Therapist

PURPOSE: The MST-EA program provides intensive evidence-based home- and community-based treatment to transition-aged youth and emerging adults ages 17 to 26 who are transitioning from group residential care back to their families communities and natural support networks. Using the Multisystemic Therapy for Emerging Adults (MST-EA) model the program works to reduce behaviors that place youth at risk for placement disruption or reentry into higher levels of care and to promote successful sustainable community begin prior to discharge from residential care and continue following the youths transition to the community. Treatment focuses on addressing the individual family peer school employment behavioral health and community factors that impact stability and functioning. Through intensive clinical intervention collaboration with caregivers and natural supports safety planning and coordination with community systems MST-EA helps emerging adults and their support networks develop the skills and resources necessary to manage challenges independently strengthen stability and achieve long-term success in the OVERVIEW: The MST-EA Therapist provides intensive evidence-based clinical services to transition-aged youth and emerging adults ages 17 to 26 as they transition from residential care to their families communities and natural support networks. The therapist works with youth beginning approximately two months prior to discharge and may continue providing services for up to 10 months following MST-EA Therapist works primarily in the home and community and partners with the emerging adult caregivers natural supports and other involved systems to: Support a successful transition from residential care to the community and reduce the risk of placement disruption or reentry into a higher level of care. Reduce the frequency and severity of behaviors that interfere with the emerging adults safety stability relationships education employment and successful community functioning. Identify and address individual family peer school employment behavioral health and community factors that contribute to identified concerns. Strengthen the emerging adults natural support network and build the skills and resources necessary to respond effectively to challenges and maintain progress following treatment. Provide intensive individualized treatment using the MST-EA model including frequent home and community-based sessions ongoing assessment safety planning care coordination and collaboration with relevant systems. Support continuity of care between Cedar Knolls House and Kaplan House residential programs and the emerging adults community-based support throughout the transition and discharge mental status examinations and ongoing clinical and safety assessments as clinically indicated. Conduct comprehensive MST-EA assessments including reviewing referral information identifying and engaging key participants assessing systemic strengths and barriers and developing an understanding of how identified behaviors function within the emerging adults ecological environment. Engage emerging adults caregivers family members and other identified natural supports in active change-oriented treatment by identifying and addressing barriers to engagement. Develop and maintain individualized trauma-informed strengths-based and culturally responsive treatment plans in collaboration with the emerging adult and their identified support network. Conduct ongoing safety and risk assessments and develop implement and update comprehensive safety plans as clinically indicated. Participate in the programs on call coverage structure to provide clinical support to emerging adults and their identified support networks outside of regular business hours including evenings and weekends as required by the MST-EA model. Maintain flexibility in scheduling to meet the needs of emerging adults and their support networks. This position requires home and community-based services and may include evenings weekends and other nontraditional hours based on clinical need and MST-EA model expectations. Utilize the MST Analytic Process to guide problem conceptualization treatment planning intervention development and implementation outcome monitoring and ongoing revision of treatment strategies. Provide intensive home and community-based treatment generally three to four contacts per week or at the frequency determined by the MST-EA Supervisor and Consultant based on clinical need and model expectations. Provide direct clinical interventions consistent with MST-EA principles and practices and the clinicians professional scope of practice. Maintain timely clear accurate and clinically appropriate documentation of assessments treatment interventions client progress collateral contacts safety planning and other required services in accordance with agency policy regulatory requirements and MST-EA standards. Ensure documentation and clinical practice demonstrate adherence to the nine MST Principles and the MST Analytic Process and support ongoing supervisory consultation and quality assurance review. Collaborate with relevant systems and key participants including family and natural supports residential programs behavioral health providers schools employers child welfare partners legal systems and other community-based providers as applicable to maintain alignment throughout treatment. Coordinate with Cedar Knolls House and Kaplan House prior to and throughout the emerging adults transition from residential placement to support continuity of care and successful community reintegration. As program needs require provide clinical support within Cedar Knolls House and Kaplan House including assisting with Integrated Treatment Model (ITM) implementation skills reinforcement group or individual clinical interventions and other clinical services consistent with the clinicians scope of practice. Participate in all required MST-EA training weekly supervision consultation therapist development activities fidelity monitoring and ongoing quality assurance processes. Participate in weekly program team meetings case conferences high-risk reviews and other clinical or administrative meetings as required. Monitor client progress throughout treatment and coordinate transition and discharge planning with the emerging adult natural supports residential team and other involved systems. Administer urine drug screens when clinically indicated and permitted by program policy to support assessment and monitoring of substance use and treatment progress. Complete other clinical and program responsibilities as assigned and consistent with the scope and needs of the MST-EA COMPETENCIES for the position include:Commitment to recovery-oriented trauma-informed practiceEmbraces youth-guided family-driven carePromotes teamworkTakes initiativeLiaise between department staff and middle managers/administrationGood interpersonal communication and collaboration skillsSolution FocusedUses Data to Inform & Guide PracticeValues and Demonstrates Cultural CompetencyValues professional development and participation in clinical supervision and trainingEDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIRED:Masters degree in clinical or counseling Psychology Social Work or a related subject area required and a license in a counseling field (LMSW LCSW LMFT LMHC LCAT etc); limited permit will be REQUIRED/LANGUAGE PREFERENCE: Clinical experience working with transition-aged youth emerging adults and families with complex behavioral health trauma family and community-based needs. Experience utilizing evidence-based and evidence-informed clinical interventions including cognitive behavioral behavioral family systems structural strategic functional or solution-focused approaches. Experience engaging families caregivers significant others and natural support networks in treatment. Experience providing home-based community-based residential or other intensive behavioral health services strongly preferred. Experience assessing and addressing behaviors within the context of the emerging adults natural environment including family peer school employment and community systems. Demonstrated ability to engage clients who may be difficult to engage resistant to services or who have experienced disruptions in treatment or service involvement. Experience conducting clinical assessments treatment planning safety and risk assessments crisis intervention and discharge or transition planning. Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and external systems including child welfare behavioral health providers schools employers community agencies legal systems and other service providers. Ability to provide services independently in home and community settings while maintaining appropriate clinical boundaries documentation communication and safety practices. Experience implementing interventions across multiple systems that influence an emerging adults functioning including family peer school employment and community environments. Experience with Multisystemic Therapy (MST) MST-EA or another intensive evidence-based community treatment model preferred but not required. Previous experience working with child welfare juvenile justice behavioral health residential treatment or similar systems preferred. Bilingual Spanish preferredCOMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED: Prior experience with electronic health records and Microsoft OfficeVISUAL AND MANUAL DEXIERITY:Able to read data and documents including spreadsheets reports and Electronic Health Records in printed form and on computer to input data into the Electronic Health applications of manual dexterity and hand-eye ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL EFFORTThe majority of services are provided in the community with less time spent in office-based workWhile the offices of the Jewish Board are accessible in accordance with the ADA the sites to which staff may need to travel may or may not beTo perform the essential functions of this job the candidate must be able to travel within New York City carrying equipment such as a notebook forms laptop mobile hotspot and cell phone weighing up to approximately 10 perform the essential functions of this job the candidate is routinely required to sit (60% of the time) and stand (20% of the time) and travel to and from appointments using public or private transportation options (20% of the time).Risks/hazards associated with the position are those which may be encountered traveling around New York you join us youll have these great benefits:Generous paid time off in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick daysAffordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plansTuition assistance and educational loan forgivenessFree continuing education opportunities403(b) retirement benefits and a pensionFlexible spending accounts for health and transportation24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance ProgramLife and disability insuranceDiversity equity and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join including Confronting Structural Racism (COR) Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS) and the LGBTQ Steering CommitteeWho we are:The Jewish Board delivers innovative high-quality and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45000 New Yorkers each year. 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