Social Worker/Therapist - Child and Family Division

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 field

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, CSW, LCSW)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.

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