What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker/Therapist - Rural Addictions position at Seven Counties?
Job Description:
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 anddeterminescurrent 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 agenciesregardingorganizational programs and client needs and conditions.
* Attends andparticipatesin 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.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job.Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
EDUCATION
* Master's degree in social services fieldis required
EXPERIENCE
* Three to six months of related internship or practicum experience.
REQUIREMENTS
* Associate licensurein area of specialization(e.g., Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, Marriage and Family Therapist Associate, Professional Art Therapist Associate)issued byappropriateboardof theKentucky Departmentof Professional Licensing.
* Underappropriateboard approvedsupervisionagreement,willfollow mandates as it pertains to face-to-face clinical supervision.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
* Position has some unusual physical demands, including occasional exposure tothreatof bodily harm from clients or their families.
* Normal work tasks may involve exposure to blood, bodyfluidsor tissue.
Within the bounds of their respective job descriptions, all staff are expected to exercise principle-centered leadership, focused on customer service responsiveness, with a continuous quality improvement orientation.Additionally, all staff are expected to develop a working knowledge of and follow all policies and procedures related to safety management and other Joint Commission standards.
Time Type:
Full timeSeven Counties Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or protected veteran status.