Therapist/Family therapist

Purpose of the position

• To provide therapeutic services for pregnant and/or parenting teens/young adults who reside in the residential program.
• To provide and implement all aspects of parenting curriculum and activities with teen mothers and their children to develop nurturing and healthy relationships and parenting skills.

• Specific responsibilities 1.
• Provide individual and group therapy (and family therapy where indicated) for pregnant and/or parenting adolescents and young people who reside in the program.
• 2.
• Conduct mental health screening assessments, including trauma screens and suicide risk assessments.
• 3.
• Conduct initial and ongoing assessments of parenting relationship and skills and develop and conduct interventions.
• 4.
• Coordinate and implement parenting curriculum.
• 5.
• Provide trauma-informed, culturally competent, clinically based therapy around Responsive Care and parenting for pregnant and parenting youth.
• 6.
• Engage and provide trauma informed intergenerational therapeutic support for parenting teens with their families, their children’s fathers and extended families to facilitate safe and healthy relationships and co-parenting.
• This includes collaborating with social service in providing referrals for fathers for supportive programs and planning other supportive services.
• 7.
• Model responsive care and positive parenting techniques 8.
• Participate in inter-disciplinary team meetings, Child Safety Conferences, and program-wide meetings.
• 9.
• Attend required trainings and annual mandated refresher courses.
• 10.
• Work collaboratively with all Bethany staff, including Infant Mental Health Specialist and social Position Description – Family Psychotherapist August 2020 service team.
• 11.
• Serve as a resource for staff on factors that affect youth and parenting, including trauma, domestic violence, mental health issues and substance use.
• 12.
• Ensure that services are delivered in compliance with SCO, NYS, and Federal requirements as well as standards for professional ethics.