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Role Description

We are seeking a full time Clinical Therapist to provide clinical care to children and families through evidence-based therapeutic interventions.

• Provide mental health services to referred youth (ages 11-17) and their families.
• Services are provided in program participants' homes, focusing on intensive community-based intervention.
• Carry a caseload of no more than 12.
• Provide virtual/home-based therapy adhering to model fidelity requirements.
• Actively participate as part of a therapy team, including attending weekly team and individual supervision meetings.
• Assist families by referring them to appropriate services and supports.
• Make case progress notes as required and report to external stakeholders.
• Participate in all training, supervision, and consultation activities.

Qualifications

• Degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related field; master's required.

Requirements

• Direct use of pragmatic family therapies.
• Individual therapy with youth 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.

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.
• Basic counseling and process skills.

Preferred Core Competencies

• Ability to engage clients.
• Willingness and ability to be strengths-focused.
• Ability to shift to process.
• Willingness to advocate for youth and family.
• Ability to manage stress and self-care.
• Appreciation, respect, and understanding for teamwork and company systems.
• Ability to maintain a high level of self-awareness.
• Ability to be comfortable with cultural differences.
• Willingness to commit to empowering families to solve their own problems.
• Ability and willingness to work with families in their own homes.
• Willingness to be flexible to work with families when they are available to meet.