Marriage and family therapist vs in home therapist

Differences between marriage and family therapist and in home therapist duties and responsibilities

Marriage and family therapist example responsibilities.

• Conduct play therapy with elementary age students to help manage anxiety, divorce, ADHD, etc.
• Develop effective treatment plans and implement evidence-base strategies to assist patients in alleviating psychological symptoms and achieving goals.
• Train in EMDR, DBT, work with divorce issues, PTSD, deployment/reunification, anxiety, and depression issues.
• Counsele patients experiencing common mental health problems including emotional and physical abuse, family issues, relationship problems and parenting problems.
• Attend weekly DBT team meetings and supervision including mindfulness activities and focus on DBT principles.
• Administer outcome measures to track baseline symptoms, such as the YOQ, CBCL, UCLA PTSD assessment tools.
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In home therapist example responsibilities.

• Create and lead PTSD group for women, depression and stress management groups for men and women.
• Provide therapy to adolescents and families with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders from diverse backgrounds in a rehabilitation setting.
• Co-Coordinate family therapy program for adolescents in therapeutic community (TC) /residential drug rehabilitation facility.
• Apply behavioral analysis instruction for a student with autism concentrating on communication, socialization, self-help skills and community skills.
• Collaborate with DCF and other community providers.
• Conduct MST family assessments which identify and engage caregivers and outside family support systems in intensive home base therapy.
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