Multisystemic Therapist (MST) Supervisor - Social Service / Human Service Organization - Amazing benefits!

Job Description

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Summary

Responsible for overall management of a Multisystemic Therapy (MST) program; ensures adherence to MST protocols and standards; effectively manages the compilation and production of comprehensive MST data; manages direct service providers; contributes to the education and advancement of the MST program; oversees the day-to-day management of staff; and maintains appropriate continuing education requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensures adherence to MST protocols and standards.
•  Manages the MST program (reviewing referral information, identifying and engaging key participants, providing guidance to therapists, and recognizing systemic strengths and weaknesses).
•  Assures fidelity to Multisystemic Therapy protocols, including the nine principles of MST therapy, and the MST analytic process (monitoring work, comparing against standards, making adjustments, communicating changes, etc.).
• Analyzes data (reviewing information presented, developing an analysis of the fit of problem behaviors within the ecological context, identifying trends or patterns, providing analytical interpretations, etc.).
•  Achieves standards and deadlines (collecting weekly summaries from therapists, reviewing/editing information gathered, submitting required data to the MST expert, sharing results of digital recordings related to group supervision, consultation, or family sessions etc.).
• Oversees the application of the MST Analytic Process (assisting staff in implementing a robust conceptualization of the fit of primary and secondary drivers to a youth’s behavior, creating a strengths-based and age appropriate treatment plan, designing interventions, strategizing implementation, reviewing outcomes, and revising strategies).

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Job Requirements

Education:        Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or marriage and family therapy or related field.  Professional license with the Kansas Behavioral Science & Regulatory Board.

      Experience:

• Five years’ experience providing therapy services to youth. 
• Prior experience providing effective, efficient case management and therapeutic support preferred.  
• Three years supervising others and/or serving in a leadership role guiding others’ work performance.  
• Direct use and/or application of any of the following therapeutic approaches:  pragmatic family therapy, individual therapy using cognitive behavioral techniques, behavioral therapy targeting school behavior, academic performance, and/or peer ecology, marital therapy using behaviorally-based approaches preferred.  
• Experience implementing interventions within or between systems (family, peer, school, or neighborhood) in the youth’s natural ecology.

     
Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effective leadership and management skills to guide team members to provide exceptional service to youth and families
• Knowledge of trends and issues, laws and regulations related to the development and delivery of case management services is helpful.
• Ability to establish relationships with individuals and organizations of influence within the social services community (civic groups, charitable agencies, related government entities, fundraising sources, etc.)
• Demonstrated knowledge of theory and application in any or all of the following areas:  family systems, social ecology, behavioral therapies, cognitive-behavioral therapy, pragmatic family therapies, child development, and/or social skills assessment and intervention.
• Familiarity with Evidence-Based Practice and mental health theory.
• Must be extremely organized, have a strong attention to detail and follow-through, and ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to culminate data into useable formats and present.

Wyandot, Inc. is the parent company of a family of organizations focused on addressing diverse needs of the Wyandotte community.

Wyandot, Inc. agencies include: 

• Wyandot Center - Adult mental health care center
• PACES - Children and adolescents mental health care center
• Kim Wilson Housing, Inc. - Supportive housing program
• Rainbow Services, Inc. - 24/7 crisis center

Equal Opportunity Employer

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