FP - Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT)

The State of Michigan intends to negotiate a contract with Empower BSFT, LLC to provide Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) services within the MiFamily Together program. The contractor will provide licensure, implementation support, training, retraining, supervision practicum, competency panel, and adherence monitoring for BSFT. The BSFT model is a trademarked, evidence-based intervention for children and adolescents. Key aspects of the job include: • Providing initial and annual licensure to contracted BSFT sites • Implementing BSFT services, including organizational changes and site visits • Training Interventionists to deliver BSFT therapy • Providing supervision practicum and competency panel for Interventionists • Conducting adherence monitoring and supervision for contracted BSFT interventionists The contractor will work with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to implement the BSFT pilot in Wayne County, with the goal of mitigating the current gap in therapeutic service needs for families participating in family preservation programs.