Program Name & Population Served	Evidence Based Model
Families are Stronger Together (FAST) Youth ages 10-17 involved, or at risk of involvement, with the child welfare system	MST PRV
Partners For Change (PFC) Youth ages 0-17 involved, or at risk of involvement, with the child welfare system	FFT-TCM
Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People through Support (STEP-S) Youth ages 0-17 involved, or at risk of involvement, with the child welfare system	FFT
Recognizing Emerging Adults and Creating Hope (REACH) Young adults ages 17-21 with involvement in the justice system, aging out of foster care, or those recently released from prison	MST-EA
Families Rising Young adults who have a pending criminal court case and are offered alternatives to incarceration	FFT
Deaf Services Families with child welfare involvement, or at risk of child welfare involvement, where at least one family member is deaf or hard of hearing	FFT-TCM
Foster Care Mental Health Youth involved in The Foundling’s foster care programs	Multiple models
School Based Mental Health Youth in grades K-12 attending NYC public schools, as well as their families	Blues; Incredible Years

The Bronx

Browse Bronx Therapist Job Openings in the following programs:

Program Name & Population Served	Evidence Based Model
Strengthening our Families (SOF) Families who are involved, or at risk of involvement, with the child welfare system due to high case management needs	Mobility Mentoring
Kids Experiencing Young Successes (KEYS) Youth involved with the juvenile justice system	MST-SA, BSFT
Families Rising Young adults who have a pending criminal court case and are offered alternatives to incarceration	FFT
Deaf Services Families with child welfare involvement, or at risk of child welfare involvement, where at least one family member is deaf or hard of hearing	FFT-TCM
Foster Care Mental Health Youth involved in The Foundling’s foster care programs	Multiple models
School Based Mental Health Youth in grades K-12 attending NYC public schools, as well as their families	Blues; Incredible Years

Staten Island

Browse Staten Island Therapist Job Openings in the following programs:

Program Name & Population Served	Evidence Based Model
Families are Stronger Together (FAST) Youth ages 10-17 involved, or at risk of involvement, with the child welfare system	MST PRV
Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People through Support (STEP-S) Youth ages 0-17 involved, or at risk of involvement, with the child welfare system	FFT
Kids Experiencing Young Successes (KEYS) Youth involved with the juvenile justice system	BSFT
Families Rising Young adults who have a pending criminal court case and are offered alternatives to incarceration	FFT
Deaf Services Families with child welfare involvement, or at risk of child welfare involvement, where at least one family member is deaf or hard of hearing	FFT-TCM
Foster Care Mental Health Youth involved in The Foundling’s foster care programs	Multiple models

Therapist Job Openings

Learn More about our Therapy Models

Overview of Therapy Models

Learn about the evidence-based therapy models we use in our programs, and the benefits and impact they have in the community.

Therapist Job Openings

Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT)

Model used in:

Improving Family Systems (Manhattan, Brooklyn)
Kids Experiencing Young Successes (Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island)

BSFT Job Openings

Mobility Mentoring

Model used in:

Strengthening Our Families (Bronx)

Mobility Mentoring Job Openings

Multisystemic Therapy (MST)

Model used in:

Families are Stronger Together (Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island)
Kids Experiencing Young Successes (Bronx)
Recognizing Emerging Adults and Creating Hope (Brooklyn, Queens)

MST Job Openings

Functional Family Therapy (FFT)

Model used in:

Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People Through Support (Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island)
Kids Experiencing Young Successes (Brooklyn)
Partners for Change (Queens, Brooklyn)
Families Rising (All)
Deaf Services (All)

FFT Job Openings

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Therapist – Responsibilities and Requirements

Duties Include:

Delivering intensive family-focused therapy in order to reduce behaviors that put children at risk of placement out of the home (i.e., juvenile detention or foster care).
Providing home- and community-based clinical therapy for both individuals and families that encompass mental health, substance abuse and trauma treatments. Developing and implementing clinical treatment plans for the family within the model guidelines and with feedback from weekly group supervision.
Maintaining weekly face-to-face sessions with families and providing additional support via phone.
Providing direct clinical treatment that is consistent with the evidence based model.
Training in the evidence based model
Actively participating in building clinical skills, ongoing training and individual clinician development.

Requirements:

Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy required.
Experience with family therapy preferred.
LMSW or LMHC, or LCSW strongly preferred.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

Therapist Job Openings