Merakey·Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania
The Family Based Therapist provides intensive community-based therapy and counseling to children and families to support mental health and prevent out-of-home placement. They work as part of an interdisciplinary team to facilitate therapy sessions, parent coaching, and crisis intervention while ensuring necessary service linkages.
Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do. We are seeking a Family Based Therapist to join our team our program in Lansdale, PA, supporting the Montgomery County area
Earn $31.69/hour!
Family Based Therapist (FBT) works as one half of a team which provides treatment services to families including therapy and counseling to child and family. FBT helps with skills training and education designed to enable families to care for their mental health children at home. FBT works flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, to meet the needs of the children and families on caseload. FBT travels to client homes, other agencies, and community resources for the purpose of arranging and providing community and home-based services for children, adolescents, and families.
Family Based therapists facilitate individual and family therapy sessions, parent coaching, and crisis intervention for each child assigned to his/her caseload using an Eco-systemic Structural Family Therapy (ESFT) designed to intervene with families of children who are experiencing behavioral health problems and are at the risk of out-of-home placement. Ensures that every child and family have the necessary service linkages and community supports. The Family Based Therapist (FBT) works in collaboration with a case manager as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide time-limited intensive community based ESFT treatment.
Therapists receive extensive training and supervision to master the ESFT model.
Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.
Apply today through the Merakey employee portal.
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Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. [https://youtu.be/MD3KtxmS7qo] Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.
Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a human services field and have at least 2 years of experience in a CASSP program working with children and adolescents. A valid Pennsylvania driver's license and reliable transportation are required for travel to client homes and community sites.
Market context
Behavioral health employers in Pennsylvania often seek candidates with direct patient care experience, and roles can be more competitive when applicants also bring phlebotomy certification or experience in crisis, detox, or acute psychiatric settings. This posting requires a high school diploma or GED plus at least one year of patient care experience, and the listed requirements and benefits are AI-summarized from the original job description to save you research time. If you’re considering applying, review whether your experience matches the setting and be ready to highlight any behavioral-health or phlebotomy background.