What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker/Therapist - Transitional Age Youth -Family Connections position at Seven Counties Services?
Job Description
Transitional Age youth population between the ages of 16- 26 years old
Essential Job Functions
EDUCATION
Time Type
Full time
Transitional Age youth population between the ages of 16- 26 years old
Essential Job Functions
- Performs clinical services, including intakes and therapeutic interventions such as group, individual, and family therapy, and crisis intervention.
- Maintains and completes service documentation such as psychosocial assessments, case notes, case reviews, court reports, letters, etc., according to prescribed standards.
- Conducts case reviews and determines current and future treatment and treatment planning based upon resulting quantitative results and professional opinion of client progress.
- Collaborates with external agents including school officials, family members, and other health agencies regarding organizational programs and client needs and conditions.
- Attends and participates in staff meetings, treatment planning meetings, case conferences, and clinical seminars providing information relating to program administration and development.
- Writes correspondence on behalf of clients and their families such as court reports, letters of recommendation, etc., according to prescribed standards.
EDUCATION
- Master's degree in the social services field with certification or licensure in area of specialization (e.g., LPCC, LPCA, LMFT, Marriage and Family Therapy Associate), or Master's in Social Work with KY Licensure as CSW, LCSW.
- Three to six months of related internship or practicum experience.
- Basic knowledge of mental and physical characteristics of applicable population group (e.g., growth and development and range of treatment needed), psychotherapy, human behavior, treatment modes, and related issues.
- Basic knowledge of community resources and SCS services.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to handle a case load with varying levels of client disability and need.
- Position has some unusual physical demands, including occasional exposure to threat of bodily harm from clients or their families.
- Normal work tasks may involve exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue.
- Position at times may require incumbent to remain on twenty-four-hour call.
- Reliable transportation for frequent travel.
Time Type
Full time