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Sep 07, 2023

Community Based Therapist

  • MMI - Mid Michigan Industries
  • Hybrid (Clare, MI, USA)
  • $60,000 yearly
Full time MST Therapist

Job Description

Community-based therapist
Overview
MMI is committed to creating inclusive communities and meaningful connections through employment and training. With this mission, we are looking for individuals with a passion for working with children and families. Mid-Michigan Industries is looking for compassionate, dedicated people in Clare, Michigan who want to empower youth and families by creating strength-based behavior change that will be sustained long after treatment ends. Would you thrive in a supportive team environment? Learning and growing every day? Working with a small caseload of families? You will receive ongoing team support, training, and supervision in the Multisystemic Therapy (MST) model as you work holistically with families, youth, their communities, and other key members of their ecology to implement MST. Extensive research has proven the effectiveness of MST. MST therapists work in close collaboration with all involved to address the needs of youth who engage in problematic and criminal behaviors, and, in some cases, substance abuse. You will empower families to address problematic behaviors and to help their youth ages 12 - 17 make life-transforming changes. Treatment progress is made through intensive interventions such as changing unhelpful family interactions, addressing the youth's problems with peers and in school, and increasing social support, to name a few. For more information on Multisystemic Therapy, please visit MST's website: www.mstservices.com or visit the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/GUhcojAeC9E
Duties & Responsibilities
  • Engage in weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress, with ongoing support from your supervisor and team members, including through group supervision.
  • While only one therapist works with a particular family, the MST team facilitates a supportive work environment to cover each other's clients for vacation/time off and support each other to maintain a work/life balance.
  • Receive regular training, professional development, supervision, and consultation activities designed to help you acquire extensive clinical skills within the MST treatment model.
  • Provide clinical treatment to families using the MST treatment model and principles. Some principles include leveraging strengths and focusing on the positive, understanding sequences of behavior, and increasing mature behavior.
  • Conduct a thorough assessment of the client and family: gather information on behaviors of concern and strengths in the family and their ecology to inform conceptualization of the problem behaviors and interactions within the family's ecological context.
  • Work comfortably with a diverse community of clients
  • Learn how to effectively connect with the families in the communities served by the team.
  • Continuously work to engage the primary caregiver, family members, supports, and community agency staff in change-oriented treatment.
Qualifications
  • Master's degree in clinical or counseling Psychology, Social Work, or a related subject area required, or bachelor's degree with minimum of three years of experience working with family and/or youth services.
  • Must possess either a LMSW or LLMSW license.
  • Must possess a valid driver's license and have reliable transportation to travel to client's homes and possibly transport multiple clients at once.
  • Must live within a 45-60 minute travel time from the designated service area.
Preferred Experience
  • Direct use of pragmatic (i.e., structural, strategic, and functional) family therapies.
  • Therapy with children and adults using cognitive-behavioral techniques.
  • Couples therapy using behaviorally-based approaches.
  • Implementation of interventions within or between systems in the youth's natural ecology (i.e., family, peer, school, and neighborhood).
  • Collaboration and partnership with community agencies.
  • Previous work providing in-home or community-based therapy services.
Position Details
Pay: $60,000 annually.
Hours: Subject to flexibility to meet the needs of the person served, but typically Monday - Friday day shift.
Location: Position has ability to be hybrid remote with main office located in Clare, but occasional meetings at our cooperate office in Mt. Pleasant occur.
Benefits: After introductory period completion, fulltime employees are eligible for benefits including generous paid time off, medical insurance, vision and dental insurance. PTO is in addition to our 12 paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Year!
MMI RESERVES THE RIGHT TO HIRE THE MOST QUALIFIED PERSON FOR THIS JOB. POTENTIAL CANDIDATES WILL BE EVALUATED ON MINIMUM AND PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO PERFORM DUTIES OF THE POSITION. MMI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER. AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

License Required

Yes

Degree Required

Masters, Bachelors
MMI - Mid Michigan Industries
About MMI - Mid Michigan Industries

MMI provides services to individuals in Clare, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Mecosta, and Montcalm counties.

For over 40 years, MMI’s quality services have helped thousands of people across mid-Michigan achieve greater independence, better work skills, and a higher quality of life. Over the years, MMI’s services have grown and expanded into new areas, including our Community Living Supports (CLS) and Art programs.

MMI began as a local activity center, and is now a leading employer in Central Michigan, providing a wide range of services to area businesses. Incorporated in 1973 to operate a social activity program, MMI now employs over 160 staff and provides a unique range of person-centered service opportunities to nearly 1,000 people per year.

MMI is a not-for-profit organization committed to helping people make connections that lead them to meaningful employment, advanced skill enhancement, and greater independence.

Our Vision
Improve the quality of life for individuals receiving services and celebrate the uniqueness of each person.

Our Values

We believe…

All people will have the opportunity to participate and contribute to their community.

Services will be offered with a person centered emphasis, respecting choice.

Employment is a means to enable people in reaching their highest potential.

In providing businesses an opportunity to support the community through economically competitive contracts.

Business partnerships will be established utilizing ethical business practices in a quality work environment.

In treating each other with dignity and respect, value diversity, and commit to a safe environment.

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