JYF - MST-FIT Therapist

About the Role

Join Rising Ground, Inc. as a MST-FIT Therapist – Flexible Schedule, Community-Based in [object Object]. About the Role The Justice for Youth & Families Community Based Therapist (MST) team at Rising Ground supports scholars in NYC, ages 12-17.5, with intensive in-home family and community-based treatment as they transition to Aftercare following placement in one of our Close to Home facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage primary caregiver and other key participants, including staff at the designated placement in active change

• oriented treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement.

• Implement a problem conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention implementation and outcome review and strategy revision procedure using the MST analytical process.

• Maintain clear and concise documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrate compliance with the MST principles, concepts and strategies.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in a New York State Licensable degree (incl. LMSW, LCSW, PhD, PsyD, LMFT, LMHC) preferred.

• Bilingual is English and Spanish.

• Preferred clinical experience in: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Family systems theory, Social ecological theory, Cognitive

• behavioral theory, Behavioral therapies, Pragmatic family therapies, Child development research, social skills assessment.

Benefits & Compensation

-, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.

Work Schedule

• Full-Time position.

• Call responsibilities required.

• Weekend coverage may be required.

• Flexible scheduling available.

Apply to join Rising Ground, Inc. as a MST-FIT Therapist – Flexible Schedule, Community-Based.