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Case Managers and Mental Health Counselors of Idaho

Multisystemic Therapist

Case Managers and Mental Health Counselors of Idaho, New York, New York, United States

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$50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year Job description: Do you have a passion for working with teens and families? Case Managers of Idaho / Mental Health Counselors of Idaho is looking for compassionate, dedicated people in the Treasure Valley area 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. Case Managers of Idaho / Mental Health Counselors of Idaho is an organization that promotes the responsible citizenship, accountability, and well-being of individuals and families involved, or at risk of involvement, in the child welfare, juvenile justice, or criminal justice system. We have been delivering supervision, treatment, and comprehensive individualized services to help clients interact more effectively in their communities and become productive citizens. Starting Wages for Master Level MSTs: $50,000 - $60,000 per year. 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 collaborating 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 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 required in Social Services or related field. Licensed (Preferred) with the state of Idaho such as LMSW, LMFT, LPC, LCSW, LCPC Must possess a Valid driver license and have reliable transportation to travel to client's homes and possibly transport multiple clients at once. Ability to travel up to 75% of the time. Direct use of pragmatic (i.e., structural, strategic, and functional) family therapies Therapy with children and adults using cognitive-behavioral techniques. Couples therapy using behaviorally based approaches. Implementation of interventions within or between systems in the youth’s natural ecology (i.e., family, peer, school, and neighborhood) Collaboration and partnership with community agencies Previous work providing in-home or community-based therapy services. BENEFITS: Case Managers of Idaho / Mental Health Counselors of Idaho offers the following benefits: Two (2) weeks’ vacation after 90-day probation period Paid Holidays – New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Clinical Supervision Ongoing Professional training. Case Managers of Idaho. Mental Health Counselors of Idaho is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Job Type: Full-time

Benefits: Flexible schedule Paid time off Professional development assistance Education: Master's (Required) Ability to Commute: Boise, ID 83709 (Required) Work Location: Hybrid remote in Boise, ID 83709