Mental Health Professional

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.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical treatment using the MST treatment model and principles.
• 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.
• Very comfortable 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

• Master’s Degree in clinical or counseling psychology, social work, or a related subject area in social services such as psychology, social work, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human growth and development, special education, educational psychology, early childhood education, or early childhood intervention.
• Professional licensure in a related field required (LMSW, LPC-A, LMFT, LCSW, LPC).
• Experience in serving families in community-based programs.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred but not required.
• Ability and willingness to work with families in their own homes.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong clinical skills.
• Ability to adapt and individualize program interventions to utilize family strengths and skills.
• Skill in handling multiple tasks and meeting multiple deadlines.
• Valid driver’s license; maintain current insurance and registration; and have a clear driving record.
• A clear result from a criminal background check.
• Must live within one-hour travel time from the designated service area.
• Clear drug screen results from the organization’s designated medical facility.