University Job Title
Social Worker 2
Bargaining Unit
None - Not included in the union (Yale Union Group)
Compensation Grade
Clinical & Research
Compensation Grade Profile
Social Worker 2 (25)
Wage Ranges
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Searchable Job Family
Clinical
Total # of hours to be worked:
37.5
Work Week
Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Work Location
Outside of campus, within Connecticut
Worksite Address
55 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Position Focus:
Licensed Mental Health Clinician position available within Yale Department of Psychiatry's Juvenile Justice Mental Health program in Hamden, CT. Position entails providing assessment and treatment to court-involved adolescent/emerging adult males in the REGIONS program.
Essential Duties
1. Plans and coordinates services for family and group therapy programs, parent groups and discharge programs.2. Provides direct psychotherapeutic treatment to severely ill individuals and families and supervises other assigned staff members.3. Completes psychosocial assessments, mental status examinations, and diagnostic assessments and translates this information into medically necessary, multidisciplinary treatment plans.4. Provides individual and group therapy consistent with evidence-based practice protocols for primary mental health, addiction, and co-occurring populations.5. Develops new techniques for family treatment and clinical supervision of students. Anticipates problems and determines priorities.6. Evaluates treatment progress and presents findings and recommendations for change at treatment team meetings.7. Coordinates and provides clinical case management services, including referrals to appropriate levels of care.8. Provides crisis intervention and clinical triage to facilitate necessary services, such as inpatient hospitalization, when indicated.9. Researches, develops and implements programs which enhance both inpatient and outpatient services of unit. Monitors discharge status of patients.10. Collaborates with families, medical and clinical staff, administrators, insurance agencies, etc. to assure their integration into the treatment planning process, as indicated.11. Supervises a staff of exempt and non-exempt employees.12. May perform other duties as assigned.
Required Education and Experience
Master's Degree in Social Work and two years of experience in a psychiatric care setting or the equivalent combination of experience and education.
Required Skill/Ability 1:
Ability to provide clinical assessment and diagnosis for adolescents using the DSM 5.
Required Skill/Ability 2:
Ability to complete detailed psychosocial assessments and multi-disciplinary treatment plans and document within an electronic medical record.
Required Skill/Ability 3:
Ability to assess and treat adolescents with mental health, substance use and/or behavioral problems using evidence-based and best practices, with an emphasis on improving an adolescent’s well being through the use of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Required Skill/Ability 4:
Ability to provide training and consultation to clinical and residential staff in accordance with the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) model.
Required Skill/Ability 5:
Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:
Master's Degree in Social Work or related field and two years of experience in a psychiatric care setting or the equivalent combination of experience and education. CT LCSW or CT LPC required.
Required Licenses or Certifications
State of Connecticut Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or State of Connecticut Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
Weekend Hours Required?
Occasional
Evening Hours Required?
Occasional
Background Check Requirements
All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement
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https://covid19.yale.edu/health-guidelines
Posting Disclaimer
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.
EEO Statement:
University policy is committed to affirmative action under law in employment of women, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. Additionally, in accordance with Yale’s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment, and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran.
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