Coordinator of Family Therapy / Couple & Family Therapist
Lauren Lutz - -2003
HDFS Major | Counseling Minor
Additional Education: Masters of Family Therapy, Drexel University
Job Title: Coordinator of Family Therapy and Couple and Family Therapist for an inpatient dual diagnosis facility. She also sees couples and families part time thru a Christian counseling company.
Employer: Universal Health Systems: Keystone Center
Position Description: Develop a family therapy program to meet the needs of our patients and their families, compliment the existing clinical treatment team provisions, and compete with other top treatment facilities. Implement this program through administration, clinical, and marketing staff, utilizing a newly formed family therapy department of therapists and interns. Conduct couple, family, and group therapy sessions as well as educational lectures on addiction, recovery and relationships.
Salary Range: MFT Average Salary: $54,936 Salary by Setting: Organizational Average: $46,850 Private Practice Average: $58,797 Average for MFT’s practicing in both private and public venues: $55,710
Previously Held Positions: Family Therapy Intern at dual diagnosis inpatient facility treating adults through couple and family therapy. Family Therapy Intern for an intensive outpatient program serving adolescents with substance abuse problems. Family Therapy Intern at an outpatient facility treating adolescents and children thru individual and family therapy.
Courses Found Most Helpful: Marriage and Family Therapy, Strategies, Dynamics of Family Interaction, Senior Seminar, Group Dynamics and Abnormal Psychology
How HDFS Helped to Prepare Her: “The cutting edge course work, drilling of APA standards, and expectations of writing and verbal communication skills at Messiah prepared me to excel in masters classes with greater ease than most classmates from top named secular schools; the integration of work and faith forged a foundation for deeper exploration, application, and purpose that made and still makes my work meaningful and worthwhile. Today I write programs, genograms, and lectures with skills birthed in Strategies, Dynamics, and Senior Seminar. I strategize with other professionals, work as a team, and assist clients in grappling with life’s largest trials from the understanding and humility I gained at Messiah.”
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