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Social Worker - Mental Health Counselors
Location:
Niagara Falls, NY
Description:
NIAGARA FALLS / NIAGARA COUNTY WE ARE HIRING SOCIAL WORKERS / MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS - MST CLINICIANS - TO JOIN OUR TEAM AS A MULTISYSTEMIC THERAPY CLINICIAN FOR THE NIAGARA FALLS / NIAGARA COUNTY POPULATION We are hiring a MULTI-SYSTEMIC THERAPY CLINICIAN for Catholic Charities in our Niagara Falls area 40-hour work week Flexible hours; Community based and Remote/Home position Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays Retirement plan with employer contributions JOB SUMMARY: Do you have a passion for working with children and families? Catholic Charities is looking for compassionate, dedicated people in Niagara County who want to empower youth and families by creating strength-based behavior change that will be sustained long after treatment ends . Would you thrive in a supportive team environment? Learning and growing every day? Working with a small caseload of families? 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. For more information on Multisystemic Therapy, please watch this video: How Does MST Work? ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Exemplify Catholic Charities' mission, vision, guiding principles and values. Cultivate a culture of equity and inclusion. Communicate, comply with, promote and monitor integrity and ethical performance, consistent with Catholic Charities' Corporate Compliance, Code of Ethics, HIPAA, legal mandates & labor laws, managing contractual/funder regulations & accreditation standards, regulations, policies and procedures (e.g. COA, BBB) 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 therapists work with a particular family, the MST team facilitates a supportive work environment to cover each other's clients for vacation/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. Some principles include leveraging strengths and focusing on the positive, understanding sequences of behavior, and increasing mature behavior. Conduct a thorough assessment of the client and family: gather 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 (school, probation, child welfare)in change-oriented treatment. Promote agency vision, direction and integrity and a ssist with agency efforts to identify, explore and develop opportunities to enhance, market, and expand existing services and programs throughout WNY. Performs other duties as assigned. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: EDUCATION: Master's degree in clinical or counseling Psychology, Social Work, or a related subject area preferred , or bachelor's degree with experience working with family and/or youth services will be considered. New masters level graduates are encouraged to apply. EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Direct use of pragmatic (i.e., structural, strategic, and functional) family therapies Therapy with children and adults using cognitive-behavioral techniques Couples therapy using behaviorally-based approaches Implementation of interventions within or between systems in the youth's natural ecology (i.e., family, peer, school, and neighborhood) Collaboration and partnership with community agencies Previous work providing in-home or community-based therapy services SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: As responsibilities may require travel, must have appropriate and reliable transportation, and agency-required level of auto insurance coverage and be able to travel as needed within the eight county WNY region. Must be prepared to work a flexible schedule in order to participate in agency-related activities/events that may take place outside of typical business hours. Catholic Charities offers: over 14 paid holidays (holidays vary from year to year), over 25 PTO days a year for the first 3 years (then it increases to 33 PTO days a year), flexible schedules, comprehensive health care coverage, flexible spending accounts, no cost EAP service, a 403B Pension Plan, and training and development opportunities. Apply today at: ccwny.applicantpro.com/jobs Catholic Charities offers an array of programs that strive to empower individuals, children and families. Catholic Charities of Buffalo, NY, is the most comprehensive human service provider serving the eight counties of Western New York with dozens of programs at 40+ professionally staffed locations. Catholic Charities serves more than 150,000 Western New Yorkers each year without regard to age, race, gender or religious affiliation. Catholic Charities programs include comprehensive counseling services for all ages, basic emergency assistance including operating 8 food pantries, mental health services, chemical dependency treatment, educational and job readiness services, services to older adults, marriage counseling, immigration and refugee assistance and a variety of programs that address prevention and treatment of a number of family issues. Job Posted by ApplicantPro
Company:
Catholic Charities Of Buffalo
Posted:
December 26 2023 on ApplicantPro
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Social Worker - Mental Health Counselors is a Nurse & Healthcare Mental Health Worker, Social Worker Job at Catholic Charities of Buffalo located in Niagara Falls NY. Find other listings like Social Worker - Mental Health Counselors by searching Oodle for Nurse & Healthcare Mental Health Worker, Social Worker Jobs.
Social Worker - Mental Health Counselors is a Nurse & Healthcare Mental Health Worker, Social Worker Job at Catholic Charities of Buffalo located in Niagara Falls NY. Find other listings like Social Worker - Mental Health Counselors by searching Oodle for Nurse & Healthcare Mental Health Worker, Social Worker Jobs.