Mental Health Professional
Are you passionate about evidence-based therapeutic interventions? Does the idea of providing clinical care to children and families excite you? We have just the position for you!! We are seeking a full time Clinical Therapist. For more information, please see below.
We are hiring therapists to provide mental health services to the for referred youth (ages 11-18) and their families following evidence-based therapies throughout the different stages of treatment. Services are provided in program participants' homes and are geared towards serving youth who are in need of intensive community-based intervention, are at risk or have a history of out-of-home placement, and/or have community justice involvement.
Job Responsibilities:
• Carry a caseload of no more than 12
• Provide virtual/home-based* Therapy adhering to model fidelity requirements. (*as post-pandemic working conditions allow)
• Actively participate as part of a therapy team, including attending weekly team and individual supervision meetings
• Assist families by actively referring them to appropriate services and supports, and with both clinical and concrete services
• Make case progress notes as required and regularly report to external stakeholders
• Participate in all training, supervision, and consultation activities
Preferred Experience: (* required of bachelor’s and masters’ level)
• Direct use of pragmatic family therapies
• Individual therapy with youth and adults using cognitive behavioral techniques
• Marital therapy using behaviorally based approaches
• *Behavioral therapy targeting school behavior and academic performance
• Implementation of interventions within or between systems in the youth’s natural ecology that affect or influence the behavior of youth (i.e., family, peer, school, and neighborhood)
Preferred Knowledge: (* required of bachelor’s and masters’ level)
• Family systems theory and application
• Social-ecological theory and application
• *Behavioral therapies theory and application
• *Cognitive-behavioral therapy theory and application
• Pragmatic family therapies theory and application
• Child development research and its application in the treatment
• Social skills assessment and intervention
• *Basic counseling and process skills
Preferred Core Competencies:
• Ability to engage clients
• Willingness and ability to be strengths-focused
• Ability to shift to process
• Willingness to advocate for youth and family, belief in the capacity of people to grow and change
• Ability to manage stress and self-care
• Appreciation, respect, and understanding for teamwork and company systems
• Ability to maintain a high level of self-awareness
• Ability to be comfortable with cultural differences; to relate without patronizing
• Willingness to commit to empowering families to solve their own problems
• Ability and willingness to work with families in their own homes
• Willingness to be flexible to work with the families when they are available to meet
Education Preference: D egree in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related field, Masters preferred
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