Family Centered Treatment (FCT) Practitioner I
- Paradigm, Inc.
- Hybrid (Primary Location: United States-NE-Eastern and Southeastern Counties (Multiple locations including Lincoln, NE))
- Mar 20, 2025
Job Description
About Us: Paradigm, Inc. is dedicated to providing comprehensive, evidence-based services to families in need. Our mission is built on the foundation of our C.A.R.E.S model, where we are committed to collaboration, affirmation, respect, empathy, and support. We are excited to announce a new program, Family Centered Treatment (FCT), and are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team as Family Centered Treatment Practitioners.
Job Summary: The Family Centered Treatment Practitioner will provide home-based intervention services to families, focusing on preserving and reunifying families whenever possible. This role involves working closely with families to identify core emotional issues, change behavioral interaction patterns, and develop secure relationships by strengthening attachment bonds.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct home-based interventions and provide 24-hour crisis intervention as needed.
- Work with families to identify and address core emotional issues and behavioral patterns.
- Develop and implement personalized treatment plans based on the FCT model.
- Collaborate with community systems to access local support resources.
- Maintain small caseloads to ensure intensive interaction with each family.
- Empower families to set and achieve their own goals through participatory assessments.
- Provide counseling, skills training, and resource coordination.
- Ensure adherence to HIPAA standards when handling Protected Health Information (PHI).
- Collect, track, and organize required materials for certification and supervision.
- Participate in ongoing training and professional development.
Job Requirements
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in social work, counseling, human services, or a closely related field (required).
- Minimum of 1 years of experience working with families.
- Strong commitment to a learning mindset and open to giving/receiving feedback.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work flexible hours to meet the needs of families.
- Commitment to family preservation and reunification.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Demonstrate organizational skills and use technology to complete essential tasks.
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master in social work, psychology, counseling or related field.
- Licensed mental health professional (LIMHP, LMHP, PLHMP).
- Certification in Family Centered Treatment or willingness to obtain certification (within 12 months).
- Experience with trauma-informed care and evidence-based interventions.
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Since 2012, Paradigm, Inc. has served families and children in Southeastern and Eastern Nebraska. We provide intensive family preservation, family support through contracts with Nebraska DHHS - Children and Family Services. We were honored to be selected by NE DHHS CFS in October 2024 to be one of five agencies providing Family Centered Treatment (FCT), an evidenced based program working with families and children in the Eastern and Southeastern Service Areas. We offer in-office and telehealth mental health therapy services in our Lincoln office. We continue to expand, and we work with individuals transitioning from the Lincoln Regional Center into the community and are a preferred provider for Competency Restoration through the Nebraska DHHS - Behavioral Health.
Paradigm understands you have a choice in employers. We believe that our agency offers a unique opportunity to help individuals, children, and families through our industry leading C.A.R.E.S. Model, based on a Person/Family-Centered Approach of collaboration, affirmation, respect, empathy, and support.
We also feel it is important to be part of team of enthusiastic, passionate, and qualified professionals. We are excited and motivated to work together to provide quality behavioral health services and invite you to join us.