Clinician, Project Reward en Family & Children’s Agency

Family & Children’s Agency (FCA) is a nonprofit human service organization that is committed to increasing the social and emotional well-being of our clients – people throughout Fairfield County. Our Agency builds better lives by offering more than 30 programs that meet needs across all ages, delivering services to more than 13,000 people each year. Our clients reside primarily in Norwalk, Wilton, Darien, Westport, Weston, New Canaan, Stamford, and Greenwich. Our Home Care and Foster Care programs provide assistance to residents throughout Fairfield County, and the Adoption program is both nationwide and international.

Our Mission is to partner with individuals, families, organizations and communities to build better lives.

 FCA is proud to currently offer a hybrid working model to our employees. Employees enjoy a wide array of benefits that make up our competitive compensation package. We are proud to offer generous employer contributions to our medical plans, continued education credits offered at no cost, annual tuition reimbursement stipend, employer paid Life & LTD policies, FSA and Dependent Care, 401K with a match and a generous vacation and time off policy to include Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth! We also offer employee discounts to multiple organizations, events and your cell phone plan. Our benefits don't stop there - we offer an EAP program, paid for CEUs and clinical supervision, summer Fridays and employee appreciation events along with wellness incentives and challenges!

Position Summary:

Project Reward is a Substance Use Treatment and Co-Occurring Disorder treatment program for women age 18 and older. The program provides Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient treatment and provides a continuum of treatment options for women in all phases of recovery. 

The Clinician will provide substance use and mental health evaluations and treatment for clients in Project Reward’s Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient programs. Must be familiar with current best-practice for the substance use and co-occurring disorder population. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide evaluations, group, individual, and family/couples therapy for those clients with substance use disorders, or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders
• Carry a clinical caseload up to 16 clients, including individual and IOP / Outpatient group treatment 
• Provide monitored UDSs 
• Maintain complete and accurate information in the client’s electronic record 
• Process all required documentation in a timely manner which includes evaluations, progress notes, individual therapy notes, treatment plans and treatment plan updates 
• Maintain accuracy of client data in the DMHAS DDAP system 
• Collaborate effectively with other community providers, including but not limited to Adult Probation and Department of Children and Families (DCF)
• Attend service provider meetings when scheduled by DCF and other providers
• Participate in ongoing training and education appropriate to field of practice 
• Maintain alliances with work related affiliations and networks 
• Timely Insurance authorization applications 

Qualifications:

• Education: MSW or MS in a related field
  • Active CT Associate licensure (LMSW; LPC-A; MFT-A); LCSW, LMFT, LPC licensure preferred

• Experience:Experience working in substance use treatment population 
  • Trauma-informed background / interest in trainings & providing trauma-informed care

• Must have awareness of the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of clients served

 Additional Requirements:

• Valid driver's license and access to a personal vehicle for regional and statewide travel.

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