Description
Since 1972, Therapeutic Health Services (THS) has provided evidence-based, culturally appropriate and compassionate behavioral health treatment, programs and services for children, youth, and families with substance use and mental health disorders. We are on the frontlines:
- Fighting the region’s opioid epidemic
- Providing behavioral health support for those experiencing homelessness
- Lowering barriers to behavioral health for youth and adults who have had challenges accessing quality care
- Specialists in serving the needs of the BIPOC and LGBTQIA communities
- A family of caring and compassionate providers dedicated to serving the most vulnerable in our community
We are hiring for a Mental Health - Multisystemic Therapist to join our Seattle team. As a Multisystemic Therapist, you will receive ongoing training and supervision in the Multisystemic Therapy (MST) model as you work holistically 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 who are exhibiting referral behaviors such as aggression in the home and in the community, truancy/failing classes, running away from home, and substance use. 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 hours for this position are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday. The pay for this role is $68,000 - $70,000 DOE/annually.
Requirements
- Receive regular training, professional development, supervision, and consultation activities designed to help you acquire extensive clinical skills within the MST treatment model.
- Comfort working with a diverse community of clients.
- Continuously work to engage the primary caregiver, family members, supports, and community agency staff (school, probation, child welfare) in change-oriented treatment.
- 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.
- 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.
- Dedicate time to weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress, with ongoing support from your supervisor and team members.
- Knowledge of the types of families in the community.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree (including new and recent graduates) in Social Work, clinical or counseling Psychology, or a related subject area preferred or bachelor’s degree with a minimum of three years of experience working with family and/or youth services.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and have reliable transportation to travel to client’s homes and possibly transport multiple clients at once.
- Bilingual (especially Spanish and English) therapists are strongly preferred as well.
We offer the following benefits to full and some part-time staff:
- Employer paid medical/dental/vision insurance packages.
- Employer paid life insurance.
- 12 accrued vacation days for year one, up to 20 days in subsequent years.
- 12 days sick leave accrual per year.
- Mental Health Day.
- 1 Personal Day.
- 12 Paid Holidays.
- Flexible Spending Plan.
- 403(b) Retirement plan.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Training Allowance/License Reimbursement.
- We are also a Second Chance Employer.
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