Mental Health Professional

Must reside within an hour of LaGrange, GA

Are you passionate about evidence-based therapeutic interventions? Does the idea of providing clinical care to children and families excite you? We have just the position for you!! We are seeking a full-time clinician in LaGrange, GA! This position will support the Troup County region.

We are hiring community-based MST (Multisystemic Therapy) Clinicians/Therapists to provide mental health services in the community for area for youth and their families following the evidence-based model, throughout the different stages of treatment. Services are provided in program participants' homes and are geared towards serving youth who are in need of intensive community-based intervention, are at risk or have a history of out-of-home placement, and/or have community justice involvement.

More information about MST can be found here:

Job Responsibilities :

• Carry a caseload as assigned.
• Actively participate as part of a therapy team, including attending weekly team and individual supervision meetings.
• Assist families by actively referring them to appropriate services and supports, and with both clinical and concrete services.
• Make case progress notes as required 
• Participate in all training, supervision, and consultation activities.

Preferred Experience :

• Direct use of pragmatic (i.e., structural, strategic, and functional) 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 that affect or influence the behavior of youth (i.e., family, peer, school, and neighborhood)

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 the 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, belief in the capacity of people to grow and change
• 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; to relate without patronizing
• 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 the families when they are available to meet

Education Preference : 
Master’s in social work (MSW), Mental Health Counseling (MHC), Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT), psychology, counseling, education, or other relevant human service profession preferred; required for site supervisor position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with youth and families.
• Good communication skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate effectively with individuals and families.

  Salary range for this educational level is commensurate with credentials held and experience .
Non-Licensed Therapist salary range: $51,993 - $57,534
Licensed Therapist salary range: $57,234 - $61,757

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