Mental Health Professional, Bilingual

Evidence Based Associates
Plano, TX

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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