Job Order Detail

Description

The Family Preservation Therapist provides intensive home-based family services and support, including crisis intervention, counselling, psycho-education, skill building, case management, and advocacy. The Family Preservation Therapist completes comprehensive assessments, develops and implements multi-faceted treatment plans, and delivers clinical interventions to families. The Family Preservation Therapist also provides 24/7 therapeutic on-call crisis management support.

The Family Preservation Therapist is a key communication link between stakeholders through written reports, consults, case conferences, and daily communication. The Family Preservation Therapist collaborates with community agencies and funding agents to deliver and implement clinical recommendations. The Family Preservation Therapist contributes significantly to a positive therapeutic environment and will be trained in the Homebuilders program delivery model. The treatment with families is collaborative. Family Preservation Therapists host a strengths-based, anti-oppressive theoretical perspective.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Services
* Develop individual and family treatment plans and clinical intervention strategies for the participants in collaboration with families, internal, and external stakeholders.
* Provide clinical oversight and lead the implementation of individual and family treatment plans including all aspects of participation in the treatment program, completion of documentation, and providing information and feedback to the stakeholders.
* Provide education, support, and clinical counselling to participants.
* Deliver intensive family, individual, and couples counselling to the participants.
* Complete risk assessments for family safety, child abuse/neglect, child welfare, domestic violence, suicide, self-harm, mental health, environmental safety, addictions, etc.