Qualified Professional (QP)

Company Overview:
Amethyst Consulting & Treatment Solutions, PLLC is a private human services company dedicated to providing high quality, specialized emotional / behavioral treatment services tailored to the needs of individuals children, adults, and families.

Position: MST Therapist / Qualified Professional (QP) – Multi-systemic Therapy / Problem Sexual Behavior Blended Program

Job Description:
Amethyst seeks a full-time Qualified Professional to provide family- and community-based therapy in its Multi-Systemic Therapy - Problem Sexual Behavior (MST-PSB) program. Treatment targets youth ages 12 to 17 that display serious antisocial behaviors and/or problem sexual behaviors and are at-risk of placement out of the home. The prospective therapist would serve families living in Montgomery, Moore, Lee, Harnett, Hoke, Richard, and Anson counties of North Carolina.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
• Manages a community-based caseload of up to 4-5 families, including providing direct care to each family at least 3-4 times per week.

• Develops individualized treatment plans for each case. Ongoing assessments and reviews of treatment progress are performed on a regular basis with specific problem-solving process to develop interventions.

• Engages caregivers in intensive, action-oriented treatment by aligning on treatment goals and identifying and overcoming any barriers to engagement. Commits to non-traditional, but flexible schedule based around clients’ availability.

• Engages all key stakeholders to ensure participation by obtaining alignment on treatment goals and collaborating on advances and barriers towards goal on a weekly basis.

• Available to provide periodic on-call 24-hour coverage to families by taking crisis calls and/or scheduling emergency sessions based on crisis and need.

• Maintains clear, concise and timely documentation of all clinical session efforts that promote peer, supervisory and consultant review and feedback.

• Actively participate in all required training, supervision, consultation and clinician development planning by attending quarterly trainings, weekly supervision and consultation, and developing and following through on monthly clinician development plans.

• Develops strong community relationships and resources with which to provide families as part of treatment.

• Meets clinical coverage expectation requirements per family need and agency expectations.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:
• Master’s degree in the social services field with one-year experience in clinical counseling preferred. (LCSWA, LSCW, or LPCA, LPC is a plus).

• Qualified Professional with Bachelors degree in a human service field with two years of full-time, post graduate mental health experience will be considered.

• Experience providing family therapy or providing MST services is a major plus

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

• Strong writing skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

• Bi-lingual (Spanish Speaking) Therapist is a major plus

Compensation: $47,000 to $56,000/yr DOE