Community Clinical Therapist, MST

UnitedHealth Group • South Bend, IN

224d • $49,300 - $96,400 • Onsite

About The Position

LifeSolutions Counseling, part of the Optum family of businesses is seeking a Community Clinical Therapist, MST to join our team in South Bend, IN. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live. As a MST, you will receive ongoing team support, training, and supervision in the Multisystemic Therapy (MST) model as you work holistically with families, youth, their communities, and other key members of their ecology to implement MST. Extensive research has proven the effectiveness of MST. MST therapists work in close collaboration with all involved to address the needs of youth who engage in problematic and criminal behaviors and, in some cases, substance abuse. You will empower families to address problematic behaviors and to help their youth ages 12-17 make life-transforming changes. Treatment progress is made through intensive interventions such as changing unhelpful family interactions, addressing the youth's problems with peers and in school, and increasing social support, to name a few.

Requirements

• Master's degree from an accredited college in social work, psychology, sociology, or a related human service field.
• Active and unrestricted LSW, LMFT-A, LMHC-A, LCSW, LMFT, or LMHC license in the state of practice.
• Currently eligible to be enrolled as a provider in the Medicare program or able to terminate opt-out (if applicable) prior to starting a new position.
• Valid driver's license and the ability to use a private car to transport oneself and others in compliance with state policy concerning minimum car insurance coverage.

Nice To Haves

• Experience providing home-based work.
• Experience working with the juvenile probation population.
• Experience providing therapeutic services to individuals and families.

Responsibilities

• Engage in weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress with ongoing support from your supervisor and team members, including through group supervision.
• While only one therapist works with a particular family, the MST team facilitates a supportive work environment to cover each other's clients for vacation or time off and support each other to maintain a work-life balance.
• Receive regular training, professional development, supervision, and consultation activities designed to help you acquire extensive clinical skills within the MST treatment model.
• Provide clinical treatment to families using the MST treatment model and principles.
• Conduct a thorough assessment of the client and family, gathering 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.
• Work comfortably with a diverse community of clients.
• Learn how to effectively connect with the families in the communities served by the team.
• Continuously work to engage the primary caregiver, family members, supports, and community agency staff such as school systems, probation, and child welfare in change-oriented treatment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary & eligibility for quarterly incentive bonuses.
• Flexible work models & paid time off when you need it.
• Health and well-being benefits like health insurance, 401k matching, and other family support and wellness resources.
• Professional development with tuition reimbursement and dedicated learning time to advance your career.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Master's degree