Mental Health Therapist- Fayette Expansion

Salary: $50,000 - $63,000 a year

Job Type: Full-time

About the role

Adelphoi is looking for a compassionate, dedicated Mental Health Therapist in Fayette County. Adelphoi is a nonprofit agency dedicated to children, youth, and families for over 50 years. We are the largest Pennsylvania provider of Multisystemic Therapy (MST), an internationally recognized evidence-based treatment model, supporting youth (ages 10-17) and families through this model for over 23 years.

Adelphoi MST values team members by providing the necessary tools to be successful:

• Strong clinical support – continuous opportunities to learn and strengthen skills
• Structured training and ongoing guidance
• Clinical and leadership development; weekly team supervision and individual support
• Program culture of seeking input and feedback from team members
• Problem-solving together
• Consistent outlook toward enhancing roles and processes
• Yearly performance-based bonuses and increases
• Promotion opportunities within the therapist role and above
• Small caseloads of 4-6
• Ability to schedule independently with families to meet identified needs
• Supervisors and leadership roles with direct MST Therapist experience

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical treatment using the MST treatment model and principles. Principles include leveraging strengths, understanding sequences of behavior, increasing responsibility, generalization, etc.
• Conduct a thorough assessment of the client and family: gather information on behaviors of concern and strengths in the family and ecology to inform conceptualization of the problem behaviors.
• Engage parents/guardians and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment.
• Provide education, coaching, and training to parents/guardians.
• Facilitate collateral contacts with representatives from schools, agencies, and other community organizations on behalf of youth and families, developing and maintaining collaborative relationships.
• Model effective self-advocacy and assertive communication skills.
• Dedicate time to weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress, with ongoing support from the supervisor and team members.
• Link families with resources available in the community.
• Work collaboratively with a team of fellow MST professionals.
• Participate in clinical supervision, team meetings, case consultations, training, and quality assurance steps.
• Receive regular training, professional development, supervision, and consultation to help determine next steps with each family.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling or Therapy concentration, Psychology, or social service major preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in the above majors with 2 years post-graduation experience required.
• Prior experience in family and youth therapies using cognitive and behavioral approaches preferred.
• Current FBI, Act 33, and Act 34 clearances (assistance provided by agency to obtain).
• Valid driver's license, car insurance, and clearances.

Benefits

• Paid health insurance
• Dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Annual performance bonuses
• Supervision licensure hours
• 403(b) matching
• Student loan forgiveness
• Mileage at IRS rate
• Free CEUs
• Paid time off