Acenda Health·Mount Holly, New Jersey
The therapist facilitates meaningful, trauma-informed visits between children in out-of-home placements and their families to promote bonding and safety. They also conduct biopsychosocial assessments and collaborate with stakeholders to create and implement tailored visit plans.
If you want to make a living by making a difference, join Acenda as an
Job Title: Therapist – Burlington
Acenda Integrated Health provides 100+ behavioral health programs, including mental health services, crisis care, substance use recovery, family therapy, maternal and pediatric support, and residential programs across New Jersey. Our team enjoys competitive benefits, work-life balance, professional development, and team engaging events. Acenda is recognized as a multi-year Top Workplace by USA Today and The Inquirer and a Top Workplace Culture award winner for Work-Life Balance as well as Joint Commission accredited and certified by MHCA and the New Jersey Alliance for Children, Youth, and Families. Join #TeamAcenda and make a lasting impact.
If you want to make a difference in the lives of parents and their children who reside in an out of home placement, join Acenda as a Licensed Therapist in our Supportive Visitation Services program serving Atlantic, Burlington and Cape May Counties.
Therapists use a trauma-informed approach and work collaboratively with program specialists and aides to facilitate meaningful visits in the least restrictive and most appropriate setting, addressing behavioral health needs and empowering parents to meet their children’s physical, emotional and developmental needs.
Supportive Visitation Services provides in-home and community-based visits for children in an out of home placement and their parents, relatives, and siblings. Therapists utilize visit coaching, model parenting skills, and facilitate visit prep and visit debriefs to promote and maintain the parent-child bond and support positive family interactions. The goals of the program are to foster effective communication, enhance parenting, achieve permanency, and maintain reunification.
Acenda Integrated Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Department/Program: Supportive Visitation Services (SVS)
Market context
Behavioral health positions in New Jersey often draw steady demand from providers serving children, families, and community-based programs. These roles can be competitive because employers commonly look for a master’s degree, a valid clinical license, bilingual communication skills, and child welfare experience. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, and tailor your application to highlight licensure, language ability, and direct child welfare exposure.
