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$2000 Sign on Bonus + $500 Retention Bonus

Do you have a passion for working with children and families? KVC Kentucky is looking for compassionate, dedicated people in Fayette and surrounding counties 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.

For more information on the MST model and its impact, visit mstservices.com.

As a MST Clincial Therapist / Counselor, you’ll work with youth, their families, their communities, and other key members of their ecology to implement the MST treatment model, guided by 9 treatment principles that have demonstrated consistent and long-lasting effects – kids treated with MST have had 54% fewer rearrests, 75% fewer violent felony arrests, and 54% fewer out-of-home placements than traditional correction methods. If you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding career that will achieve lasting impact, apply to become an MST Clincial Therapist / Counselor at KVC.

MST Mental Health Therapist / Counselor Summary

Join a small team of dedicated therapists who work in the community to address juvenile delinquent behaviors. As an MST Clincial Therapist / Counselor you will carry 5-6 cases at a time, working not only with youth but with their family and peers as well to achieve lasting outcomes. You will empower families to address problematic behavior and will help youths make life-transforming changes.

Requirements of MST Mental Health Therapist / Counselor

We require a masters’ degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or a related subject area. All applicants must be eligible for licensure in Social Work or Counseling. All applicants must have their CSW or looking to acquire your CSW in the following weeks

Responsibilities of MST Mental Health Therapist / Counselor

· Conduct MST assessments including review of referral information, identifying and engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and developing an analysis of the fit of problem behaviors within the ecological context.

· Engage primary caregiver and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement.

· Implement a problem conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention implementation, case outcome review, and strategy revision procedure using the MST Analytic Process.

· Maintain clear and concise documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrate compliance with the 9 MST Principles and the MST Analytic Process.

· Engage and collaborate with all relevant systems and key participants within each system, to maintain alignment throughout MST treatment.

· Provide direct clinical treatment using methods compatible with MST principles and practices.

· Participate in all MST training, supervision and consultation activities

Why You Should Apply for the MST Mental Health Therapist / Counselor Position :

· Earn a competitive salary dependent upon degree level and licensure status

· Receive extensive training and support in learning and implementing the MST model, surrounded by a support network of supervisors and coaches both within your agency and at the larger MST Network level as well

· Work with passionate and dedicated therapists who, like yourself, are willing to do whatever it takes to make a difference in the life of a youth

· Embark on a career in which you can go to work every day knowing that you are making an impact – MST’s results have been proven in over 60 studies!

Preferred Experience:

· Direct use of pragmatic (i.e. structural, strategic and functional) family therapies

· Individual therapy with children 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)

· Collaboration and partnership with community agencies

· Previous work providing in-home or community-based therapy services

Preferred Knowledge:

· 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 treatment

· Social skills assessment and intervention

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Funding for this position provided through the Cabinet for Health & Family Services with Kentucky State Funds and/or Federal Funds.

KVC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $54,000.00 - $66,000.00 per year

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