Provides direct social services, counseling and crisis intervention to individuals and families involved in the legal system which may include dependency, delinquency, and/or criminal cases or in an office/community-based setting which may include outpatient clinics, hospital/ED, rehabilitation or detention facilities;

Conducts client screenings and assessments and evaluates data to identify causes of problems and determine proper therapeutic approach to then make referrals to appropriate specialists/services congruently with established care plans;

Works collaboratively with other professional staff and related working professionals to help represent the client;

Provides on-going assessment of clients’ emotional, behavioral and social needs;

Provides crisis management counseling to clients or therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency services as appropriate and required for the client’s needs;

Develops client re-entry plans or treatment plans and follow-up care programs and helps set individual and/or family centered goals to meet client needs;

Provides focused support and counseling to clients and families dealing with the criminal justice system or the impact of bereavement and loss, trauma, chronic illness, physical disability, substance use, and/or behavioral health issues;

Participates in developing training modules to address needs in the community related to substance use, trauma, suicide prevention, overdose, and general mental health;

Informs concerned parties on impact that psychosocial and cultural differences have on illness;

Evaluates the home environment and determines if client's needs are being met;

Maintains liaison with and refers clients to appropriate community resource agency;

Maintains client records and prepares written recommendations and reports to responsible parties; Obtains treatment records and coordinates care with family, community providers, and others relevant to healthcare and community re-entry plans;

Maintains security and confidentiality of information created or encountered in the performance of assigned duties;

Serves as an advocate on behalf of clients to coordinate services and information with community agencies, state agencies, social service systems, and courts;

May provide transportation to health, housing and justice appointments;

May testify in a variety of judicial and quasi-judicial proceedings.

• community resources and social service agencies;
• trauma informed practice
• economic environments, cultural and community attitudes and social mores;
• effects of illness and disability on client's social and emotional functioning;
• DSM-5-TR criteria and appropriate intervention for each client/patient;
• HIPAA patient confidentiality in the management of information;
• counseling principles and practices;
• program eligibility requirements, payment sources, and the referral process;
• behavioral health systems locally and state-wide and criteria for accessing services on behalf of clients;
• child welfare systems and dependency process.

Skill in: 

• analyzing and evaluating case history information;
• maintaining a high degree of professionalism and effective communication with individuals of varied
• social, economic, and cultural backgrounds, under stressful situations;
• directing clients and family members to appropriate services and community resources;
• counseling clients and family members;
• case management;
• assessing client mental state and functioning levels utilizing various tools such as the DSM-5-TR
• utilizing electronic medical record systems to create, track and report information and activities;
• establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with professional staff and community organizations; 
• maintaining confidentiality of client information and records;
• oral and written advocacy;
• communicating effectively verbal and written.

(1) A master's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in social work, behavioral or social services, or a closely related field as defined by the appointing authority at the time of recruitment.

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