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Licensed Social Worker (LCSW/LMSW)

AB Staffing Solutions, Newport, VT, United States


Overview

Now hiring qualified Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW) and Licensed Master Social Workers (LMSW) for Correctional Therapist/Counselor openings in Vermont!
Pay:

Up to $2,086 per week working 40 hours. Weekly direct deposit every Friday.
Benefits:

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 K.

Schedule and Timeline

Now interviewing for upcoming start dates.
13-week direct contract with a high potential to extend.
40 hours per week.
8 and 10-hour shifts available.

Corrections Social Worker/Counselor (LCSW / LMSW) Details

Provide a wide range of psychosocial assessments and preliminary diagnostic impressions, counseling therapy, crisis intervention, and/or case management services to patients in a correctional facility as part of an established multidisciplinary treatment team and behavioral health program.
Collect supporting information about patients through interviews, case history, psychological tests, and/or observational techniques.
Evaluate data to identify causes of problems and determine the proper therapeutic approach or referral to other specialists.
Provide crisis management counseling and/or short-term therapy to patients as appropriate.
Prepare treatment and follow-up care programs.
Provide therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency services as required.
Demonstrate knowledge of DSM-5 criteria and appropriate interventions for each entity.
Consult with other behavioral health practitioners and related staff, as appropriate, in the performance of therapeutic and/or casework.

Licensed Social Worker (LCSW / LMSW) Qualifications

M.A., Ed.S., M.S.Ed., Ph.D., Ed.D., or Psy.D. in Social Work or Psychology.
Active VT License as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW).
Previous clinical experience in a mental healthcare setting.
Clean background check upon hire.

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