Bilingual - Therapist MST(Irving)

NORTH TEXAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY•Dallas, GA

6d•$65,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

The MST Bilingual Therapist serves Northwest Dallas County and provides Multisystemic Therapy (MST) to youth and families experiencing behavioral, antisocial, or substance-use issues. The role also supports clients throughout their continuum of care through individual and family therapy, case management, treatment planning, and linkage to community-based services. The therapist works with youth and families in their homes and communities and collaborates with caregivers, relevant systems, community partners, and other professionals to improve functioning and support recovery goals. The therapist conducts MST assessments, develops and implements treatment plans and interventions using the MST Analytic Process, reviews outcomes, and revises strategies as needed. The position maintains timely, clear documentation in accordance with NTBHA standards and applicable HHSC rules and regulations, and participates in MST training, supervision, consultation, and professional development. Work is performed under clinical supervision, with latitude for initiative and independent judgment, and includes consultation with the MST Program Manager and MST Consultant. The role carries a caseload of 4–6 families and requires flexible scheduling, cellular availability after hours, and participation in scheduled on-call coverage to ensure clinical support or crisis intervention is available to families 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Travel is required throughout NTBHA’s catchment area and may range from 20% to 100% per day. The therapist may use a fleet vehicle or personal vehicle for business needs; transporting individuals is permitted only in a company vehicle with management approval. The position is classified as exempt.

Requirements

Fluency in spoken and written English and Spanish.
A master’s degree in clinical or counseling psychology, counseling, or social work; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree with at least 3 years of experience working with family and/or youth services.
Must meet criteria for a Qualified Credentialed Counselor (QCC), LCSW, LMSW, LMSW-I, LPC, LPC-A, LCDC, or LMFT, and be licensed and in good standing with the State of Texas.
Familiarity with HHSC/DSHS rules and guidelines concerning service and documentation requirements.
Valid Texas driver’s license, automobile liability insurance, and a good driving record.
Ability to work flexible hours, including after-hours cellular availability and scheduled on-call coverage.
Ability to travel throughout the NTBHA catchment area; may require use of a fleet vehicle or personal vehicle for business purposes.
Ability to work autonomously and make decisions consistent with applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Ability to create, analyze, prepare, and maintain records, files, documents, reports, and correspondence.
Ability to recognize problems and identify and facilitate solutions.
Knowledge of community resources, local indigent behavioral health systems, and local authority/service coordination principles, objectives, standards, methods, policies, and procedures.
Ability to collaborate with community agencies and work constructively with professionals, staff, community representatives, people with disabilities, and family members.
Ability to foster effective relationships with inter-agency and intra-agency team members and support collaboration across organizational lines.
Effective oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, including communicating complex ideas to people from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Respect for diverse views and approaches and ability to contribute to a professional, tolerant, civil, and accepting environment.
Ability to work on and knowledge of a personal computer.
Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and ability to learn company-specific programs and software.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with adolescents and their families.
Experience implementing interventions within or between systems in a youth’s natural ecology, such as family, peer, school, and neighborhood systems.
Previous experience providing in-home or community-based therapy services.
Knowledge of HHSC and MST rules, regulations, and guidelines.
Knowledge of managed care operations.
Knowledge of DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria.
Knowledge of family systems theory, social ecological theory, behavioral theory, and CBT theory and application.

Responsibilities

Provide Multisystemic Therapy to youth and families presenting with behavioral, antisocial, or substance-use issues.
Provide individual and family therapy, case management, and support throughout clients’ treatment episodes and continuum of care.
Conduct MST assessments, including reviewing referral information, engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and analyzing problem behaviors in their ecological context.
Engage caregivers and other key participants in change-oriented treatment and identify and overcome barriers to engagement.
Use the MST Analytic Process for problem conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention implementation, outcome review, and strategy revision.
Maintain timely, clear, and concise treatment documentation that supports peer and supervisory review and complies with NTBHA and HHSC requirements.
Collaborate with relevant systems and key participants to maintain alignment throughout MST treatment.
Provide direct clinical treatment using methods compatible with MST principles and practices.
Participate in MST training, supervision, consultation, and therapist development activities; consult and work directly with the MST Program Manager and MST Consultant.
Coordinate with community partners, link clients to community-based services, address barriers, and identify community resources and recovery supports.
Complete treatment plans with clients and families by deadlines required under HHSC guidelines and rules.
Assist clients in accessing behavioral health, medical, housing, transportation, financial, social, and other services consistent with their recovery goals.
Conduct in-home and community visits to work with adolescents’ systems and improve functioning and family support.
Maintain a caseload of 4–6 families as required by program needs.
Provide or ensure clinical support and crisis intervention for families 24 hours a day, seven days a week during scheduled on-call coverage.
Conduct required travel within NTBHA’s catchment area, including field and home visits, off-site meetings, co-located sites, and other business-related trips.
Assist with community outreach events by informing potential stakeholders about MST services and referral processes.
Follow NTBHA policies, procedures, state regulatory codes, work directives, and other duties assigned by the MST Program Manager.
Use multiple computer software applications and maintain required records and reports.