• Develops and maintains therapeutic relationships with all family members.
• Continuously assess for safety and risk issues.
• Conducts weekly sessions with the entire family using Brief Strategic Family Therapy, predominantly in the home.
• Provides services to a caseload of 10 families.
• Strives to engage all family members and stakeholders in the family-level treatment.
• Participates in all aspects of the BSFT implementation including training, individual and weekly supervision, video, and audio-taping sessions, and participating in evaluations of their competency.
• Become certified in Solutions Based Casework within the first year of their employment, consistent with the agency's focus on implementing this model across all child welfare serving programs.
• Submit all required documentation both ACS and BSFT in a timely fashion.
• Using investigatory and social work skills, they engage and partner with families and community resources to ensure the safety and well-being of children.
• Complete family visits to conduct casework contacts and BSFT sessions.
• Engage in a strength-based approach with families to assess their individual and collective strengths and needs.
• Interview family members and others who interact with the family to assess the child's safety and well-being.
• Assess the risk of future abuse or neglect of children in the family.
• If a safety concern arises, develop a safety plan with family members.
• Coordinate a team of family members, staff, and service providers to evaluate the safety and identify interventions that can reduce risks to children.
• Enter and maintain accurate and timely computerized records of all case information.
• Help families navigate government agencies and access entitlement benefits.

• Masters' Degree in psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or mental health counseling.
• A minimum of two years and a maximum of five years of postgraduate clinical experience are preferred.
• Strong interest in family systems work.

In full partnership with families & communities, Graham Windham strives to make a life-altering difference to children, youth and families affected by abuse, neglect and delinquency by providing each child we serve with a strong foundation for life: a safe, loving, permanent family and the opportunity and preparation to thrive in school and in the world. With over 400 full-time, part-time and On-call employees serving children and families in multiple programs throughout Westchester County, Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Harlem, Graham Windham provides an exciting & enriching work experience.Graham has pioneered programs for New York City’s children, families and communities for over 200 years.Today, Graham is one of New York City’s leading social services organizations, providing educational and social services to over 4,000 children, young people, and parents in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Harlem.GRAHAM ‘s IMPACT: 2019 HIGHLIGHT-Graham served 4,128 children, young people, and parents across New York City.-99% of families in our prevention program, who were at risk of having children placed in foster care, remained intact six months after receiving family support services.*95 kids in foster care reunited with their families within one year and 25 were adopted.*Over 90% of children in foster care who were reunified with their families avoided re-entering foster care in the year after reunification.*92% of young people in the Graham SLAM education and career support program graduated from high school by age 21 (compared with 22% of young people across the New York City foster care system).*We helped to lead close to 100 stakeholders in successfully advocating for New York City to invest $10 million in an approach similar to Graham SLAM for young people across NYC through the Fair Futures campaign.