Bilingual MST Clinician

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionFamily & Children’s Agency (FCA) is a nonprofit human service organization that is committed to increasing the social and emotional well-being of our clients – people throughout Fairfield County. Our Agency builds better lives by offering more than 30 programs that meet needs across all ages, delivering services to more than 13,000 people each year. Our clients reside primarily in Norwalk, Wilton, Darien, Westport, Weston, New Canaan, Stamford, and Greenwich. Our Home Care and Foster Care programs provide assistance to residents throughout Fairfield County, and the Adoption program is both nationwide and international.

Our Mission is to partner with individuals, families, organizations and communities to build better lives.

FCA is proud to currently offer a 35 hour/week hybrid working model to our employees. Employees enjoy a wide array of benefits that make up our competitive compensation package. We are proud to offer generous employer contributions to our medical plans, continued education credits offered at no cost, annual tuition reimbursement stipend, employer paid Life & LTD policies, FSA and Dependent Care, 401K with a match and a generous vacation and time off policy to include Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth We also offer employee discounts to multiple organizations, events and your cell phone plan. Our benefits don't stop there - we offer an EAP program, summer Fridays, employee appreciation events along with wellness incentives and challenges FCA is a public service loan forgiveness approved employer

We are searching for a Bilingual Community Based Therapist:

The Behavioral Health Department comprises the Outpatient clinic, Project Reward, MST, and IICAPS. Multisystemic Therapy (MST) is an intensive, in-home, community-based treatment for adolescents with antisocial and/or delinquent behaviors. It is family driven with primary focus on empowering caregivers to better manage current challenges and prevent future challenges. Families are full collaborators in the treatment process and delivery is focused on the parents as the long-term agents of change. MST works within the network of systems including: family, peers, school, and neighborhood. Drug testing is completed at intake and throughout treatment as indicated by the model.

MST serves children between the ages of 12 and 17 and all referrals are made through the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) or the Court Support Services Division (CSSD) of the Judicial Branch.

The Community Based Therapist has direct responsibility for clinical services and supports provided to families referred to the MST program. The Community Based Therapist is responsible for implementing interventions to decrease substance use, increase prosocial and interpersonal connections, improve school attendance and performance, and improve overall family functioning.

• Provide treatment in individual families' homes in a wide array of settings and communities
• Carry a caseload of about 5 families & provide clinical services intensely multiple times per week for 3-5 months per case
• Engage in weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress, with ongoing support from your supervisor and team members
• Engage in intensive training and supervision to learn how to effectively implement the MST model
• Engage primary caregiver and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement.
• Utilize an array of evidence based clinical skills including cognitive behavioral techniques, pragmatic family therapies, family systems theory, behavioral therapies, social ecological model, marital therapy, and contingency management
• 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.
• Maintains rotating on-call availability to clients 24 hours per day, 7 days per week

Requirements:

1. Bilingual – Spanish preferred
2. LCSW, LPC. LMFT licensure (will consider applicants who are eligible to obtain LMSW or related license within 120 days of hire)
3. Minimum of one (1) year post-graduate experience
4. Knowledge of the MST model preferred
5. Familiarity with DBT, CBT and/or other evidence-based practices
6. Must be flexible, oriented to family work and possess the ability to adapt to the MST model
7. Must have a valid Connecticut State driver’s license and access to reliable transportation.
8. Must have awareness of the cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of clients served
9. Must be able to work with diverse populations and be willing to provide home based services if necessary
10. Demonstrate maturity, professionalism and self-awareness, a non-judgmental attitude, the ability to deal with resistance and rejection, cultural competency and the ability to work independently and under challenging conditions

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