Rising Ground

Therapist

• Provide community-based clinical treatment with adherence to the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) model.
• Participate in engagement efforts for referred families.
• Conduct assessment including review of referral information, identifying and engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and developing an analysis of the fit problem behaviors within the ecological context.
• Engage youth, primary caregiver, and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement.
• Implement a problem conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention implementation, outcome review and strategy revision procedure using the FFT model’s Analytic Process.
• Maintain clear and concise documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrate compliance with FFT model Analytic Process.
• Complete all progress notes, opening and closing of cases and any other reporting/case management requirements in a timely and accurate fashion.
• When required, submit progress reports to the court or other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with all relevant systems and key participants within each system to ensure their buy-in and cooperation throughout treatment. This could include regular meetings and reports to stakeholders.
• Participate in all agency and FFT model program training, individual supervision and group consultation activities.

FFT Therapist

• Provide individual trauma-informed therapy to survivors of violent crime using evidence-based modalities (e.g., CBT, EMDR, IFS, Narrative Therapy).
• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and develop individualized, survivor-driven treatment plans.
• Deliver crisis intervention, safety planning, and stabilization support as needed.
• Maintain a per diem caseload based on program needs and clinician availability.
• Work collaboratively with case managers, victim advocates, economic empowerment specialists, and holistic healers to provide integrated, wraparound services.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case conferences and clinical consultations.
• Coordinate care with external partners including hospitals, law enforcement, Family Justice Centers, and community-based organizations.
• Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation in accordance with program, funder (e.g., OVS/VOCA), and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain client confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA and ethical standards.
• Support client engagement through flexible, community-based service delivery (including home visits or community locations as appropriate).
• Participate in outreach efforts and community education activities as needed.

Clinical Therapist – Per-Diem

Business Analyst

• Lead the quality improvement process through the analysis and support in creating and implementing corrective actions and improvement plans with program leadership.
• Assist in creating a system to help in collecting, coding, imputing, verifying, and monitoring data.
• Ensure that programs are meeting compliance standards, that specified goals and outcomes are met, and performance quality is maintained.
• Serve as a liaison to NYS Office of Mental Health and advocate on agency behalf as needed.
• Perform monthly case record reviews and billing audits.
• Make recommendations on whether programs need to be on an internal performance improvement plan (PIP).
• Develop and update instruments used to measure programmatic goals and outcomes.
• Ensure timely submission of Corrective Action Plans, internally and to external monitoring agencies.
• Process and input data as needed through various internal and external data collection and reporting systems.
• Assist departments in reporting and determining outcomes through the monthly Quality Improvement Compliance Meeting.
• Assist and guide programs with creating protocols and procedures.
• Collaboration with external monitoring and accreditation agencies.
• Other administrative duties as assigned.

Quality Management Analyst

Counselor

• Connect with 15-20 young people within the project and serve as their primary point of contact throughout their engagement in the program.
• Intentionally and regularly engage all young people in weekly hour-long individual sessions.
• With each young person, co-construct individualized engagement plans and assess and revise the throughout the length of the young person’s engagement with the program.
• On a rotating schedule, be available to help staff at the Teen Hub on the weekend.
• Engage in collaboration and case coordination with all program staff and a vast network of stakeholders.
• Participate in weekly supervision, team meetings, group supervision, and attend other required meetings as required.
• Maintain program records, case files, and funder reports with accuracy and attention to timeliness detail.
• Other duties are required.

• Provide clinical intakes, assessments, planning and implementing individual and group psychotherapy
• Conduct clinical intakes of new clients using a trauma-informed approach
• Develop comprehensive treatment and service plan for each client
• Facilitate coordination of services among various agencies; advocate for client to needed services
• Help to eligibilize clients for social security disability, Victim of Crime, and other financial entitlements
• Provide assistance with U-Visas and psychological asylum evaluations as needed
• Maintain client records according to program requirements

FFT Therapist

Clinical Therapist – Per-Diem

Quality Management Analyst

Counselor

Therapist – Social Worker