Community Based Therapist - MST

Company Description

MBI Health Services, LLC. is a certified behavioral health agency servicing the D.C. Metropolitan Area. We provide a wide range of services and programs for both adults and children for the sake of helping each individuals gain back their confidence and security into their lives. We partner with several well-­known and highly regarded government healthcare agencies, such as the Department on Behavioral Health, the Department on Disability Services, and the National Institutes of Health.

Job Description

We are looking for a Community-Based MST Therapist to serve families in the metro DC area!

If you are passionate about serving youth and families in their homes, have superior interpersonal and open communication skills, desire to work in an environment with constructive oversight & focus on successful outcomes, we want you! If you are positive, vibrant, flexible, and compassionate, we want you! We are seeking individuals with mental health clinical training and experience to deliver Multisystemic Therapy (MST).

MST is a top researched community-based intervention model directed at families with youth ages 12 through 17 years old where they are at-risk of being involved or are involved with the juvenile justice system.

More information on this treatment model may be found here: www.mstservices.com.

Summary:

Seeking a licensed clinician to implement Multisystemic Therapy (MST), which is a well-researched community-based treatment model directed at youth involved in criminal activity and their families. This is intensive community-based intervention using the MST model.

Community-Based Therapist:

You will receive training in the Multisystemic Therapy (MST) model as you begin working 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 serious criminal offenses and, 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.

Duties Include:

Assessment, treatment, documentation, and collaboration with caregivers, families, youth, and community stakeholders. Therapists function as part of an MST team and will participate in weekly team supervision and consultation. Must be willing and able to work a flexible schedule based on families’ availability. Specific experience in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy including trauma treatment, Structural Family Therapy, Strategic Family Therapy, and behaviorally-based treatments preferred. Master's in mental health or related field required; LGSW, LMFT, LGPC, LPC, LICSW or Licensed Associate Psychologist licensure by DC Board required.

Responsibilities:

• Provide direct clinical treatment using the Community-Based Therapist or 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.
• 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 rotating on-call support as needed.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in clinical or counseling Psychology, Social Work, or a related subject area is required.
• Professional licensure as: LGPC, LGSW, LSWA or Licensed Psychologist Associate required.
• If you want to impact change and do it effectively, if you want excellent training, effective and meaningful supervision, to gain clinical experiences and skills, please apply!
• EXPECT TO BE CHALLENGED, DEVELOPED, AND EXCITED, BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY!

Additional Information

Salary Range: $65,000 - $71,000

MBI provides equal employment opportuniti