MST Therapist (Multisystemic Therapy)
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Job Description
Specific Responsibilities
- provide in-home family counseling, support and crisis intervention to a small case load of 5 - 6 families
- Conduct MST assessments and adhere to evidenced based clinical counseling modalities.
- Design cognitive behavioral interventions for youth and families.
- Collaborate with stakeholders such as schools, DOP, and pro-social programs.
- Advocate for families by attending court or probation meetings.
- Update stakeholders with treatment progress.
- Participate in weekly group supervision and consultation, as well as individual supervision.
- Complete all required documentation.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
- Remote Flexibility
Experience Required
- Previous experience with family therapy, or in home counseling, to youth and their families.
- Flexible work schedule. Some evening and occasional weekend work is required.
- Ability to handle a high work load and adhere to program deadlines with high quality written documentation.
- Knowledge and experience in the Juvenile Justice System a plus as well as experience in a preventive ACS program desired.
- Acceptable clearance checks for State Central Register, Driver license and fingerprinting as required by the program
Special Skills
- Billngual a plus
Key Responsibilities
The therapist will provide in-home family counseling, support, and crisis intervention to a small caseload of 5-6 families while conducting MST assessments and designing cognitive behavioral interventions. Responsibilities also include collaborating with stakeholders, advocating for families in legal settings, and participating in regular supervision and documentation.
Requirements
Candidates must have previous experience with family therapy or in-home counseling for youth and families, along with a flexible schedule that includes some evening and weekend work. Knowledge of the Juvenile Justice System and experience in a preventive ACS program are desired, alongside the ability to handle a high workload and maintain quality documentation.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates MST Therapist (Multisystemic Therapy) at SCO Family of Services a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
Counselor Career Context
In New York, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$73k (234 salary observations; 627 listings), vs ~$74k nationally (4,976 salary observations; 21,563 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 26% have no call, 66% require no weekends — this position is remote.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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