Outpatient Social Worker/Therapist – Community-Based

Job Description:
Position is community based and requires home visits.
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 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, certified social worker)issued by

appropriateboard

of theKentucky Departmentof Professional Licensing.

Under

appropriate

board approvedsupervisionagreement,

will

follow mandates as it pertains to face-to-face clinical supervision.

COMPANY OR PERSONAL VEHICLE USAGE

:

No
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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.

Time Type:
Full time
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