Youth Villages
Family Counselor - Asheville, NC
Asheville, NC · Part-time
Sponsorship not specified$12k-$17kDetected 7 hours ago
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About the role
- MST focuses on the multiple systems that influence a young person's behavior, including their family, peer group, school, and community.
- Specific objectives include improving school attendance and academic performance, decreasing substance use, enhancing prosocial connections, and strengthening family functioning.
Responsibilities
- Conducts multi-systemic therapy (MST) assessments that include identifying and engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and developing an analysis of the fit of problem behaviors within the ecological context
- Engages primary caregivers and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment by identifying/overcoming barriers and maintains alignment while receiving services
- Family Counselors work directly with the youth and caregivers in the home, school, and community settings and are available 24/7 to provide therapeutic and crisis support.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree Applicant
- Must possess degree at time of application.
- Degree must be in a clinical field of study.
- Must have two years of full-time clinical experience (4,000 hours) with designated population.
- Master's Degree Applicant
- Must have one year of full-time clinical experience (2,000 hours) with designated population.
- It is Youth Villages' policy to hire candidates that meet one of the following levels of education and experience:
Skills
- Carries a caseload of 4 to 5 families
- Holds individual and family sessions with each family 3 times a week, scheduled at the convenience of the families
- Provides direct clinical treatment using methods compatible with MST principles and practices
- Attends 3 weekly meetings (individual, team, and clinical consultation) for professional development to help enhance clinical skills
- Completes accurate and timely documentation in an electronic medical record system (EMR)
- Performs other duties as assigned
Compensation
- $62,000 - $70,000 / salary based on education and clinical license
- 12 paid sick days per year
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Coverage and Vision
- 2 weeks paid vacation
- Paid Parental Leave
- Mileage & Cell Phone Reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
Company info
- At Youth Villages, we do what works - partnering with others to expand our impact and advocate for meaningful, lasting change.
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