Therapist I, MST EA

Make a Real Impact in Your Community!  

Community Solutions is seeking a full-time Emerging Adults Therapist/Practitioner to join our team at our Towson, MD program, supporting Baltimore County. This individual will be responsible for providing community-based treatment for Emerging Adults (ages 17-21) with complex clinical, social and educational problems. Over a period of 6-12 months services are delivered in homes, neighborhoods, schools and communities and the emphasis is on promoting behavioral change in the Emerging Adult’s natural environment. This individual will provide interventional support, seeking to promote the Emerging Adult’s capacity to function in their natural environment, which includes leveraging their strengths and developing skills to overcome barriers.  This role is community-based and would require travel within a 90-minute radius from our Towson, MD office, supporting the surrounding counties.   

At Community Solutions, Inc. (CSI), we believe in second chances and providing the support people need to succeed. For over 60 years, we’ve been a pioneer in community-based services, transforming lives through innovative programs for individuals involved in the child welfare, juvenile justice, or criminal justice systems.  

What is Emerging Adult (EA) Therapy?  

A clinical adaptation of Multi-Systemic Therapy, MST-EA is a promising practice that provides intensive individual treatment for transition age youth (ages 17-26) with both a recent history of criminal involvement and mental health challenges. MST-EA is delivered in the community (clients' homes, schools, neighborhoods) to ensure ecological validity and treatment generalization, occurs with a high level of intensity and frequency and incorporates treatment interventions that are strongly supported and informed by research, and places a high premium on approaching each client/family as unique. For more information on the MST-EA model, please visit: http://www.s2pgroup.com/about/.  

Why Work with Us?  

• Life-Changing Work: Help individuals on parole rebuild their lives and contribute to their communities in meaningful ways.  

• Trauma-Informed Approach: CSI is committed to understanding and addressing trauma. You'll receive ongoing training to ensure you can support clients with care and compassion.  

• Collaborative Environment: Work closely with the Program Director, MST Experts, and external stakeholders in a supportive, team-oriented setting.  

• Growth Opportunities: Expand your expertise with clinical licensure supervision, training, certification, and professional development options in a growing organization.  

What You'll Do:         

• Mediate and resolve problems that arise with the emerging adult and handle all emergency situations in a calm manner in accordance with Agency policies and procedures as needed.  

• Monitor client behavior and implement Agency behavior management procedures as needed.  

• Possess knowledge of and adherence to standards of confidentiality, and if applicable Department of Public Health and Addiction Services regulations, Title XIX, CHAMPUS, Medicare/Medicaid and Managed Care requirements that pertain to Agency programs and client.  Provide directions for staff related to mental health issues as requested.  

• Conduct program specific 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 Emerging Adult and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment by identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement.  

• Facilitate home- and community-based treatment with clients 3-4 times per week as determined by the MST-EA Supervisor and Consultant. 

• Oversee client progress and ensure proper discharge planning and documentation of incident reports.  

• Implement a problem conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention implementation, outcome review and strategy revision procedure using the program specific Analytic Process.  

• Maintain clear and concise documentation of treatment efforts that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrate compliance with program specific Principles and the program specific Analytic Process.  

• Collaborate with all relevant systems and key participants within each system to ensure their buy-in and cooperation throughout treatment.  

• Maintain frequent communication with referral sources and provide weekly client progress reports as well as final discharge summaries. 

• Provide direct clinical treatment using methods compatible with program specific principles and practices.  

• Attend weekly clinical supervision and clinical consultation.  

• Participate in all trainings, including the initial MST-EA training, bi-annual booster trainings, clinical in-services, and agency and funder required trainings.  

• Carry cell phone and participate in 24/7 on-call system.  

• Complete data for program Client Management System.  

• Expected to complete over 75% of cases with 75% of goals met.  

• Ensure collection of urine samples and complete related paperwork and breathalyzer testing as required by contract.  

• Complete a Therapist/Counselor Field Visit “Before and After” form and attend one home visit with Clinical Supervisor per month.  

• Provide Clinical Supervisor and consultant with at least one audiotape of a home visit per month.  

• Increase treatment responsibilities as determined necessary for program needs and as qualified to do so by the Program Director or Clinical Supervisor.  

• Maintain a working knowledge of and abide by the Agency’s programs, policies, and procedures.  

• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.  

Annual Salary: $60,000-65,000 

What We’re Looking For:  

• A Master’s degree in Social Services or related field, plus one (1) year of work experience in social work or clinical treatment.   

• Social Work or other related clinical licensure as required by contract (e.g. LMSW, LCSW-C, LGPC, LCPC).   

• Consistently adheres to model fidelity regarding clinical practice.   

• Experience with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy   

• Possess knowledge of and adherence to standards of confidentiality, and if applicable Department of Public Health and Addiction Services regulations, Title XIX, CHAMPUS, Medicare/Medicaid and Managed Care.   

• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills.   

• Experience with Microsoft Office.   

  Preferred Experience:    

• Two (2) years of work experience in social work or clinical treatment.    

• Experience with population.   

• Experience with Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing.   

• Individual therapy with Emerging Adults using cognitive behavioral techniques.   

• Behavioral therapy targeting school behavior and academic performance.   

• Implementation of interventions within or between systems in the Emerging Adult natural ecology that affect or influence the behavior of youth (i.e. family, peer, school, and neighborhood).   

Benefits We Offer:  

• Generous Time Off: 2 weeks of vacation your first year (increasing to 3 weeks after 1 year), 7 days of sick time, and 4 floating holidays.  

• Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and voluntary vision plans, plus FSA, short-term disability, accident insurance, hospital coverage, life insurance, and AD&D options.  

• 401(k) Retirement Plan: Automatic enrollment with a 100% company match up to 4%.  

• Professional Development: Clinical License supervision, Tuition reimbursement after 1 year, plus ongoing training and opportunities for certification.  

• Mileage Reimbursement: We offer reimbursement for business-related travel at the current IRS rate to help cover your transportation costs.   

Company Overview  

Community Solutions Inc. (CSI) is a nonprofit organization that promotes the responsible citizenship, accountability, and well-being of individuals and families involved, or at risk of involvement, in the child welfare, juvenile justice, or criminal justice system. Since CSIs founding in 1962, it has been a pioneer in the community-based service. We have been delivering supervision, treatment, and comprehensive individualized services to help clients interact more effectively in their communities and become productive citizens. Using this plan, we opened the first state-contracted halfway house in New England which has grown to a continuum of approximately 60 programs and services in 11 states. For more than 60 years, CSI has built upon its successful foundation and expanded to serve thousands of adults, youth, and families each year. To learn more about CSI please visit our website https://csi-online.org.   

Ready to help others overcome challenges and achieve success? Apply today and be part of a team that is transforming lives every day!  

CSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer – All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  

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