Mental Health Professional

MST TherapistFor this role you must be willing to work evening hours several days a week in the community providing MST therapy in homes. 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.Duties & ResponsibilitiesProvide 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 communityContinuously 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.Minimum QualificationsMaster's degree from an accredited college or university in clinical or counseling psychology, social work, and/or marriage and family is required.Provisionally licensed as an LPC-Associate, LMSW (under clinical supervision) or LMFT-Associate. Full licensure (LPC, LCSW, OR LMFT), or in clinical supervision towards advanced licensure preferred.Must have a valid Texas driver's license and maintain approved driver's status throughout employment.Preferred ExperienceDirect use of pragmatic (i.e., structural, strategic, and functional) family therapiesTherapy 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 agenciesPrevious work providing in-home or community-based therapy services.Bilingual preferredHourly Salary Range ($46,820.80 - $59,820.20)Provisionally Licensed: $22.51 – $28.76/hrFull Licensure: $31.80 – $38.05/hrDifferential Detail:Up to $4.00/hour, tenure with BTCS$1.00/hour, 2 years previous experience in a similar role$0.75/hr Bilingual.50/hour, LCDC**$30/day On-Call