Functional Family Therapist

2 days ago
United StatesFull TimeMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Families and Youth Inc as a Functional Family Therapist in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide individual and family therapy using the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) model, adhering to fidelity standards established by FFT LLC.
  • Conduct comprehensive family assessments including risk/needs evaluations, family functioning assessments, and individualized treatment planning.
  • Deliver services in home, community, and office settings; maintain a flexible schedule to accommodate family availability including evenings and weekends as needed.
  • Maintain a caseload as determined by program needs, typically ranging from 10–15 active family cases.

Requirements

  • graduate experience working with youth and families in a behavioral health setting. Experience working in home
  • based or community
  • based settings is a plus. Bilingual preferred

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Families and Youth Inc as a Functional Family Therapist.

Key Skills

Functional Family TherapyFamily TherapyIndividual TherapyCrisis InterventionCase ManagementRisk AssessmentTreatment PlanningPsycho-educationCommunication SkillsConflict ResolutionParenting StrategiesAdolescent DevelopmentDocumentationClinical SupervisionCommunity Outreach
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Functional Family Therapist at Families and Youth a 3.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Families and Youth is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Functional Family Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy, Crisis Intervention, Case Management, Risk Assessment, Treatment Planning, Psycho-education. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The therapist provides evidence-based, in-home and community-based family therapy using the Functional Family Therapy model to support youth and families. They are responsible for conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, and collaborating with community stakeholders to ensure positive cli...

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About Families and Youth

Mental Health Care
Las Cruces, NM
0-2
3.7

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (3)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Flexible scheduling (Schedule control protective)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

2d ago