Mental Health Professional

Careers @Evidence-Based Associates; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 37,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

HSA contribution

Life insurance

Hospital indemnity plan

Retirement plan with up to 12% match

PTO

Paid holidays

Sabbatical leave

Employee referral augmentations

Job summary

Evidence-Based Associates in Lubbock, TX is seeking a licensed mental health professional to work with children and families using the MST treatment model. You will engage in case planning, provide direct clinical treatment, and collaborate with a supportive team.

This full-time, non-exempt role offers a comprehensive benefits package, opportunities for professional development, and a focus on strength-based behavioral change within the family ecology.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in clinical or counseling Psychology, Social Work, or related subject area.
• Professional licensure preferred: LPC, LMFT, LCSW, LMSW under supervision or provisional license with 2 years of full-time experience in related field.
• Must pass a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screen.
• Must have a current Texas driver’s license, liability auto insurance, and be insurable under the agency’s insurance.
• Proficiency with standard office equipment including Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

• Engage in weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress, with ongoing support from your supervisor and team members, including through group supervision.
• MST team covers each other’s clients for vacation/time off to maintain work/life balance.
• Receive regular training, professional development, supervision, and consultation activities designed to help you acquire extensive clinical skills within the MST treatment model.
• Provide clinical treatment to families using the MST treatment model and principles.
• Conduct a thorough assessment of the client and family to inform conceptualization of problem behaviors within the family’s ecological context.
• Work comfortably with a diverse community of clients.
• Learn how to effectively connect with the families in the communities served by the team.
• Continuously engage the primary caregiver, family members, supports, and community agency staff in change-oriented treatment.

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Do you have a passion for working with children and their families? We are looking for compassionate, dedicated professionals who want to empower youth and families by creating strength-based behavior change that will be sustained long after treatment ends.

Must be local in Lubbock, TX

Core Responsibilities

• Engage in weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress, with ongoing support from your supervisor and team members, including through group supervision
• While only one therapist works with a particular family, the MST team facilitates a supportive work environment to cover each other’s clients for vacation/time off and support each other to maintain a work/life balance
• Receive regular training, professional development, supervision, and consultation activities designed to help you acquire extensive clinical skills within the MST treatment model
• Provide clinical treatment to families 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
• Work comfortably with a diverse community of clients
• Learn how to effectively connect with the families in the communities served by the team
• Continuously work to engage the primary caregiver, family members, supports, and community agency staff in change-oriented treatment

Schedule

Full-time (40 hours per week) non-exempt position scheduled Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm with flexibility to meet the needs of the program.

Benefit Package

The hiring provider offers an expansive benefit package including but not limited to: Company-paid medical coverage, fully funded employer contribution to HSA, company-paid life insurance, company paid hospital indemnity plan, retirement plan with up to 12% employer match, front loaded paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, sabbatical leave, longevity augmentations, and employee referral augmentations.

Educational Requirements

• Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in clinical or counseling Psychology, Social Work, or a related subject area
• Professional licensure (preferred):
  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  • Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) under supervision of an LCSW and working towards an LCSW
  • Or provisional license with 2 years of full-time experience in related field

Additional Requirements

• Must pass a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screen
• Must also have a current Texas driver's license, liability auto insurance, and be insurable under the agency's insurance
• Must have knowledge and skill in operating standard office equipment including a personal computer with Microsoft Office products

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: $26.66 - $28.26 / Hour

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