Mental Health Therapist

This is a full-time opportunity requiring regular travel throughout Bexar County, TX.
Clinicians must be comfortable working inside families' homes to provide MST therapy. A minimum of 3 days a week working in homes.

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.

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?

JOB ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Provide direct clinical treatment using the MST treatment model and principles, including leveraging strengths and focusing on the positive, understanding sequences of behavior, and increasing mature behavior.
• Engage in weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress, with ongoing support from your supervisor and team members, including group supervision
• Actively facilitate a supportive work environment to cover other team members’ clients for vacation/time off and support each other to maintain a healthy work/life balance
• Attend regular training, professional development, supervision, and consultation activities designed to help you acquire extensive clinical skills within the MST treatment model
• 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
• Effectively connect with the families in the communities served by the team, ensuring clients have access to 24 hours/day, 7 days/week support, as needed
• Continuously work to engage the primary caregiver, family members, supports, and community agency staff in change-oriented treatment

EDUCATION/TRAINING EXPERIENCE

• Master's degree in clinical or counseling Psychology, Social Work, or related subject area
• Clinical license (i.e., LPC, LPC-A, LCSW, LMSW, LMFT, LMFT-A)
• At least 1 year of experience working directly with families and /or adolescents.
• Bilingual preferred (English/Spanish)
• Valid DL, clear driving record, and reliable transportation for multiple clients at a time; proximity to designated area must be within one hour travel time
• Must live within 1 hour of the identified territory.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• Clinical license (i.e., LPC, LPC-A, LCSW, LMSW, LMFT, LMFT-A)
• SAMA (on-site training available)
• BLS (on-site training available

COMPENSATION: $78k - $82K annually (depending on experience and licensure)

Equal Employment Opportunity

Empower Community Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.