Must speak Spanish for this role.�
Overview:
Do you have a passion for working with children and families? We are� looking for compassionate, dedicated people in� Collin County, Texas who want to empower youth and families by creating strength-based behavior change that will be sustained long after treatment ends.�
You will receive ongoing training in the Multisystemic Therapy� (MST)� model as you work with families, youth, their communities, and other key members of their ecology to implement MST as designed. Extensive research has proven the effectiveness of MST.� MST therapists do whatever it takes, via close collaboration with all involved, to address the needs of juveniles with criminal offenses, including, in some cases, substance abuse.� You will empower families to address challenging and/or problematic behavior and to help youth aged 12 - 17 make life-transforming changes. Treatment progress is made through intensive interventions such as skill building, changing unhelpful family interactions, and increasing social support, to name a few. For more information on Multisystemic Therapy, please watch this video:� How Does MST Work?�
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide direct clinical treatment using the MST treatment model and principles. Some principles include leveraging strengths and focusing on the positive, understanding sequences of behavior, and increasing mature behavior.
- Conduct a thorough assessment of the client and family: gather information on behaviors of concern and strengths in the family and their ecology to inform conceptualization of the problem behaviors and interactions within the family’s ecological context.�
- Comfort working with a diverse community of clients.
- Knowledge of the types of families in the community
- Continuously work to engage the primary caregiver, family members, supports, and community agency staff� (school, probation, child welfare)� in change-oriented treatment.�
- Dedicate time to weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress, with ongoing support from your supervisor and team members.
- Receive regular training, professional development, supervision, and consultation activities designed to help you acquire extensive clinical skills within the MST treatment model.�
- Assure, along with fellow clinicians, that clients have access to 24 hours/day, 7 days/week support as needed.�
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in clinical or counseling Psychology, Social Work, or a related subject area required, provisional licensure at minimum required.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and have reliable transportation to travel to clients’ homes and possibly transport multiple clients at once.�
- Must live within a� 30 –� 45� minute travel time from the designated service area.�
Licensing Requirements�
- Master’s Degree in clinical or counseling Psychology, Social Work, or a related subject area.�
- Professional licensure as LPC-Associate, LMFT-Associate, or LMSW under clinical supervision required, full licensure as an LPC, LMFT, LCSW preferred.
Preferred Experience
- Direct use of pragmatic (i.e., structural, strategic, and functional) family therapies�
- Therapy with children and adults using cognitive-behavioral techniques.�
- Couples therapy using� behaviorally based� approaches.�
- Implementation of interventions within or between systems in the youth’s natural ecology (i.e., family, peer, school, and neighborhood)�
- Collaboration and partnership with community agencies�
- Previous work providing in-home or community-based therapy services.�
Salary
Annually $60,000 - $83,000 based on education, experience, and licensure.
Robust benefits including
- Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Retirement Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO) & Designated Paid Holidays
- Extended Illness Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Our Values statement is: We respect everyone’s unique and special concerns by providing assistance to best fit their needs, that enhances their ability to live a full and dignified life, and that celebrates the contributions all individuals make to our community.
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