Community-Based MST Therapist

Job Description

DO YOU HAVE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE? PLEASE JOIN OUR TEAM OF PROFESSIONAL AND DEDICATED STAFF!

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY

COMPETITIVE SALARY

$1000.00 RETENTION BONUS

YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR $50,000.00 PLUS THROUGH OUR FEDERAL LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM

MBI's Vision: Our vision is to mobilize our workforce of future leaders to demonstrate a model that wholistically transforms healthcare, to inspire communities to overcome health inequities wherever they exist.

MBI's Mission: Offer steps toward empowerment for individuals, families and communities by providing innovative, culturally competent, person-centered, integrative quality care and services.

4 Agreements:

Be impeccable with your word.

Do not take things personal.

Do not make assumptions.

Always do your best which is continuously evolving as we learn and grow.

Benefits of working for MBI Health Services, LLC:

We offer Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401K Plan, Employee Referral Benefits, Growth Opportunities. We also offer Life Insurance, Short-term and Long-term disability at no charge to employees, and Professional Licensure Supervision.

NOTE: MBI Health Services, LLC will reimburse employees for Licensure renewals.

It is MBI Health Services policy to comply to D.C. Mayor Bowser's order issued on August 10, 2021, that all DC employees and DC Contract/Grant Agencies must get vaccinated.

POSITION SUMMARY:

About MBI Health Services, LLC

MBI Health Services, LLC. (MBI) is a certified behavioral health agency servicing the D.C. Metropolitan Area.

We provide a wide range of services and programs for both adults and children. The mission of MBI Health Services LLC is to offer steps toward empowerment for individuals, families and communities by providing innovative, culturally competent person-centered integrative quality care and services.

MBI Health Services, LLC, a youth and family serving agency, is looking for a Community-based MST Therapist to serve families in the metro DC area!

If you are passionate about serving youth and families in their homes, have superior interpersonal and open communication skills, desire to work in an environment with constructive oversight & focus on successful outcomes, we want you! If you are positive, vibrant, flexible, and compassionate, we want you!

We are seeking individuals with mental health clinical training and experience to deliver Multisystemic Therapy (MST). MST is a top researched community-based intervention model directed at families with youth ages 12 through 17 years old where they are at-risk of being involved or are involved with the juvenile justice system. More information on this treatment model may be found here: www.mstservices.com.

Summary:

Seeking a licensed clinician to implement Multisystemic Therapy (MST), which is a well-researched community-based treatment model directed at youth involved in criminal activity and their families. This is intensive community-based intervention using the MST model.

Community-based Therapist:

You will receive training in the Multisystemic Therapy (MST) model as you begin working 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 serious criminal offenses and, 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 Include:

Assessment, treatment, documentation, and collaboration with caregivers, families, youth, and community stakeholders. Therapists function as part of an MST team and will participate in weekly team supervision and consultation.

Must be willing and able to work a flexible schedule based on families' availability. Specific experience in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy including trauma treatment, Structural Family Therapy, Strategic Family Therapy, and behaviorally-based treatments preferred. Master's in mental health or related field required; LGSW, LMFT, LGPC, LPC, LICSW or Licensed Associate Psychologist licensure by DC Board required.

Responsibilities:

• Provide direct clinical treatment using the Community-Based Therapist or 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.

• 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 rotating on-call support as needed.