Mental Health Professional

Evidence Based Associates; Allen (TX); On-site; USD 41,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Evidence Based Associates is seeking clinicians to implement Multisystemic Therapy (MST) with youth aged 12-17 and their families in Allen, TX. You will deliver direct MST-based treatment, assess client and family dynamics, and collaborate with schools, probation, and child welfare as part of a holistic care approach.

You will undergo extensive MST training, work with a supportive team, and ensure 24/7 client access when needed, aligning with evidence-based practices and community collaboration.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in clinical or counseling Psychology, Social Work, or related field.
• Professional licensure as LPC-Associate, LMFT-Associate, or LMSW under clinical supervision required; full licensure as an LPC, LMFT, or LCSW preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical treatment using the MST model and principles.
• Conduct thorough assessments of the client and family.
• Engage primary caregiver and family members in change-oriented treatment.
• Weekly case planning and evaluation with supervisor and team.
• Receive ongoing training, supervision, and consultations to build MST skills.

Skills

Driver's license

Transportation

Travel to clients' homes

Education

Master’s Degree in clinical or counseling Psychology, Social Work, or related field

Professional licensure as LPC-Associate/LMFT-Associate/LMSW under supervision; full licensure preferred

Job description

Overview

Do you have a passion for working with children and families? We arelooking for compassionate, dedicated people 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

• 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 a30 –45minute 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 usingbehaviorally basedapproaches.
• 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

$35.58 Hourly

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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