MST-CAN Mental Health Professional

Company: Child Guidance Resource Centers
Location: Coatesville
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

The MST-CAN (Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse & Neglect) -is an evidenced-based treatment and child welfare program for children ages (6-17) and families that come under the guidance of Child Protective Services due to physical abuse and neglect. -MST-CAN is an intensive therapy that provides a holistic approach. Lasting six to nine months, MST-CAN focuses on families, tailoring interventions to the specific risk factors that contribute to child physical abuse and neglect for each individual family. -Major goals of the program include: -keeping families together, assuring children are safe, preventing abuse and neglect, reducing mental health difficulties experienced by adults and children, and increasing natural social support.The MST-CAN Clinician -provides intensive home and community-based therapy to families who are involved with CYF due to abuse and/or neglect. Clinicians work with caregivers to address the individual needs of family members while transferring needed skills such as non-violent parenting practices and positive decision making to parents and caregivers.Some responsibilities include:

• 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.
• 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 practices.
• Build a relationship with community stakeholders (i.e., child protection services, Guardians ad Litem, judges, schools, etc.) to ensure cooperation among service providers Who is CGRC? -CGRC is a premier behavioral health provider that embraces its clinicians as partners in the organization's strategic plan. - What can CGRC do for you? Do YOU want to be a Change Agent? - If so, we want you to be a part of the Child Guidance Resource Centers partnership. Working here means being open to new clinical experiences both as an individual and as part of a team. We offer reimbursed comprehensive clinical supervision and training with the opportunity to develop your leadership competencies and career interests on a personal level. Join any of our organizational committees, task forces, or work groups. If you are furthering your education, we want to be your partner. -We are offering flexibility for classes, internship possibilities within our organization, and the availability for licensure supervision. -It is important to us that you enjoy a -healthy work-life balance and we will encourage you to have personal goals that focus on self-care. -At CGRC, you can enjoy a relaxed working environment with flexible work schedules that allow for a healthy work-life balance. We encourage and support career development and there are always opportunities for you to learn and grow within the organization. - -We have a competitive compensation package and generous time off and benefits for eligible employees. You and your family can also enjoy discounts and offers through our Tickets at Work Program. CGRC is an eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. - APPLY NOW TO JOIN OUR TEAM!Child Guidance Resource Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer#LI-CMC1

Keywords: Child Guidance Resource Centers, Wilmington , MST-CAN Mental Health Professional, Other , Coatesville, Delaware