Community Based Multisystemic Therapist
Community Based Multisystemic Therapist
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$ 50000 - 65000
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About Tanager
Tanager is a nonprofit organization in Cedar Rapids that has been serving kids and families since 1879. Our mission is simple we aim to inspire empower and heal in everything we do. Our agency stays rooted in five organization values optimism altruism inclusion collaboration and excellence. If your heart is rooted in helping others and believes in the healing power of connection we think youll find Tanager to be just what youre looking for and we think you are who were looking for too!
Why Tanager
- We value our team members and offer our team members an excellent benefits package which includes medical dental vision pet insurance retirement plan EAP tuition reimbursement employer paid life insurance and employer paid short and long term disability.
- Your wellness matters to us! We believe in work life balance and offer fulltime employees 10 paid holidays per year and a generous PTO policy. Our Therapists start at 4 weeks of PTO per year.
- Weekly payroll and full access to Headspace app.
- As an employee of Tanager you may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- We offer flexible scheduling to meet your needs and the needs of our clients.
- We support your growth. Our fulltime therapists receive an annual training allotment for use towards continuing education professional development therapeutic supplies and more.
- We provide an already established client base no need for you to recruit families.
- We offer Fulltime positions and Contract opportunities.
- Tanager provides services for both private and public insurance programs.
- Be part of an organization that inspires hope and improves the wellbeing of children in the community.
Job Details
The MST Therapist will function as a member of a Multisystemic Therapy Treatment team providing behaviorallybased treatments for highrisk youth and their families. Duties include inhome assessment communitybased treatment documentation and proactive collaboration with youth families community member and stakeholders in the youth and family ecosystem in full fidelity to the MST model.
Examples of Essential Functions
- Conduct MST assessment including a 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 changeoriented treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement.
- Develop therapeutic working relationships with youth and their families.
- Provide parent education coaching and training as indicated by MST model.
- Implement a problem conceptualization treatment planning intervention implementation outcomes review and strategy revision procedure using the MST Analytic Process.
- Facilitate collateral contacts with representatives from schools and other community organizations and key community members on behalf of youth and families developing and maintaining collaborative relationships.
Qualifications
Qualified Candidates
- Masters degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work or a related field.
- Familiarity with the Medicaid system and area resources.
- At least three years previous clinical experience in treating serious behavior in youth.
- Previous experience with implementation of interventions within or between systems in the youths environment that affect or influence the behavior of youth (i.e. family peer school and neighborhood)
- Previous experience in direct use of pragmatic (i.e. structural strategic and functional) family therapies.
- Previous experience in individual therapy with adolescents and adults using cognitive behavioral techniques.
- Knowledge of marital therapy using behaviorallybased approaches.
- Previous experience in behavioral therapy targeting school behavior and academic performance.
- Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the work.
Required Special Qualifications
- Iowa licensure required (LMSW LISW LMHC LMHCt LMFT LMFTt)
- Must possess a valid Drivers License and meet the Agencys driving requirements.
Tanager is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Employment Type
Full-Time
