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    Join The Foundling

    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
    PICHO

    Youth with severe and persistent mental health needs who are at risk of repeat inpatient hospitalizations

    FFT-BH
    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
    PICHO

    Youth with severe and persistent mental health needs who are at risk of repeat inpatient hospitalizations

    FFT-BH
    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
    PICHO

    Youth with severe and persistent mental health needs who are at risk of repeat inpatient hospitalizations

    FFT-BH
    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
    PICHO

    Youth with severe and persistent mental health needs who are at risk of repeat inpatient hospitalizations

    FFT-BH
    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
    PICHO

    Youth with severe and persistent mental health needs who are at risk of repeat inpatient hospitalizations

    FFT-BH
    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)
    • PICHO (All)
    • Deaf Services (All)
    FFT Job Openings

    Join Our Team

    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

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