Therapist; MST

MST-CAN Therapist

Salary: $66,300/yr

Position Summary:

MST-CAN Therapists are responsible for providing model adherent, culturally competent, clinically oriented, short-term treatment to families on our Specialized Teen Multi Systemic Therapy
- Child Abuse and Neglect (MST-CAN) program in Manhattan. MST-CAN therapists report to the MST-CAN supervisor. MST-CAN is a clinical, evidence-based intensive family therapy model of approximately 6-9-months duration. This program works with the whole family with a focus on the parent and working with them to improve family functioning utilizing such tools as TF-CBT, prolonged exposure, drug treatment and family therapy techniques.

Our MST-CAN program is exclusively home-based and works with the whole family unit.

Children's Aid Mission:

To help children in poverty to succeed and thrive. We do this by providing comprehensive support to children and their families in targeted high-needs New York City neighborhoods. Children's Aid annually serves children and their families at over 40 sites in New York, as well as through three national program models. Children's Aid is concentrating its efforts on creating cradle-through-college pathways in high-need neighborhoods, with a focus on children's health, family stability, education, and social and emotional development.

Culture and Values:

We put children, youth, and families first:
We listen to and incorporate the voices of children, youth and families in all that we do. We seek equity and transformation in our communities:
We courageously work within and outside systems to create opportunities for children, youth and families. We strive for excellence:
We hold ourselves to the highest standards and are committed to continuous learning and improvement. We are powered by collaboration:
Our work is stronger when we trust, partner, and respect each other and the communities we serve. We are driven by compassion:
We lead with kindness, care, and empathy and believe in the endless potential of the people we serve and our team.

Essential Duties:

General responsibilities for the position of an MST-CAN Therapist will include, but are not limited to:

• Carry caseload of approximately 4-5 MST-CAN cases
• Fulfill all OCFS, and ACS accountability requirements including timely completion of FASPs, Progress Notes and Plan Amendments
• Comply with all ACS timelines for outreach on new cases.
• Complete all home-based contacts and seek to maintain 10-12 case work contacts per month per family as specified by the model.
• Attend all MST-CAN trainings as required as well as all mandated ACS trainings.
• Participate in all weekly Group Supervision and Consultation sessions with MST-CAN Supervisor and MST-CAN consultant
• Complete all MST-CAN documentation in a timely manner.
• Conduct MST assessment including 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 change-oriented treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement
• Implement a problem conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention implementation, outcome review and strategy revision procedure using the MST Analytic Process
• Maintain clear and concise documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrate compliance with the nine MST Principles and the MST Analytic Process
• Collaborate with all relevant systems and key participants within each system to ensure their buy-in and cooperation throughout MST-CAN treatment
• Provide direct clinical treatment using methods compatible with MST principles and…