Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Mental Health Therapist III)

Quick Facts

• Role: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Mental Health Therapist III)

Description

Provide psychosocial assessment and recovery-oriented mental health treatment to patients and their families. Deliver individual and group treatment, family therapy, and crisis intervention, and lead discharge and aftercare planning with community partners. Serve as the primary point of contact for educating patients, families, and significant others and support recovery through psychosocial training and consultation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial assessments
• Provide individual and group treatment
• Deliver family therapy
• Provide crisis intervention
• Complete discharge and aftercare planning for patients and families
• Educate and involve patients, families, and significant others in treatment and mental health recovery
• Consult and train on psychosocial aspects of human behavior and complex environments
• Act as a liaison to community programs and develop strategic partnerships for aftercare plans
• Participate on committees as required

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work from an accredited university (Council on Social Work Education)
• LCSW license within 1 year of hire
• 15 contact hours of supervision training (BBSE) if providing clinical supervision
• Prior acute psychiatric experience including assessment, individual/group/family treatment, and discharge planning
• Strong clinical skills in psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, counseling, and interdisciplinary collaboration
• Knowledge of child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric psychopathology and psychiatric interventions
• Knowledge of psychiatric, psychosocial, and legal issues, including substance misuse/abuse and chemical dependency assessment/treatment
• Understanding of DSM-IV-TR, family systems therapy, and crisis intervention models
• Knowledge of abuse and domestic violence reporting requirements and relevant regulations (e.g., Tarasoff, patient-psychotherapist privilege)
• Ability to assess lethality related to suicidal and homicidal behavior and develop treatment plans
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills in a fast-paced environment with rapidly changing priorities
• Ability to occasionally flex time to handle emergencies

Benefits

• Union position (Benefits listed as “No” in the posting)