Multisystemic Therapist Intellectual Disabilities Program

Job Description

Do you have a passion for working with children and families? A Center for Mental Wellness Community Support Programs is looking for compassionate, dedicated people in Delaware who want to empower youth and families by creating strength-based behavior change that will be sustained long after treatment ends.

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 serious criminal offenses, including 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.

The MST Teams will consist of three teams MST-Traditional, MST-Problem Sexual Behaviors, and MST-Intellectual Disabilities. We seeking to hire a MST ID Therapist, serving families with Intellectual Disabilities. MST Therapists travel state-wide. This position will be primarily concentrated in Sussex County and Southern Kent County.

Duties & Responsibilities
*Provide 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 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 required, or Bachelor’s degree with requisite experience in a similar field.
*Must possess a valid driver’s license and have reliable transportation to travel to client’s homes and possibly transport multiple clients at once.
*Must be willing to travel statewide for cases.

Competitive full-time salaried positions with benefits package.

Work Location:

• Multiple locations

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Work Location: On the road